The Thing that should not be...

[Harlock999]

A recent thread concerning a pipe for sale that was generating little interest from other pipers got me thinking a little
(a little...).
https://www.brothersofbriar.com/t20288-what-s-wrong-with-this-pipe
Now, some in the community were of the opinion that said pipe was not really desirable any longer due to the waning interest in 1970's style Danish freehands. OK, I can buy that theory. However, the pipe in question was not actually Danish, but an Israeli made Alpha "bridge" pipe, a shape that I mainly think of as a peculiarly American folly/disaster.
So, I thought I would share a truly Danish freehand monstrosity. Behold, the "Thing that should not BE"!!
I have no idea why I purchased it, and I can't explain why I still own it...

You like ring grain? How about a lot of ring grain?!

Birdseye tickle your fancy? How about a lot of birdseye?!

Oh, and it's big. Really big. Makes this G sized Sea Rock look dainty.

 

[Steveaux]

I have no idea why I purchased it, and I can't explain why I still own it...

Ummmmm .... you need an anchor for your canoe ???

Sweet grain, but that thing is ginormous!

:affraid:

 

[monbla256]

Thst's one HONKER of a pipe for sure To bad that gorgeous grain was wasted on that shape Definately a '70s style "Danish" pipe. Do you have a powder blue polyester liesure suit to wear while you smoke it ? :twisted:

 

[Rob_In_MO]

Hey Chris - if it 'Shouldn't Be' and you 'Can't explain why you still own it', then I have the perfect answer for you...

Send it to Me! :lol:

:cheers:

Here it will not only be loved and appreciated, it will be smoked regularly.

 

[Steveaux]

Hey Chris - if it 'Shouldn't Be' and you 'Can't explain why you still own it', then I have the perfect answer for you...

Send it to Me! :lol:

:cheers:

Here it will not only be loved and appreciated, it will be smoked regularly.

Don't do it, Rob !!!

You'll end up like this ...

 

[Rob_In_MO]

Don't do it, Rob !!!

You'll end up like this ...

Giggedy!

 

[Puff Daddy]

I like freehands, and I like that pipe. Granted, it's too frikken huge, but it's pretty cool too.

 

[MisterE]

That's a serious block o' wood! Leviathan perhaps, but I wouldn't go as far monstrosity. I mean, it does look pretty cool after all.

 

[riff raff]

I think you need to own at least one big, honking pipe. Mine is a David Jones Poker, but it sure doesn't have grain like that! I wouldn't want a rack full of that shape or size, but one to reach for occasionally would bad.

 

[herbinedave]

Boswell is still making a bridge pipe.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Unfortunately you guys miss this little beauty on ebay today:

 

[Mordechaj]

There's more where that one came from. But you posted the biggest one, true.

 

[dshpipes]

I love Bjarnes, but boy howdy is that one enormous pipe! You must be stronger that we thought to smoke that sucker.

 

[the rev]

Hey Chris - if it 'Shouldn't Be' and you 'Can't explain why you still own it', then I have the perfect answer for you...

Send it to Me! :lol:

:cheers:

Here it will not only be loved and appreciated, it will be smoked regularly.

Rob, definitely does not deserve this pipe, after all, he is emperor palpatine

so... you should probably give it to the Lord's work



rev

 

[ZeroContent]

That thing's awesome. I'll take it.

 

[puros_bran]

I love the retro phone.

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

Yeah, that Bjarne is pretty much just plain awesome. Lovely piece of briar and the grain is outstanding. I can definitely see why you keep it around.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

A little more recently I came out as declaring I fell out of favor with freehand carvings. There's a caveat to this. I've fallen out of favor with certain freehand pipes...the run-of-the-mill, tulip or trumpet-shape, partially-sculpted and with bowls the size of a tree stump and tobacco chambers deeper than the maw of Chernobyl, designed for six hours of smoking syrupy-sweet Danish aromatics, butterfly collars on polyester shirts, tan elbow pads on tweed jackets and sipping cocktails... those are what I don't like. They're to the pipe world what forced, cheap folk music was to the same era.

With the exception of the sheer size, this is a brilliant pipe, done with a keen eye.

8)

 

[Harlock999]

You guys were supposed to hate and ridicule this thing, throw stones at it!
Not like it... :evil:

 

[Steveaux]

You guys were supposed to hate and ridicule this thing, throw stones at it!
Not like it... :evil:

Haven't you heard ?

We're all fluffy, now !