Category: Portfolio

While shaping the Great Rift e-pipe, I was especially focused on incorporating rough, natural outer surface of the briar into final design of the pipe mod.

The bowl is accented with bubinga and wenge wood rings, adding contrast and character. I equipped this e-pipe with a Vandy Vape Berserker Mini MTL RTA 2ml tank—which, in my opinion, was in that time one of the best tanks in the MTL category.

To bring out the briar’s natural grain, I applied several different stains to pipe bowl. This is also the first pipe I’ve finished with a shellac coating.

The Great Rift e-pipe has a battery chamber designed for a single 18650 cell.

A friend of mine had chopped down an old cherry tree, and I was curious to see how well the wood would work for an e-pipe. Around that time, a customer asked me to create a small pipe mod with a classic design—and the Rhodesian LOTR e-pipe was the result.

I shaped the bowl in the traditional Rhodesian style and accented it with a stainless steel ring. This mod is equipped with a black Joyetech Elitar MTL atomizer, which, in my opinion, pairs beautifully with the polished steel.

I left the wood in its natural color, finished it with several layers of oil, and added partial rustication for texture. The final polish was done with carnauba wax.

The Rhodesian LOTR e-pipe has a battery chamber designed for a single 18350 cell.

I had been struggling to design a pipe that could accommodate a long atomizer. On a typical (classic) pipe, mounting a 50 mm atomizer tends to look quite awkward.

But there is one style of pipe that can handle even longer ones—German hunting pipes. They turned out to be the perfect inspiration for this challenge.

I combined that concept with a Vulcano shape, and the result is the Volcano Hunter e-pipe.

It’s made from Algerian briar and accented with bubinga wood inserts. The mod is equipped with the Ubertooth Uta2 RTA atomizer. The wood features a light orange stain and a smooth carnauba wax finish.

The Volcano Hunter e-pipe has a battery chamber designed for a single 18650 cell.

The Little Bastard e-pipe is my first partially rusticated pipe mod, and also the first one featuring a wooden insert on the stem.

For the bowl, I used Algerian briar with an orange stain and a carnauba wax polish. The mod is equipped with an Aspire Nautilus X atomizer—so far, one of the most user-friendly MTL devices I’ve tried.

The Little Bastard is also my first pipe mod designed for an 18500 battery.

This is my second attempt at building a handy, classic-looking pipe mod.

The Cherry Barrel e-pipe is made from aged oak, with a briar ring positioned just beneath the Joyetech eGo One V2 2ml atomizer. I applied several layers of cherry stain to highlight the natural grain, and finished it with a smooth carnauba wax polish.

The battery chamber is designed for a single 18350 cell.

The Black Pot e-pipe was designed to resemble a “classic” tobacco pipe as closely as possible. It was also my first experiment with a brushed surface.

The base material is aged oak. I accented the bowl with a white stone ring placed just beneath the eGo One atomizer. The wood has a black stain and a brushed texture, finished smoothly with carnauba wax.

The battery chamber of the Black Pot e-pipe is made for a single 18350 cell.

The Duder e-pipe was inspired by the MacArthur corn cob design. I crafted it from the highest quality Algerian briar.

The bowl is accented with a white stone ring just beneath the Wotofo Serpent Mini RTA. To highlight the grain, I used several different stains, and the wood is smoothly finished with carnauba wax.

The battery chamber of the Duder e-pipe is designed for a single 18650 cell.

I made this Burnt Tulip e-pipe from the highest quality Tuscany briar, and I was curious to see how the rough surface of the root would look on a finished pipe body. I think it turned out quite well.

I accented the bowl with an oak ring positioned just beneath the CUBIS Pro Mini Atomizer. The wood features a cherry stain and a smooth carnauba wax finish.

The battery chamber of the Burnt Tulip e-pipe is designed for a single 18350 cell.

I’ve shaped the Balanced V e-pipe so that it can stand on a table by itself. It’s also my first pipe made from oak. I was pleasantly surprised by how interesting the wood grain became after sanding.

To highlight the design, I added a white stone ring just beneath the Augvape Merlin Mini RTA atomizer. The wood is finished with a light brown stain and a smooth carnauba wax polish.

The battery chamber of the Balanced V e-pipe is designed for a single 18650 cell.