Canted Cherrywood by Stephen Downie

[bigvan]

I commissioned this from Stephen awhile back; all I said was that I liked black blasts with a smooth rim. After some back-and-forth, this little gem arrived on my doorstep today. I couldn't be more pleased!
Unfortunately I'm getting over a cold, so I may not smoke this for a few days.
Oh, and for those who may not be aware, "Cherrywood" is the name of the SHAPE (a Poker with an up-angled stem), not the material. It's briar.

 

[chops]

Wow that's beautiful! That's handmade from someone on this forum?

 

[bigvan]

I'm not sure if Stephen frequents this forum or not. He's a Canadian carver known for rather... "imaginative" designs. This is one of his more conservative creations.
Oh, and the photo is his, too.

 

[lonestar]

Beautiful pipe van. Well worth the wait I'm sure. More pics from different angles would be great.

How long is Downies waiting list these days ?

 

[bigvan]

I waited about two months; maybe a little longer. That may have been lengthened by the holidays, I'm not sure.
He responds to emails VERY quickly though, and provided sketches and photos mid-production, so it was a really fun experience.

 

[brewshooter]

Nice looking pipe. You're right, for him that's a pretty straight-forward design.

 

[lonestar]

Two months is quick. It may be your really open specs on the pipe too, I bet a complicated piece could take much longer.

 

[jchaplick]

very purty

 

[rigmedic1]

Very nice pipe, much like the cherrywood pipes of old, but much more refined. Thanks for the explanation as well, a lot of the newbies might not know that the cherrywood is a shape as well as a pipe wood.

 

[bigvan]

I'm glad he resisted his urges to carve demons and tiki gods and hobbits, etc.

 

[briarbird]

That pipe is sweet!

 

[hobie1dog]

That pipe is sweet!

That's for sure. +1