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<blockquote data-quote="juanmedusa" data-source="post: 423673" data-attributes="member: 3173"><p>I think he was making the most of them in his style. If you look at the dimensions they are all relatively small. I think this lot of old rare wood probably didn't set up well for his traditional work or he made the choice to get more pipes out of it. It's a tough decision probably. He could've made much more classic little pipes from this wood to great effect but at this point his name has become synonymous with doing literally the opposite of that. Can you feel good making some pipes in a minor series outside your main work whilst abandoning your style? Some carvers probably could have been contented to look at the wood and say "Hell, I guess I'll just turn some pots, princes, and petite billiards and be done with it. Maybe a small apple or pear. Not enough wood for the usual flourish." Looks like he went the other way. He did what he does. My personal reaction, they are inferior aesthetically to his other work. But maybe that wood smokes like heaven. You buy one and let me know. :lol!:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="juanmedusa, post: 423673, member: 3173"] I think he was making the most of them in his style. If you look at the dimensions they are all relatively small. I think this lot of old rare wood probably didn't set up well for his traditional work or he made the choice to get more pipes out of it. It's a tough decision probably. He could've made much more classic little pipes from this wood to great effect but at this point his name has become synonymous with doing literally the opposite of that. Can you feel good making some pipes in a minor series outside your main work whilst abandoning your style? Some carvers probably could have been contented to look at the wood and say "Hell, I guess I'll just turn some pots, princes, and petite billiards and be done with it. Maybe a small apple or pear. Not enough wood for the usual flourish." Looks like he went the other way. He did what he does. My personal reaction, they are inferior aesthetically to his other work. But maybe that wood smokes like heaven. You buy one and let me know. :lol!: [/QUOTE]
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