First Posting!!

[BillD]

Hello,

I have been lurking and learning for a while and thought I would finally post. Here is a Green cumberland gold cigar. Included in the pic is a pipe I made with matching stem material. Please feel free to critique my work as well as the picture quality.



I have learned so much from reading these forums and look forward to learning even more in the future.

Thanks to you all.

Bill

 

[rjwolfe3]

Ooooo I like that green.

 

[stevers]

Very nice set. Just practice your photography and you'll improve. All I see is a depth of field issue.

That is a great idea to combine the pen and pipe. I'm sure it's not the first time, but it's the first I remember seeing. Great first post, hope to hear more from you Bill.

 

[leehljp]

Great looking set! And welcome Bill. Your experience with pipes is showing up in your pen!

 

[Mather323]

Very nice set. I agree a different angle on the photograph would help in your depth of field.

 

[PenPal]

Bill,
You are in good company here,from down under I had no worries with your photography and real admiration for your work both with the pipe and the Malachite? green,I guess it must be hard for perfectionist photographers to resist.I have been a pro picture taker for ever but have not mastered the digitalising pics myself.
Great first or anytime posting,extremely well matched and I say unique.
Peter

 

[pipeyeti]

Bill Do you also make tampers

 

[doddman70]

Very Nice !!!! and Welcome

 

[rherrell]

Welcome Bill! I like what you've done, a different sort of set.

 

[ed4copies]

GREAT first post, Bill!!

Because of the angle of the pen, it is difficult to critique. Can't see the "joints". (NOW, SOMETIMES that is a great idea!!!) This pen appears to be very well done, so let us see it!! (SHOW OFF, THE REST OF US DO!)

Welcome!

 

[turned_for_good]

Welcome to the world of penturning. Both the pipe and the pen look very nice. Thats a good start for your introduction to the IAP.

 

[Jim15]

Excellent work.

 

[constamj]

Very nice pair. Looks like it is ready for an evening of letter writing by the fire.

 

[Ligget]

Lovely work on both!

 

[ElMostro]

Beautiful set Bill. Welcome to the VORTEX!

Eugene

 

[ahoiberg]

cool looking set. what wood is that pipe made from?

 

[Tanner]

I Love the matching set! Great idea! How did you like that burning rubber smell?[:0]

 

[BillD]

Thanks for all the comments. When I get home from work I will post one of the other pictures of the set from a better perspective.

Larry, I have not tried making a tamper, I still use my old reliable Czeck pipe tool, but a tamper to match this pipe and pen might be an idea.

The pipe is made from Algerian Briar.

Again thanks for all comments and I look forward to taking part and posting more.

Bill

 

[pipeyeti]

Bill give me a call # is on my web site and I han help get you started on a tamp.
Larry

 

[Dalecamino]

That's just real nice work Bill ! Thanks for sharing ! [8D]

 

[BillD]

Here is a different view. Thanks for looking.



Larry, I'll contact you in a week or so to talk tampers. My son is coming into town after being deployed to Japan for 6 months. We have a lot of catching up to do!!