Fantastic Pipes by Manduela

[alfredo_buscatti]

Manduela was Paul Ilsted's apprentice and some of her pipes are viewable at the link below. Fantastic grain, great design and an average price tag of ~$1300.00 (roughly translating from the Euro).

If I had the cash. . .

http://www.danishpipeshop.com/group.asp?group=146

 

[Harlock999]

She definitely shows Ilsted's influence, especially on the bulldogs. Very nice.
And these don't show up as estates too often.

 

[MisterE]

I fell in love with her work after seeing this one over at Qualiy Briar. I'm a huge fan of small pipes and this one just struck me. Purple stem and all, lol....

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[alfredo_buscatti]

Take a look at the fantastic horn and poker by Dirk Claessen:

http://www.qualitybriar.com/pipes/dirk-claessen/

 

[alfredo_buscatti]

There are a number of pipes on this site that are in the $400.00-$500.00 range, i.e affordable, yet are upper-tiered; but most are sold.

It would seem that the site name, "Quality," is justified.

 

[alfredo_buscatti]

Freeform design:

http://www.qualitybriar.com/pipes/michail-revyagin/

 

[alfredo_buscatti]

Paolo Becker semi-petrified Moreland bog oak poker:

http://www.qualitybriar.com/pipes/paolo-becker/paolo-becker-pb02/

I tend to like the the tight, very symmetrical grain of Talbert's morta, and this semi-petrified Moreland bog oak looks much the same. I wonder why I don't see the wonderful grain of these pipes rendered as a smooth.

 

[laherb]

Quality Briar had a few of Manduela's pipes on their table at the Richmond show this year. Her facet work is amazing. I kept on making my way back to her pipes, just studying them, hoping that some of that great craftsmanship would wear off on me. One in particular really caught my eye. It was a nice short bulldog, very streamline, with beautiful facets. The link is down below.

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Abe

 

[alfredo_buscatti]

I've been looking at a lot of pipes online and just finished going through all the pipes on Quality Briar.

Those that appeal to me most are the blasted two tones that have either a dominant burgundy or deep dusty brown with burnt orange.

The site says that Rad Davis was a "founding father" of this dual staining, but there are plenty of pipes from different makers who have implemented it, North American and European.

From the point of view of design, Paolo Becker is my favorite.

 

[Boulder]

Girl got skilz.