Pipes

I initially called this shape a “blow corn” because of it’s similarity to both a blowfish and an acorn. I mentioned that to another pipe maker…

I love the egg shape, and this variation on it is a particular favorite. This was a very hard piece of briar that…

This is a classic blasted billiard. It’s defining characteristic is it’s size. Since this is a standard shape it seems reasonable…

This is the biggest pipe I’ve ever made. It is a hand full. I actually shaped this pipe six years ago but didn’t finish it before…

This little pipe became all that I hoped when I saw it in the block. It has beautiful grain with a nicely contrasting stem inlay…

About seven years ago I took one of the nicest pieces of wood that I have ever had and created a pipe I called the hooded beetle…

This is a beautiful cross-grain poker with a bamboo shank. This piece of wood is what a pipe maker hopes for when he envisions…

This is my kind of pipe. On any block of briar my general design approach is to make as long a shank as possible with…

Dublin? Calabash? I don’t know. How about Irish Calabash? Blasted and colored to match the hand cut cumberland stem…

The squashed tomato is a very versatile shape. It seems to be capable of handling both masculine and feminine proportions…