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Old 03-28-2011, 05:27 PM   #1
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Hey all,

I wanted to share with you a little something special I received in the mail today... This is my new pipe from pipe-maker/artist Stephen Downie. If you're unfamiliar with his work, I suggest you check out http://downiepipes.com/

I came to Stephen with an idea for a commissioned pipe in January. There were several pipes in front of mine that he was working on, but less than 2 months later, here it is! I really want to use this opportunity and space to say THANK YOU to Stephen; & I would encourage any of you that have an idea for a pipe, or missed out on purchasing that "ONE pipe that got away," contact Mr. Downie, he's extremely professional, enthusiastic about what he does, and as you can see, a hell of an artisan pipe-maker!





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Old 03-28-2011, 05:32 PM   #2
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that's very nice indeed!
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Old 03-28-2011, 05:35 PM   #3
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Beautiful Pipe.
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Old 03-28-2011, 05:37 PM   #4
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great looking pipe
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Old 03-28-2011, 05:48 PM   #5
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I've never smoked a pipe but wow what a nice looking pipe you received. I went to his sight and can see he does amazing work. Congrats
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Old 03-28-2011, 05:53 PM   #6
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Wow that is a damn fine looking pipe! What is the white material made of?
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Old 03-28-2011, 06:03 PM   #7
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That is awesome!!! Always thought about smoking one.
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Old 03-28-2011, 06:10 PM   #8
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damn, that's a good lookin pipe
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Old 03-28-2011, 06:14 PM   #9
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Great looking pipe. Thanks for the link. He has some great info on his site.
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Old 03-29-2011, 07:51 AM   #10
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Nice pipe! Very well done!
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Old 03-29-2011, 07:52 AM   #11
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pretty awesome pipe
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Old 03-29-2011, 07:58 AM   #12
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Dude that is sweet!
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Old 03-29-2011, 08:02 AM   #13
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that is a gorgeous pipe
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Old 03-29-2011, 05:05 PM   #14
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Hey all, thanks for all the positive feedback! The pipe really speaks for itself, but I must say, the job Stephen did is really quite exceptional.

To answer BT's question, the lightly-colored portion was locally sourced by Mr. Downie & is Canadian Birch. You can't tell really tell from the picture, but it has the faintest horizontal grain that really works well to contrast the radiating flame/straight grain. There are also two inserts on either side of the birch wood that Stephen tells me he acquired in a tobacco-for-hardwood trade from South African pipe maker Johan Slabbert of Jobert pipes.

On another note, I smoked the pipe for the first time today & had some Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake, as recommended by many on this site, & both were outstanding. The pipe smokes like a little freight train & the LTF was very pleasant. All in all, it's been an awfully good past few days.
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Old 04-01-2011, 04:17 AM   #15
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There are a group of American pipe artisans that consistently produce superior work, including Stephen Downie. Others are:

Rad Davis
Brad Pohlman
Will Purdy
David Jones
Kurt Huhn
David Jones
Brian Ruthenburg

and I'm sure several others.
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