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General Pipe Discussion
The 2012 forum pipe thread (merged and edited for clarity)
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<blockquote data-quote="Kyle Weiss" data-source="post: 221162" data-attributes="member: 1969"><p>I think some of the heart and soul of this idea is rooted with good intentions, but there's a few more bits to consider. One, we'd need to commission a maker, who would be seasoned, talented and willing to do such a thing--in that area, we're set. Also likely, the pipes would need to be of similar design with something to separate it from all the other briar out there. That means there'd have to be, either on hand or procured, a small fortune in briar chunks and stems, which, when turned, also need to be paid for. It'd be really hard to suddenly have even a small stock of limited edition pipes for BoB without someone first eating the cost, either us (as you pointed out, who may or may not be able to do so) or the carver, and to my knowledge, none of us here are philanthropic millionaires. Also, time--would a carver have the time to devote to such an endeavor? *shrug* Would it take forever just for any one of us to get such a pipe before the sentiment suddenly went sour?</p><p></p><p>It would be quite the undertaking, both on our part and whomever decided to take on the project.</p><p></p><p>It sounds satisfying yet irritating and time consuming at best and a logistical nightmare with people changing minds, suddenly not having funds, and someone getting possibly stuck with some burden at worst. Then again, I've been known to be a devil's advocate minority in my thoughts once or twice. :lol: </p><p></p><p>I love the idea, if it were simply available via magic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kyle Weiss, post: 221162, member: 1969"] I think some of the heart and soul of this idea is rooted with good intentions, but there's a few more bits to consider. One, we'd need to commission a maker, who would be seasoned, talented and willing to do such a thing--in that area, we're set. Also likely, the pipes would need to be of similar design with something to separate it from all the other briar out there. That means there'd have to be, either on hand or procured, a small fortune in briar chunks and stems, which, when turned, also need to be paid for. It'd be really hard to suddenly have even a small stock of limited edition pipes for BoB without someone first eating the cost, either us (as you pointed out, who may or may not be able to do so) or the carver, and to my knowledge, none of us here are philanthropic millionaires. Also, time--would a carver have the time to devote to such an endeavor? *shrug* Would it take forever just for any one of us to get such a pipe before the sentiment suddenly went sour? It would be quite the undertaking, both on our part and whomever decided to take on the project. It sounds satisfying yet irritating and time consuming at best and a logistical nightmare with people changing minds, suddenly not having funds, and someone getting possibly stuck with some burden at worst. Then again, I've been known to be a devil's advocate minority in my thoughts once or twice. :lol: I love the idea, if it were simply available via magic. [/QUOTE]
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