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Honeycomb Roots Ice Pinch Glass Chillum Pipe

Sturdy extra thick pipe with Silver Creek coloring in a honeycomb roots design. Features an ice pinch restriction for a superb blending to make a wonderful smoking experience. You do not know what you are missing until you have smoked an ice pinch. Has a twisted horn to keep it from rolling and to provide a good grip point. Due to the use of fuming frit, this piece will color change beautifully with each use. Has a regular sized bowl. The pipe is very sturdy, measures 3 1/4" long, 1 1/4" wide and is signed.

Twisted Pink and Amber Purple Hairstick for those on your list with long hair!!!

Handblown glass made with SO MUCH LOVE!!!! ♥

The Holidays are here and we have quite a range of unique glass gifts to fill out your shopping list with! Use this coupon code for 20% off in all four MJ42 glass shops:

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  New Made to Order Chillum Listing with 26 Style and 19 Color options! What can I make for your Christmas list for this Holiday Gift Season?

 New experimental steamroller hammer hybrid! A nice swirly vortex head with a super long straight stem for a wonderfully unique and pleasant smoke.

18 inches of steamroller goodness :)

See this and all my other steamrollers at:
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/5331632

Gandalf Pipe Style Featurette

 A Gandalf is a long style of pipe similar to a Sherlock or a Church  Warden. They typically have a long stem with an upturned bowl that is extremely comfortable in the hand. They are best for a quiet, contemplative smoke by yourself but can be passed around a group if needed. They are one of my favorite pieces to smoke because they have a large head that blends your smoke and air well with a long stem to cool the blend before reaching your mouth. They are available with or without carbs (an extra hole near the bowl). You typically hold your thumb over the carb to seal it and then when you near the end of an inhale you release the carb to let fresh air replace the smoke in the stem. This keeps you from having to inhale stale smoke that would have been left in the piece without a carb. The main drawback to this piece is that you cannot sit them upright on the table without a stand. However, some of them do have horns or kickstands so you can set them mostly upright at least. They also tend to be rather large which makes them tricky to travel with.

  One of my best sellers is a straight version of the Gandalf, seen to the right in green. They typically have a smaller bowl and no carb. It is really good for concentrated smoking products but smokes regular products just as nicely. Most of the straight pipes come with two feet under the head so the piece can sit upright on the table. The only drawback I find with the straight style of Gandalf is that the smaller interior space will lead to the piece overheating if used for too long (such as being passed in a large group).




The name Gandalf comes from a character in the legendary Lord of the Rings series. He is an ancient wizard who smokes "pipe-weed" that is grown by the Hobbits. At one point in the movie he is smoking with one of the Hobbits who blows smoke rings. Gandalf then proceeds to blow a pirate ship with his smoke with a smoke ring following it. The wizard smokes his pipe at many points in the movies and books, typically when he needs a moment to clear his head and ponder whatever sticky situation they are in.

Below is an excerpt from one of Lord of the Rings Wikipedia pages:

The Wizard Gandalf learned to smoke pipe-weed from the Hobbits. In The Hobbit he turns smoke-rings into different colours. One palpable description of the weed's effects is given by Gandalf to fellow wizard Saruman upon a meeting of the White Council:

"You might find that smoke blown out cleared your mind of shadows within. Anyway, it gives patience, to listen to error without anger."^[34]

Although Saruman initially derided Gandalf for smoking, at some point he took up the habit himself. After the destruction of Isengard, pipe-weed is found among its food stores, but the Hobbits Merry and Pippin fail to realize the sinister implications of the discovery that Saruman has had commerce with the Shire.
The word pipe-weed first appears in the Prologue to The Lord of the Rings in the section called "Concerning Pipe-weed". Tolkien says the Hobbits of old "imbibed or inhaled through pipes of clay or wood, the smoke of the burning leaves of an herb, which they called pipe-weed or leaf, a variety probably of Nicotiana."^[32] In the same paragraph, Tolkien as narrator refers to "the tobacco of the Southfarthing." Throughout The Lord of the Rings none of the characters ever uses the word tobacco. The word tobacco is only used in the narrative voice of the books.
For example; in The Two Towers, tobacco is used once. In the chapter "Flotsam and Jetsam" Tolkien as narrator says "He produced a small leather bag full of tobacco." Merry is then quoted saying "we found they were filled with this: as fine a pipe-weed as you could wish for, and quite unspoilt."^[35] Pipe-weed is used 4 times in The Two Towers.^[36]
Author T. A. Shippey speculates that Tolkien may have preferred the Old World sound of pipe-weed, because tobacco, an Arawakan name for a New World plant, would be an anachronism, and have a "foreign feel" in the world of elves and trolls.^[37]
The Hobbit, which was written before the The Lord of the Rings, uses tobacco exclusively. Pipe-weed does not occur at all.^[38]

^{Please note this page and author do not support or encourage any illegal activities. Reference you local and federal laws before choosing to participate in this activity. Smoking can also be harmful to your health, reference the Surgeons General for more information.}

The new glassblowing studio is going very well! The front wall is now finished. Thank you to all of you who have supported MJ42 Glass to help all my dreams of building my own studio to come true!

All of the windows and doors are actually reused from old construction projects. A few more pieces of siding and the exterior will be completely encased :)

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Super cute 19 mm Turtle Handblown Water Pipe Slide Bowl. 

I would personally love to chill out with this laid back dude :)

Dragon Tail Vortex - Handblown Glass Game Token

A solid glass game token of a dragons tail for fantasy and board games. Features a twisted vortex inside under a ripple lens. Creates quite a vortex to get lost in. Can also be worn as a pendant! Just like our own point of view, this piece has an infinite number of ways to perceive it. These photos are not enough to capture the complexity and wonder contained in this little wonder. But, I will let you discover what you will from the heart of this piece and not spoil your universe with my perceptions! Measurements are 1 3/4" long, 1 1/4" wide and it is signed.