Then and Now
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My first pipe
My second pipe
My 2012 entry in the GKCPC ! Why the hell didn't I win ?!?!?!!
My first bent bulldog
I got better
The last surviving baby Dik Dik, right before Micah Redmond ate it !
My second pipe
My 2012 entry in the GKCPC ! Why the hell didn't I win ?!?!?!!
My first bent bulldog
I got better
The last surviving baby Dik Dik, right before Micah Redmond ate it !
Ryan Alden
http://www.aldenpipes.com
http://www.aldenpipes.com
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I ordinarily wouldn't believe that Micah could do such a thing, but now that I've read it, I know it's true.
What a sad world we live in.
What a sad world we live in.
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Reading it on the internet makes it double dog truthy too.
Heres what my first two pipes looked like halfway through... the third pipe pictured still looks just like it does in the pic! Handcut stems aye wot.
Heres what my first two pipes looked like halfway through... the third pipe pictured still looks just like it does in the pic! Handcut stems aye wot.
Ryan Alden
http://www.aldenpipes.com
http://www.aldenpipes.com
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They're like the veal of venison. Once you've had baby dik dik, there's no going back. I don't know whether to praise or curse Ryan for introducing me.Sasquatch wrote:I ordinarily wouldn't believe that Micah could do such a thing, but now that I've read it, I know it's true.
What a sad world we live in.
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This is a fun thread
Here's my very first pipe (a photographer friend took the pictures for me, so at least the photo is nice, makes it less painful to look at this early attempt )
And this is one of my latest work:
I will not comment on some of yours progress 'cause it makes me fucking jealous. I'm off to work. Hard.
Here's my very first pipe (a photographer friend took the pictures for me, so at least the photo is nice, makes it less painful to look at this early attempt )
And this is one of my latest work:
I will not comment on some of yours progress 'cause it makes me fucking jealous. I'm off to work. Hard.
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Awesome stuff, you guys!
Don't know if they'd be willing, but I'd like to see a Then and Now from some of the senior members of the board.
Don't know if they'd be willing, but I'd like to see a Then and Now from some of the senior members of the board.
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Yeah, but too bad the grain is soooo crappy I really like the rim on it.Sasquatch wrote:That's a wicked horn, Wojtek.
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Thanks!scotties22 wrote:Yeah, but too bad the grain is soooo crappy I really like the rim on it.Sasquatch wrote:That's a wicked horn, Wojtek.
Yeah, I knew someone was gonna point that out... I should have rusticated it.
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You have a shot of the front? I want to see the birdies
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One thing I want to add, in a rare serious moment, is the sheer amount of effort and force of will I think all of us have invested to get these kind of results.
Pipe making is easy, two holes line up and it's a pipe. Making pipes that are all aesthetically pleasing, fully functional, engineered to hold up for the long run and having a high degree of fine detail is excruciatingly difficult. I wanted to give up more times than I care to admit and often felt like what I was trying to accomplish was actually impossible.
There is a reason why this traditionally was learned over the course of years in apprenticeships.
I think I speak for everyone here, but certainly the majority of us, it ain't easy !
Pipe making is easy, two holes line up and it's a pipe. Making pipes that are all aesthetically pleasing, fully functional, engineered to hold up for the long run and having a high degree of fine detail is excruciatingly difficult. I wanted to give up more times than I care to admit and often felt like what I was trying to accomplish was actually impossible.
There is a reason why this traditionally was learned over the course of years in apprenticeships.
I think I speak for everyone here, but certainly the majority of us, it ain't easy !
Ryan Alden
http://www.aldenpipes.com
http://www.aldenpipes.com
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Just cuss me, it will come to you more naturally !mredmond wrote:They're like the veal of venison. Once you've had baby dik dik, there's no going back. I don't know whether to praise or curse Ryan for introducing me.Sasquatch wrote:I ordinarily wouldn't believe that Micah could do such a thing, but now that I've read it, I know it's true.
What a sad world we live in.
Ryan Alden
http://www.aldenpipes.com
http://www.aldenpipes.com
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If you go to my flickr gallery (link is in my signature) you will find all the photos of that pipe. The birdseye isn't as spectacular as it could be, a little contrast stain would have made it pop some more. But now someone will have the joy of seeing it color with time, the grain should look really nice after a couple of years of smoking and handling.
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Well said, Ryan.Alden wrote:One thing I want to add, in a rare serious moment, is the sheer amount of effort and force of will I think all of us have invested to get these kind of results.
Pipe making is easy, two holes line up and it's a pipe. Making pipes that are all aesthetically pleasing, fully functional, engineered to hold up for the long run and having a high degree of fine detail is excruciatingly difficult. I wanted to give up more times than I care to admit and often felt like what I was trying to accomplish was actually impossible.
There is a reason why this traditionally was learned over the course of years in apprenticeships.
I think I speak for everyone here, but certainly the majority of us, it ain't easy !
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I'm nowhere near the same league as you guys, but this thread is really cool (started super cool too, thanks Wayne.) Anywho, here's my "then and now"
I think these are #2 and #3 (#1 was dubbed "the gonad" by some so I'm opting it to leaving it out, ha.)
Some newer stuff...
I think these are #2 and #3 (#1 was dubbed "the gonad" by some so I'm opting it to leaving it out, ha.)
Some newer stuff...
"No reserves, no retreats, no regrets"
"When you're dumb...you've got to be tough." - my dad
"When you're dumb...you've got to be tough." - my dad
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How can a pipe named "The Gonad" possibly be omitted?
Sorry, JMG, but ya gotta post it. You know, for science.
Sorry, JMG, but ya gotta post it. You know, for science.
UFOs must be real. There's no other explanation for cats.
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Despite my shame, I will humor you...all in the name of science, of course.LatakiaLover wrote:How can a pipe named "The Gonad" possibly be omitted?
Sorry, JMG, but ya gotta post it. You know, for science.
"No reserves, no retreats, no regrets"
"When you're dumb...you've got to be tough." - my dad
"When you're dumb...you've got to be tough." - my dad
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You weren't kidding, were you?
You realize that after you become famous that pipe will be worth $10,000.
You realize that after you become famous that pipe will be worth $10,000.
UFOs must be real. There's no other explanation for cats.
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There's always a sucker.LatakiaLover wrote:You weren't kidding, were you?
You realize that after you become famous that pipe will be worth $10,000.
"No reserves, no retreats, no regrets"
"When you're dumb...you've got to be tough." - my dad
"When you're dumb...you've got to be tough." - my dad
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Nice pipe, Scottie!scotties22 wrote: