2016 BOTL Pipe of the Year

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The eventual fruits of our labor


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A selfie of a man, his beard and a pipe????

 

[MeerschaumMarauder]

Don't die thread! Papa needs a new pipe!.....ahem....An army mount pipe.

 

[cgraunke]

Not dead. Just waiting for all the great artists to get finished up with the Chicago Pipe show this past weekend!

 

[JZBdano]

I just saw this thread. I'd like to make the upgrade from a cob. Count me in.

 

[cgraunke]

I put this aside for what was supposed to only be a couple weeks and has now been well over a month.
I learned last year that it was hard to get pipe submissions prior to the Chicago show, so I opted to wait.
Now that we're past that, it's time to get things back in gear!

Please help slim down the shape field one more time by voting from our top choices of the preliminary polls:
http://www.botl.org/threads/2016-botl-pipe-general-shape-discussion-poll-final.86673/

 

[Angry Bill]

I voted. Lol

 

[duckpiper]

I'm interested in getting in on this.

 

[cgraunke]

Got an in-progress sneak peek from one of the carvers!

 

[Jmphotog]

Nice! Is this years going to be bigger than last years or another pocket pipe?


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[cgraunke]

I'd like something "full size" but we'll have to wait and see what comes of the prototypes...

 

[javelin377]

What happens to the prototypes afterwards?


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[cgraunke]

What happens to the prototypes afterwards?


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I smoke them.
(I pay for them up front, out of pocket)
But most artists are usually up for commissions if you see something you like!

 

[javelin377]

@cgraunke thanks for all you do for us here at BOTL


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[cgraunke]

@cgraunke thanks for all you do for us here at BOTL


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Hey, it's all fun buddy!

 

[plumber1965]

Wow that one is nice..... I could really go for it

 

[K Williams]

Hey, it's all fun buddy!

Plus, he gets to add a few pipes to his collection in one shot!

Thanks Clint!

 

[The Munt]

Got an in-progress sneak peek from one of the carvers!

Movement, dead ahead!

I like to see movement in this thread, cheers for the update.

 

[The Munt]

I'm picturing a nice contrast grain Rhodesian with a long saddle back... Looks nice in my head...

 

[Angry Bill]

Not a fan of that stem Clint,

 

[cgraunke]

Not a fan of that stem Clint,

Yeah, seems a little bulky, huh?