One thing that interests me most within the realm of glass pipes has to be the talented artisans working in destinations across the world, other than the US. With materials like raw glass, fuel, and glass-making tools being so expensive I really tip my hat to those in places like Europe, Japan and elsewhere making glass with passion! Two such craftsmen SNOB from Amsterdam, NL and STEAK from Germany recently came together to make a stunningly artistic scientific smoking apparatus. Humorously I've titled the piece "Amsterdam Fillet" but this tasty morsel has much more meat packed in it than any cut you'll find at your local steakhouse. The tube features both an inverted circ in the first chamber followed by a classic circ in the second. Each diffuser was hand-blown by Steak then was cut and assembled by SNOB... a synchronized effort resulting in the upmost beauty. This tube is an exciting mark in the european glass pipe movement. Using contemporary hues like TAG's Slyme, NS Amber Purple and dichroic colors, STEAK adds a decadent touch to SNOB's masterful precision-work on the lathe. I look forward to more pieces from SNOB and STEAK, I think this is a combination that will go down in history.
looks so clear, i love the honeycomb showercap and the circ the joint is also nice artwork. big ups to Hans and Frank i hope to get some sick work bei Steak in the future. cheers guys and greetings HighEndGlassSmoker
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4YBIJzxN8I]Snob Steak Collab 2013 HD - YouTube[/ame] Fire in the hole!
Seriously... I'm no expert on glass but that does seem straight up "janky" as the whippersnappers say these days. I know you're paying for the art - but I'd expect the function PERFECT as well for a price like a piece like that carries. BTW ANUS
If you are no expert on glass, how can you make a comment on the construction of the piece. I see no problem with the cuts at all, I think it's just the nature of the colored perc that throws people off. Also, I don't blow glass but I do know that using colored glass is dramatically different than clear glass, right up to how it reacts to when it's cut with a wet saw. I'll say it again I don't see anything wrong with any of the slits, Hans from Snob definantly bossed it out. I own a Snob piece myself and it's my daily driver.
Non experts still have opinions, and I have had plenty of showercaps. The cuts look uneven which seems to me like it would remove consistant firing of all the slits.
