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It appears that someone is trying to make a "Random Messer" out of things here...

SimeonTurner wrote:I ask myself "how much would Mike Messer charge for this". Then, I drop 3 zeroes off the end and call it good.

Yeah, but he does have a cheap one! $1,200
The most expensive one is a little out of reach at $6,500, though...
What a dope! How on earth does the guy get so much gall?

Wacko, wacko, wacko...

We always go out all around the city to look at lights. Our local paper has a map all geared toward families (on a tight budget) to go out and have a cheap thrill. Got a bunch of presents under the tree, finally! The aunts and uncles came through big time this year...

It's too pretty, that's my only complaint. Steam-punk pipes should be way uglier than that...

Very nice! Most of us (I assume) would love to be able to draw as good as that!

Mr. Mess was a real treat, as long as he wasn't eviscerating me...

Mr. Messer hasn't posted in over a month. Doubt he'll be back...

It's a good looking pipe. I agree that, for my tastes, the overall composition would work better if the bowl were more slim or the shank thicker. The bit stem work looks great. The button looks nice and thin. There's a lot of good things going on with this pipe. You don't think it's manly and cool,...

I think it's a beauty. It seems to me that this genre, near pencil shank with a "club" for a bowl, is very manly and totally cool. I've made a couple like this. One problem that I've had is potential breakage. I had one in a basket on the floor (big mistake!) and the kids put something hea...

Edward wrote:That pipe really makes me smile.
At the same time, I'd be afraid of putting my eye out.

Good grief! That's a pipe? Wow, I didn't realize...

jogilli wrote:Thanks.. gone

Well, yeah! When you sell great stuff for super cheap, it don't last long, pilgrim!

Except for the artifact at the bottom of the pipe, that is one cool effect! Thanks for sharing some tech with us!

Gee, Bruce! Lighten up!

It looks great, Nate! You've come a long way from just refurb'ing pipes, glad to see you doing your "smokeable art" thing!!

So this is the one you mentioned. It looks pretty good in symmetry and the ornamentation is very nice. One issue I see is the transition from the shank to the bowl. It doesn't quite look right to me. Can't quite put it into words....sorry about that!

Are you going to abandon drill first?

It says you're from California, but, I don't believe it. You're really in Texas, right?

Fine work, Bill. Keep it up and you could give up your day job and start being a professional "non-pipemaker"

Wayne,

Exceptional! I agree that it appears to be FH Danish. It doesn't fit well with any other description in my book.

I love the detail on the bottom of the brandy. Looks very artfully done.