Then and Now

[wdteipen]

I thought it would be fun to show a then and now pipe for the guys just starting out. Persistence can pay off. This first pipe is my fifth pipe made back in 2008:



And here's my latest pipe:






It's not perfect but I'd say it's a little better than pipe number 5.

[baweaverpipes]

[Josh B.]

hell, pipe number five don't look to bad either. im in the 30's now and im barely making things that surpass it.

[socrates]

Exceptionally nice, thanks for sharing with us.

[Charl]

I'll be too scared to show mine!

[pipedreamer]

Shows what you can do when you Nurse talent along. lol... That pipe is magnificent!

[d.huber]

I'm missing something. Did you improve?

J/K. Audrey II is freaking sweet!

I'll play and hope I don't embarrass myself.

This was my fourth pipe







This is a piece I finished for Chicago 2015.







This thread is gonna get pic heavy fast.

[scotties22]

Okay, I'll play I didn't even remember this pipe until I started looking through pictures from about this time two years ago. This one is either number 4 or 5...not sure.








And here is the last "Scottie" I just finished.









My, what a difference a few years and 90 pipes make

[wdteipen]

This thread is turning out to be awesome! Let's see 'em everyone.

[scotties22]

Well no one's and I mean NO ONE'S could possibly be any worse than mine. So, like Wayne said, let's see 'em!

[sandahlpipe]

Well no one's and I mean NO ONE'S could possibly be any worse than mine. So, like Wayne said, let's see 'em!

Mine is worse than yours. I've got to get home and find it. I buried it somewhere in a nook in a closet somewhere so I don't have to have the painful reminder.

[amindtobemolded]

Thanks for posting these pictures! Incredibly encouraging. Certainly a strong motivation for me to continue.

[giospro]

Sweet Pipes

[BobR]

Nice pipes everyone. Now go make 20 more.

P.S. I hate that phrase.

[LatakiaLover]

Then




Now

[PremalChheda]

George, I think you got the pictures reversed.

[Josh B.]

for me the change is not so dramatic but this is my first briar from earlier this year and one i finished up right after halloween.

[Ocelot55]

I'll play.

Here is number 1

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Here's one I finished today.

[LatakiaLover]

George, I think you got the pictures reversed.

You're just jealous. But I understand. Not everyone can be an Adonis Model Hunk God.

[d.huber]

Is there a most improved award at the end of this thread? I'm taking notes.