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    Lol Let's jam!

    It all started with this one. I made a simple sax pipe, and it took off like crazy. The shops were loving it. When I finally made an Etsy shop, it became one of, if not my most popular piece. Weedit dot com made it their piece of the week or month at one point, I don't remember, but they didn't even inform me of this. I found out by googling sax pipe to see how easy it was to bring up, and I found an article they'd written about it and my shop. I felt so giddy.

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    It's simple, right? There's like nothing to it, but people freaking love it, and it didn't stop there. I started getting all sorts of requests for other horns, so I obliged as best I could.

    The trumpet.

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    Then the french horn.

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    I also plan on coming up with a Trombone and a Tuba one of these days, keep getting requests for those. But in the mean time, here's a guitar, now let's jam!

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    -Edit-

    Almost forgot the chainsaw. It counts. That one guy played a chainsaw in that one song that one time. It counts.

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    Ha I love those, you did a great job. are the horns gold fumed?

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    Naw, that's just silver. I've never worked with gold, too expensive.

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    no its not. a small piece of gold wire that costs like 20$ will last most likely years with occasional use.
    you will shank me later

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    I like the idea of burning water. Sounds mystical even tho I understand it completely.

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    a $20 gold wire lasting years!? occasional use must be an understatement..

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    Quote Originally Posted by hashmasta-kut View Post
    no its not. a small piece of gold wire that costs like 20$ will last most likely years with occasional use.
    "Too expensive" is subjective. The "for me" part is implied, though it might not be too expensive for you. I don't have a lot of money, never did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the-thought-police View Post
    "Too expensive" is subjective. The "for me" part is implied, though it might not be too expensive for you. I don't have a lot of money, never did.
    It's not, though. $20 of gold will fume almost as much stuff as $20 of silver. You've got colored glass - it's more expensive than fuming with gold. Maybe you can't buy some this week, but it's not "too expensive."

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    Quote Originally Posted by the-thought-police View Post
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    this would be perfect for icp festivals. just watch out for flying faygos and always plug your nose around nedens.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cow'N View Post
    a $20 gold wire lasting years!? occasional use must be an understatement..
    i'm not sure, i bought a small piece, at most maybe 35$ worth, and its been at least 2 years i have had it, and there is a fair bit left. also, i fume fairly often, made many gold and silver fume tube pulls.


    that french horn is pretty cool.
    you will shank me later

    Quote Originally Posted by FifDeez View Post
    I like the idea of burning water. Sounds mystical even tho I understand it completely.

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    Gold doesn't fume like silver does, definitely get some and try it out it goes a little bit goes lot farther than a little silver does.

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    I'm familiar with ICP, but faygos and nedens? You're speaking a different language man!

    I made that for a guy who worked as a tree trimmer. I guess he really loved his job, because he wanted a chainsaw pipe specifically, so I obliged. Since then I like to work it in where I can. Try to make it fit with everything, though I've only ever sold the one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by the-thought-police View Post
    I'm familiar with ICP, but faygos and nedens? You're speaking a different language man!

    I made that for a guy who worked as a tree trimmer. I guess he really loved his job, because he wanted a chainsaw pipe specifically, so I obliged. Since then I like to work it in where I can. Try to make it fit with everything, though I've only ever sold the one.
    you must be a muggalo. throw some axe man millies on that nugbone. setup at a festival and wait for the blue neck ninjallos to come by.

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    I gold fume a decent amount and i buy the inch pieces multiple times a year for sure....but there is always that chance that I am doing something wrong or over using... I wish 20-35 bucks of gold lasted me even a single year!

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    20 dollars worth of gold doesn't go as far as 20 dollars worth of silver.
    I pretty much only use fume and I am either doing something insanely wrong or something if my gold is supposed to go a lot farther than it does. I feel it goes pretty far already and that's using it all day
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    this is now a fuming discussion thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by art vandelay View Post
    this is now a fuming discussion thread.
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    Love this guy. Seriously Mr. Vandelay, you crack me up. You keep making me laugh, and I keep trying to add to your reputation, but it keeps telling me I've gotta spread it around. I have added to many other reputations, and still can't add to yours. Grrrr. Too funny.

    Really now, can we get back on topic? What's a ninjallo?
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    I bought a $100 24k gold coin about three years ago and have used about 1/3 of it. I fume pretty regularly. It was about the same size as a dime.
    Laugh hard, it's a long way to the bank.

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    Awesome pieces! I bet these go over well for your customers.
    ~Misha

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    Oh btw, you have to spread rep to 9 different people before you can hit art again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PyroChixRock View Post
    Oh btw, you have to spread rep to 9 different people before you can hit art again.
    Thanks! Still trying to get all the idiosyncrasies of this place. I lost count how many people I repped, have no idea. I apparently can't count very high.
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