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Outstanding.

Handsome work, both; I especially like the rim on the Cherrywood but I'd love to see a pic of the edge of the rim and how it meets the bark.

I think this is my favorite of the black bamboo pipes you've just posted. Very nice work, all, but this one just seems to come together more delicately. Congratulations on all your fine pipemaking.

A very bold (and pointed) statement. Well done!

Quite handsome, jaunty, even.

Very nice; love his fins.

Lovely lines.

Love the jaunty, kinda primitive shaping and the grain is fabulous but I'd have to be somewhere real tropical to smoke those colors in public. Nicely crafted, it's memorable.

For being stuck with insipid briar, I think you did a masterful job of using it to its fullest. Beautifully done.

The shaping of the stummel is wonderful but I suspect it would look better overall if it were darker, more subdued. Very nice work; congratulations!

Personally, I like them both and would have no trouble being seen with either.

I also admire your pursuit of perfection and look forward to your progress as you dial it in.

The rustication is growing on me but I think it would work better if you toned down the shank a bit. And I'm thinking maybe a little ivory and just a touch of gold would enhance the primitivism. The rim's great; it will be featured even more. I tend to agree the bit could look more comfortable but t...

I think that one deserves a victory lap; congratulations!

Only thing I see missing is the lava. Look forward to the finished product.

I'm not sure what Groucho would say but I bet his eyebrows would wiggle. Beautiful work.

There are a couple of areas just under the rim that I'd want to take a closer look at but it may just be reflections. I also think the stem could be shinier in general and more delicate where it meets the extension (is that the saddle shoulder?) but it's a real beauty and will make some lucky smoker...

I've been getting some as well though not as many as your screen shot and only when I scroll up using the wheel.

Gorgeous!

Quick, raise your prices! Congratch!

They are appealing pipes but I'd have to agree that they would work better if the bowl were as boldly chubby as the shank. I also like the extension and stem design.