Finished this one today. Had most of the work done before I cleared out my shop, but still had to finish it.
The stummel had too many flaws, so I decided to rusticate, in a slightly different way than usual.
The wood is Jaume Hom's bruyere, both the tiger & black acrylic rods come from Janzen. His "tiger" acrylic is amazing stuff!
I had a really hard time getting the stem even to the eye, but in the end I think it turned out quite ok.
Massis - Barking Tiger
Massis - Barking Tiger
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I really like the rustication on this one. The tiger acrylic really plays well between the stem and stummel.
How is Jaume Hom's Briar? I have been looking at his website and am thinking about putting together a small order.
How is Jaume Hom's Briar? I have been looking at his website and am thinking about putting together a small order.
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Oh yeah, that rustication is really nice. Very distinctive.
I'm also a big fan of the outdoor photographs.
I'm also a big fan of the outdoor photographs.
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These blocks are his cheapest ebauchons, so there's quite a few of them with some minor flaws in them, but I haven't had to toss any out so far. Grain isn't spectacular but they smoke really well. As far as I've heard, his top quality blocks are really good.scotties22 wrote:I really like the rustication on this one. The tiger acrylic really plays well between the stem and stummel.
How is Jaume Hom's Briar? I have been looking at his website and am thinking about putting together a small order.
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Good to know. He has a few lots of Extra Extra Plateaux that are looking pretty tempting right about now.
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Very creative,cheap blocks you say? I like it very much.
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Small update, this one has been sold
Am I the only one that always gets a bit sad when a nice (in my opinion at least) pipe leaves the shop off to a new owner?
Am I the only one that always gets a bit sad when a nice (in my opinion at least) pipe leaves the shop off to a new owner?
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