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Dear Todd Johnson : Since you inadvertantly brought this topic up... I'd really appreciate learing your personal viewpoints and thoughts about it. In your opinion: Is there never an occasion, situation or circumstance when a pipe as a piece of art, should likely NOT be used as a smoking vessel? Assu...

As a pipemaker that seems wrong to me! Dear Todd and bluesmk : In actuality, I fully share your sentiments. In fact, several months ago I was in written correspondence with Mr. Negiota trying to obtain his thoughts about this very topic... his beliefs or concerns as the pipe artisian concerning a h...

Thank you yellowking; yes, I admit to being exceptionally lucky and appreciative of this fine Rolando Negiota piece. I haven't smoked it yet... and frankly, I doubt that I ever will (doing so with this particular pipe... just seems wrong to me).
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yellowking - So you really like Rolando's Katana pipe moreso than the Tom Etlang? I actually commissioned Rolando to do the Katana pipe for me. He executed the piece with exceptionally little input... which at first greatly concerned me. But once he forwarded to me pics of his finished product... t...