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C'mon - somebody hit the Buy It Now button!!
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<blockquote data-quote="glpease" data-source="post: 46290" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>No kidding! It's a beautiful piece, but what a shame. Personally, I think the asking price is a bit optimistic, considering both the condition of the pipe and the present market, but you never know. The thing has a bit of grain...</p><p></p><p>When I was visiting Bo in 2002, he was in the process of making what he considered his finest pipe ever. It was a Ramses, and exhibited the most amazing grain I've ever seen. Much more importantly, Bo told me it was the most amazing grain HE had ever seen. I tried to imagine what it would be like to work on something that precious, knowing that every stroke of the sandpaper <em>could</em> reveal a flaw that would destroy the value and the beauty of the piece. He spent 13 months on it. I saw the finished pipe. It was spectacular. </p><p></p><p>The same seller has a Sixten Ivarsson bamboo shank billiard that's currently sitting at about $450. It's not nearly as impressive as the Nordh, but it has a beautiful, understated elegance, and is a wonderful piece of history. </p><p></p><p>-glp</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="glpease, post: 46290, member: 18"] No kidding! It's a beautiful piece, but what a shame. Personally, I think the asking price is a bit optimistic, considering both the condition of the pipe and the present market, but you never know. The thing has a bit of grain... When I was visiting Bo in 2002, he was in the process of making what he considered his finest pipe ever. It was a Ramses, and exhibited the most amazing grain I've ever seen. Much more importantly, Bo told me it was the most amazing grain HE had ever seen. I tried to imagine what it would be like to work on something that precious, knowing that every stroke of the sandpaper [i]could[/i] reveal a flaw that would destroy the value and the beauty of the piece. He spent 13 months on it. I saw the finished pipe. It was spectacular. The same seller has a Sixten Ivarsson bamboo shank billiard that's currently sitting at about $450. It's not nearly as impressive as the Nordh, but it has a beautiful, understated elegance, and is a wonderful piece of history. -glp [/QUOTE]
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