Howdy Gang,
I attended the inaugural Dallas Pipe Show this past Saturday at Tobacco Cabana (near DFW in Cedar Hill). There were about 75 people in attendance. It was a small show with just a few tables featuring pipes, but boy, were they nice pipes! The pipes were being sold by Texas pipe makers Ryan Alden, Bill Walther, Colin Rigsby and Bob Gilbert. I picked up a commissioned Walther pipe at the show and am smoking it as I type. I suspect his pipes will soon be out of my price range.
Colin Rigsby displayed a recently purchased and very handsome seven day set of Dunhill Group-4 Root Briar Pipes from 1961 and it sure was fun to see that beautiful set. The slow smoking contest had about 20 contestants. I got lucky and finished 3rd, winning a Smoking Holsters leather pipe sleeve. The winner got a beautiful brand new freehand sandblasted sort of Rhodesian shaped pipe by Rigsby.
Kudo's to Russ and Lonestar for helping to organize the show. I sure hope they have one again next year!
The show had a photographer, so hopefully, we'll see some pic's soon.
Pipestud
I attended the inaugural Dallas Pipe Show this past Saturday at Tobacco Cabana (near DFW in Cedar Hill). There were about 75 people in attendance. It was a small show with just a few tables featuring pipes, but boy, were they nice pipes! The pipes were being sold by Texas pipe makers Ryan Alden, Bill Walther, Colin Rigsby and Bob Gilbert. I picked up a commissioned Walther pipe at the show and am smoking it as I type. I suspect his pipes will soon be out of my price range.
Colin Rigsby displayed a recently purchased and very handsome seven day set of Dunhill Group-4 Root Briar Pipes from 1961 and it sure was fun to see that beautiful set. The slow smoking contest had about 20 contestants. I got lucky and finished 3rd, winning a Smoking Holsters leather pipe sleeve. The winner got a beautiful brand new freehand sandblasted sort of Rhodesian shaped pipe by Rigsby.
Kudo's to Russ and Lonestar for helping to organize the show. I sure hope they have one again next year!
The show had a photographer, so hopefully, we'll see some pic's soon.
Pipestud