Time for PITH 2015!
Deadline is July 31, 2015
Shape is Bamboo shank sitter, can't be a poker.
Here are the rules for the less experienced people, or those who have not been around that long. The pipe in the hat(PITH) trade is something we do here about once a year. We choose a shape that participants have to make, and set a deadline. Once the deadline hits, we randomly generate a list of all participants, and you send your pipe to the person below you on the list. You receive the pipe from the person above you. Upon receiving your pipe, you inspect it, smoke it, and give an honest and thorough critique back to the maker. The pipe is yours to keep.
The pipe in the hat trade is designed as a tool to help you grow in your pipe making skills. It can certainly be intimidating to jump into something like this with all these more experienced people participating, but getting the type of feedback that comes with putting your pipe in the hands of someone else is much more beneficial than posting pictures. Plus you get a pipe out of it. Some of the shape requirements might seem like a big challenge, but the PITH is designed to force you out of your comfort zone and to help you get some experience in the art/craft
of pipe making. The idea here is that the best way to grow is by challenging yourself. So if you're on the fence about joining, don't be shy. This is a great way to get some good practice and helpful feedback.Here's our list so far:
1. mightysmurf8201
2. taharris
3. Jthompson1995
4. scotties22
5. N.Burnsworth
6. Oakbear
7. WCannoy
8. seamonster
9. PremalChheda
10. eric
11. notow1
12. Josh B.
13. 2combs
14. impish1
15. finster
Ok, I don't mind running this thing. The only problem is that due to my job(military), there are times when I might go a few days at a time without internet access, so that could slow things down a bit. But if everyone is fine with that, I have no problem doing it, unless someone else WANTS to do it.
