How I created this work...

This peace of briar is very old ... stayed for a long time in the curing process...and after an assessment in cuting with blade, It is ready for carving...

using knives for carving, I made the first details well calculated with caliber ...

continue with art and fantasy with the same knives ,after I rubbing all the details with paper flint , and calculated the back side ...

And Michelangelo's Moses in smoking pipe

Working for the back side

these details are true ,in the famous statue of Michelangelo ...

I gave a paint, to look old...

And this is the Moses pipe like Michelangelo create his masterpiece...

Did you know, the horns come from a mistranstation ? .The original word was better translated as "reays light "

Friends sory for my English , I hope that you have understand me .This It was, how I created Moses the great in smoking pipe....check out my link for more epic hand carving smoking pipes https://www.instagram.com/svpipesdesign/