African blackwood

[Charl]

I would appreciate any comments you have on this black number, gents.

[eder]

Very nice Charl!
That's how a pipe always should be made: excellent harmony between wood grain and shape.
I really liked how the grains go rounding and rounding till the bottom of the bowl.

Cheers,
eder.

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Eder Mathias
http://mrhydepipes.com

[TRS]

Yeah, that's a gorgeous pipe Charl.

[Alan L]

Does "WOW!!!!" count as a comment?

I like the look very much. How does the blackwood smoke? I'd have thought it was too oily to use as the bowl.

[Dotter]

beautiful!!!!

[JosiahG]

Wooooooow. Freakin Sweet. This is a true work of art. I don't know what else to say, just love it

Josiah

[circularthoughts]

where did you get the wood?

[smoorder]

Really nice shape;
do you know exactly which wood it is ?
what is sold here as "African blackwood" is mpingo, Dalbergia melanoxylon
and grenadille is sold as "Blackwood".
Both woods - if they're not the same from different parts of the tree or differently treated - for woodtrading is a mythful business - are a pleasure to polish.
Using the sapwood in your pipe makes it a very beautiful combination.

S

[NateTheBookie]

Amazing! I really like that finish! That looks like the kind of pipe you smoke with a Tux on.

[Charl]

Thanks for the comments.
It is African Blackwood, and not the normal Blackwood. From Mozambique, if I can trust the source.
Hard as hell and smoke like a dream!

[pennsyscot]

Fantastic pipe! Really love the cecked surface of the sapwood.