Smoking Pipe Stand for my Birthday

[JerseyHighlander]

Connor @Bear Custom Builds, has been secretly working on something in the basement the past couple weeks coming up to my birthday today. Quite an impressive piece of work, to display his other impressive works.

The base is a slightly spalted hard Maple Maple crotch rescued from a tree my neighbor had taken down. The top piece is a beautiful piece of Tarara Amarillo, also known as Canarywood. Hopefully not made from real Canary's.

Let the drooling commence.






My photography skills aren't doing this part justice. The wood is stunning and the handworked organic shape makes it even better.

 

[DLJeffs]

Pretty cool design.

 

[trc65]

What a great gift! Excellent design and execution!

 

[Gdurfey]

Fantastic. Doesn’t get much better than this.

 

[Nature Man]

A+ for creativity! Truly outstanding! Chuck

 

[JerseyHighlander]

He's a talented kid, that's for sure and the way he gets motivated by beautiful wood, just warms the heart.
The other factor, I guess I always just assume everyone knows but really shouldn't, not a single electron was harmed during the making of this work of art. He sawed that crotch in half and then into a plank with his newly reworked handsaw. Then planed and scraped it flat and smooth. I know that much cause he couldn't help showing me the grain and spalting when he opened it up. Then he tells me he can't tell me what he's doing with it...

 

[Mike Hill]

Superb. Love it AND the pipes!!!

 

[Mike1950]

Beautiful wood and use of it. Love those pipes. Makes me think of Gramps And his can and the smell of Velvet Tabaco

 

[DLJeffs]

Hey Kyle ( @JerseyHighlander ), we all got so caught up with your pipe rack we failed to wish you happy birthday. So HBD.

 

[Nature Man]

Happy Birthday!!!

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

Birthday, happy, next year...

 

[JerseyHighlander]

Hey Kyle ( @JerseyHighlander ), we all got so caught up with your pipe rack we failed to wish you happy birthday. So HBD.

Happy Birthday!!!

Birthday, happy, next year...

No worries. If I could have told the story properly while omitting that fact, I would have. Prefer the focus be on the stunning woodwork. But much appreciated just the same.