PITH 2020!

[PremalChheda]

July 31st is the deadline for completing the PITH and posting Pictures in this thread.
July 1st is the deadline to enter. Post "Im in" if you want to join.
Participants updated 6/23/2020 If you don't see yourself on the list and want to participate, post in this thread. If you need to drop out, please post in this thread too.

The pipe in the hat(PITH) trade is something we do here once a year. We choose a shape or feature that participants have to make or incorporate into a pipe, 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 of pipe making.
I can't stress enough, YOUR SKILL LEVEL DOES NOT MATTER! In fact the less experience you have in pipe making, the more you have to gain from participating! The idea here is that the best way to grow is by challenging yourself. This is a great way to get some good practice and helpful feedback. The deadline will be July 31st 2020.
If you want to participate, just post with the words "I'm in", or something to that effect and private message me if you are new to participating in the PITH. I will respond with confirmation and answer any questions you have about the PITH.
I'm in!

By entering into the PITH you agree to do your best with the following no matter your level of expertise.
1. Take the time to produce the shape outlined to the best of your abilities and ask for guidance when needed. The end result should be some of your best work if you participate fully. (Many of us will make multiple pipes in succession in order to fully benefit from this experience)
2. Communicate with us if you encounter any problems with completing the pipe. (You may contact me privately on here or on social media as well.)
3. Give thorough feedback to the person that sends you his/her pipe. (This is the most important thing of the PITH for most of us here.)
4. Have fun and try to participate in the discussion. (Well, you don’t have to have fun but then why participate if you are not?)

This year we will be waiting until all the participants have posted their complete pipes before we draw for the PITH. The deadline for now is July 31st and we will re-evaluate as we get closer if some need an extension.

Participants:

Pith

1. Premal Chheda
2. seamonster
3. TheOldLie
4. Adui
5. KurtHuhn
6. miscoipipes
7. Liberthorn
8. jasonpatrick
9. jarrodreno
10. cpd2186
11. johara34
12. eric
13. Pharmguy
14. n80
15. drewdunnpipes
16. Quietfly
17. dansutherlin
18. ronps
19. Ocelot55
20. Silasjwalls
21. nboothe87
22. DStuhr
23. DocAitch
24. J. Mouton
25. Doug535
26. inicol
27. mikecouch
28. zehnder.pipes
29. Blackbeltpipes
30. OCTEEL
31. LSBW
32. W.Heisenberg
33. MikeBurkes
34. wdteipen
35. Keresaspa
36. jpkulp
37. Amishmike
38. Shankwoodcraft
39. ToddShea

[PremalChheda]

Let’s get the ball rolling in shape ideas.

I’m in!

[seamonster]

I'm in, as well.

bulldog
or
billiard

Sent from my bloopty-bloop, using hooty-hoo.

[LatakiaLover]

[seamonster]

oh, yeah. right. that's what I meant....

Sent from my bloopty-bloop, using hooty-hoo.

[Massis]

I'll opt in for now. Can't fully commit yet but had fun last year

[LSBW]

Yeah baby! I’m in

[Adui]

Here goes nuthin'

I'M IN.... (gulp)

[KurtHuhn]

I'm in.

[miscoipipes]

I'm in

[Liberthorn]

I'm in

[jasonpatrick]

I'm in!

[oklahoma red]

Let’s get the ball rolling in shape ideas.

I’m in!

Set up a poll like last year.

[jarrodreno]

Count me in!!

[cpd2186]

I'm in!

[johara34]

I'm in.

[eric]

I'm in.

[oklahoma red]

Let’s get the ball rolling in shape ideas.

I’m in!

Dublin.

[Pharmguy]

I am in. I’m a first time participant and definitely a beginner. This is a great idea. Look forward to seeing what everyone does.

[n80]

I'm in. I'm a beginner too. Sent you a PM. I like the idea of a Dublin too.