In November I decided to have a custom pipe made. I had never done anything like that before. I had heard great things about Phillip Rivara and was introduced to him by a fellow member of a Facebook group that I am in, Bound by Briar. I explained that I was interested in having a pipe made with borings similar to a Peterson Straight System pipe. He said that he could do that and mentioned his admiration of the Peterson 1906 Jap shape. I agreed. The following are photos taken by Phillip Rivara and sent to me documenting the process of making the pipe. The final few photos are taken by me when the pipe arrived here. I had a great time working with Phil and felt involved in nearly all aspects in building this dream pipe. 

The following link is to a Google documents slide show that I put together showing the process of making the pipe.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n2KRlpJKaDQ3dKdximzmSf6ki2VKYTKOdPoCIJBBX9I/edit?usp=sharing

This link will take you to a video that Phillip Rivara posted on his YouTube channel showing the commissioned pipe.

I do hope that you found this interesting and/or entertaining. Thank yo for reading and in this case watching the rambling of an old pipe lover.