I dont plan on going anywhere, 95% of the art pieces i do are commissioned directly by the client where the client gets to choose their wood, colors, size, level of detail if they want it carved with particular designs. When you have got to the other side of your obligations feel free to reach out and i can make something specifically for you. This piece is an entry level piece, it does not contain much carving but yet is made from beautiful spalted curly exotic hardwood with a nice African Padauk accent. I made it so someone without a large budget could obtain a piece of my work. I can carve every square inch of a piece so that it has unique detail from every direction if a client wants.

It is safe from water during use. If it were distilled and purified water you could let it sit full for a decade with no issues. Being filled with tap water is another story. Water will not ruin it during use, but allowing tap water to sit in it will pose the same result as your glass water pipes, eventually the alkali and heavy metals such as iron and minerals such as calcium and lime will begin to etch away at the surface, with a glass water pipe this just causes a haze that you can never get to look clear again. With a wood water pipe this could eventually lead to it eating through the entire finish on the inside exposing wood, resulting in it needing to be re-finished. As a rule of thumb i recommend to all my clients that they empty it after use and not let it sit for weeks filled with water as many are not buying bottled water to fill their water pipes with. If you do however buy bottled purified water to fill it with you will not have any issues even leaving it full.

The stem is not included as every client has a different preference in smoking utility, some like glass, some metal, others ceramic. The hole is pre-drilled to accept standard stems but i can widen in prior to shipping if you prefer to use larger "bell bowls" or other large utilities. If you want a stem shipped with it, i need to know your preference and it may take up to 4 business days extra for me to receive the bowl. Many of my clients prefer to pick out their own bowl.

No not yet, outside the bitcoin community part of what makes my art sought after is that i have no phone number, i have no website, i have no e-mail. If a person wants to commission me to create an artwork, they have to know someone who knows me which only happens if they know someone who has one of my art pieces. It has been that way for a decade now. My art has has never been commercial or about business.

For the Bitcoin community i am working with a few different people on getting something put together for people to browse, not really an online store, more just a gallery of past Bitcoin related pieces where people can get ideas for what they want created. 95% of my works are commissioned directly by the client even in the Bitcoin community. It is not very often that i am able to just make something i want to make and list it for sale so i really do not have any inventory to speak of. If there is something specific you were looking for or had in mind, just message me with what it is you would like and i am certain we can make it happen.

Thanks Finlon, i appreciate the kind words. I can make you something smaller out of a less expensive wood if you would like. Something a little more within your budget if you have a target price.

Another piece added and listed for sale

"Mt Smokey" - The bitcoin water pipe

Material: Spalted Curly Brown Mallee Burl and African Padauk
Price: $150 - SOLD TO SEGVEC
Size: 9.5 inches tall, 3.5 inches wide
Contact me if you live outside the USA to get a shipping quote.

Mt. Smokey is hand crafted from a beautiful rare specimen of Spalted Curly Burl from Brown Mallee wood, accented with a blood red specimen of African Padauk, and sealed in an acrylic resin to keep her safe from water. Bearing the Bitcoin logo she allows you to mix your passions between smoke and Bitcoin.

Mt. Smokey is pre-drilled and flared to accept most common stem sizes and requires a minimum of a 3" stem. Every smoker has their own preference in smoke ware so you can choose to use a metal or glass stem with her. You can obtain a stem from any local head shop.  

Although Mt. Smokey is sealed in Acrylic resin to protect her from water it is not recommended that you store her with water inside. As with any water pipe, you should fill her with water, use her, empty her and strain your "mud" then place her back on display.

If you have another design, style, or idea in mind for your wooden water pipe please feel free to message me with your ideas. I have access to every exotic wood on the planet can can make designs from the basic logo design to fully intricately carved from top to bottom. Mt. Smokey is an entry level piece and intended to be affordable to the average bitcoiner. Prices can range from $150 up to $25,000 was the most expensive to date.

Sure, i would be happy to make you a piece. Message me with your budget and ideas and we can for sure come up with something for you.

The person who claimed to be buying Mazuma has not sent payment or a reply so i am listing it for sale once again!


I can create something smaller or out of cheaper wood for you if you would like to get a piece. I can work within most any budget for the bitcoin community.

Sure Tony, i dont mind sharing.

I have been in the trade craft of wood carving, wood turning and wood collecting  for over 2 decades now. With that, i have made literally hundreds of connections around the world with people with direct access ( meaning they can go cut it down ).

Fenders problem was the commercialization of what they were doing. The didnt care about law, regulation, process, or time/due diligence. To them it was all about how much rare or exotic wood they could get for the best price and how fast as the more they could get the faster they could get it the more profit they could make and their pitfall was records keeping. When they were raided, the were unable to provide necessary documents for the wood they were in possession of, that was the same area lumber liquidators got in trouble for when they were raided. 

In order to keep your head above hot water you really only need a few things to get any wood in the world.

1: a certificate of origin (if the wood is protected, endangered or on the watch list )
2: a forestry permit ( again if the is protect endangered or on the watch list )
3: a fumigation certificate ( if the wood comes from a region known to have wood dwelling hazards )
4: a good set of book keeping skills

Although i do import a lot of wood for what i do with it, its nowhere near on the scale as the guys who get in trouble all the time like fender so i do not draw much attention. I have never been raided but i did have a pretty nasty surprise inspection from a few different government agencies that all showed up at my storage warehouse at the same time. Even one guy with a gun is never good so a few of them wasn't pleasant. All in all, it didnt take more than 10 minutes for the nightmare to stop. They asked for documents, i pulled out dozens of 3 ring binders full of documents on every piece of wood in my possession that required them and each piece of wood on the shelves that required paperwork was tagged with a number which corresponded to a page in one of the binders. I looked at them, smiled and said "i'll be in my office having some coffe, please let me know if you have questions or when the audit is done" The guy who appeared to be in charge looked at me and said " No need, it appears you have everything in order" then they left.

If required, i always get the paperwork, i will not make a purchase without it, Once i have it, it really takes me only 2 minutes to write a number on each piece of wood, and slide all the documents into a page in a 3 ring binder.

Put simply, i play by the rules for the most part, i know what all the rules are, i have the connections to the people to get what i want, and because of that, there is nothing i cannot get. I have species of wood which have not been able to be harvested for over 40 years now. i have wood that has been extinct for over 100 years, and wood that is over 52,000 years old. For every piece i have the proper documents for it, and when i turn it into art and ship it, the documents go with it if required. 

If i cannot play by the rules for some reason, i do not store it in the USA, and i travel to my "offshore" storage facility and wood shop when i need to work with it and i do not ship the art piece to anywhere in the USA. Now if the client has it shipped to Paris or some other place where it is legal to import then decides to bring it home with them to the USA in their luggage to display in their home / office. It then becomes their problem not mine. I never violated any rule or law and cannot be held liable for its possession in the USA.  Knowing ALL the rules is the best way to know how to work around them when a person needs to. Big companies always try to take shortcuts for profit, i don't care about the money aspect of it, my clients over the years have set the tone for what i charge and even if i couldn't make a dollar i would still create art and hoard it in every corner i could find like one of those old ladies you see on TV. I am an artist and a collector first, the business aspect comes second. Fender is a business first and only and all they really care about is quarterly statements for their investors. Too many hands and the one responsible for the paperwork didnt do it.

Hope that answers your question, sorry if i went into to much detail, i didn't really know how to summarize all that.

Not to hijack my own thread, but since i have all of you wonderful guys here on this thread already i figured it would be the best place to get a quick reply.

I have had a recent surge in commissions from clients that are wanting exotic wood Bitcoin Bongs made and i need a new place to buy the stems and down tubes from that will accept my Bitcoin as payment. As much as i would like to make wooden stems and down tubes to match the bongs it is not economical in terms of price i would have to charge the clients for them. Since my introduction to Bitcoin i have all but refused to do business with anyone who will not take my BTCitcoins as payment and the only place i can find that sells stems and down tubes for BTC is in the UK and charges an arm and a leg for shipping to New York or Maine.

Also if any of you know any glass blowers, i would be seriously interested in finding someone who can make custom stems to match each art piece so long as they will accept Bitcoin as payment.

Thanks for allowing me to hijack my own thread for a minute!!!!!!!

Back on topic, I believe Mazuma has found a home in the UK and it will confirmed within about 8 hours. I thank you all again for your support and kind reviews of my art. If you need something for the Christmas season please do not hesitate to message me and i will do my best to get your piece done and delivered by Dec. 24th. Options are not restricted by anything, any wood, any design, anything you can think of. I will turn your thoughts from the furthest depths of your imagination into one of a kind art masterpieces. You can view other works i have done in my signature.

I think that would be a great idea, after browsing the Bitcoin art markets i have found a lot of great originals, and even bought a few acrylics myself to display in my office for inspiration. But as with any significant art there are quickly counterfeits reproduced. I use Bitcoin and Blockchain technology for Certificates of Authenticity for my art as it makes the chances of someone being able to reproduce it about as likely as someone brute forcing a Bitcoin address. But i also intentionally hide a few secrets or intentional flaws not able to be noticed to the naked eye in case the authenticity of a piece ever came into question. I have even started using Bitcoin technology on my CoA's for work i do outside the Bitcoin community. My clients love the idea due to its "Uncrackable even by the NSA" Tech and it also lets me teach them a little about Bitcoin although i am still learning a lot myself.



It appears someone from /r/buttcoin has found their way to the thread. Welcome!!!! I can make you your very own ugly wooden plate for roughly $5,000 if you would like 

From one artist to another i must say that these are some very beautiful pieces. I love the way they play on sexuality without being grotesque about it.

Shoot me a PM smoothie, i will go more into detail for you, or do you maybe have skype? I dont want to clutter up the thread with a pages full of talk about the difference between laser engraving and carving. On skype we could have conversation, you could teach me some things i dont know about laser engraving, and i can teach you about the process and results of carving.

Any time smoothie. You know, sooner or later you are going to have to make one of these art pieces yours, or commission your own. A man with your reputation and stature in the Bitcoin community needs something beautiful in his home or office to memorialize his position on Bitcoin.

Maybe something from Koa or Mangowood to represent Hawaii



Thanks Og, I will be messaging you in a bit or maybe tomorrow for an escrow if you wouldnt mind. Have to ship a $17,000 bitcoin art piece and there is no way it leaves my hands without funding from someone who who has 0 reputation in this community and only 9 posts as of today.

The smell was "Like Ass" and its because of the UV sealer. As it cures it off gasses and smells like rotten eggs mixed with horse manure.

Its hard to see in some photos of some pieces but carving has many dimensions, A laser printer looks flat like ink on paper, Carving creates many dimensions along the horizontal plane. When you look at Transcendence you can see that each block that was carved is not only rectangular when looking at it straight on but it is also perfectly round when you look at it from a side view as each block holds 2 shapes as you move around it, thus giving it the appearance that it is moving while it is sitting still. To put it simply, THIS PIECE was carved, and THIS PIECE was lasered. you can see that the carved piece ans 3 dimensional characteristics while the lasered piece has no relief or charecter. Lasering is like extruded images.


You may, yes. There will only be 10 coins made this year ranging from $500 to maybe $10,000 or $20,000 each certified by a CoA. You could list the bitcoin addresses used on the CoA as a means of verifying authenticity for future buyers if someone who purchases the piece from me wishes to sell it to someone else. Each piece in the collection will have a name, and each piece will have its own design and be made from a different exotic wood.

Hand carved with chisels and worked with a dremmel tool and sandpaper.



No offense taken.

I've seen lasered wood before and it just looks dull to me. It only has 1 real dimension and that's depth. I was looking into getting a laser to speed up the stenciling process but after a day of searching found that any good ones run $20,000 up to $80,000 which is a lot more than i want to spend to save 5 minutes of work of transferring an outline from paper to wood.

Thanks Thermost !!

Thanks John
I appreciate that Icey


$450 and up. It really hits a tipping point in size vs. quality. It costs less for the wood to do something smaller, but takes 3 times the amount of time to do the carving in that kind of detail. $450 would get you a 4" coin but would not have anything as detailed as the bear head on Mazuma on it. If you went with a cheaper wood i could do a 4" coin for around $300 out of things like Mahogany, Padauk, Curly Maple, Cherry, or Mallee.


Reply sent. Piece will be held for 23 more hours to give Saigon time to send payment if he still wants to purchase it when he wakes up.


This one took me a little over 61 hours to carve, should have been done in about 35-40 but i had to stop about once an hour to sharpen the chisels. Purpleheart is very dense and eats through tools like their a McDonalds Quarter Pounder.

Yes i will create display cases for my art, so long as i can turn the display piece into art as well. Basic shadow boxes start at around $200 - $250, Pedestals start at around $350 for somethign 36" tall and 7" round, It would be a waste of time if you just wanted me to slap wood together with glue then ship it. But if you will let me carve a little on it, that makes the display accent art for the piece it is showing off.


Like burnt ass at the moment, it just got its last coat of PolyCrylic coating to keep it from aging to quickly and to ensure it last for a thousand years to come. PolyCrylic has a worse smell than CA glue when it dries. By tomorrow it wont smell like anything.

New art piece added and listed for sale!!!

Mazuma - 8" round 2" thick physical bitcoin weigh in at 12 pounds