I have commissioned a few pipes from Michael Parks before and have always been very happy with the process.
My previous other three commissions from Michael are detailed in the following threads:
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/michael-parks-rhodesian-set
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/parks-commission-no-2
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/parks-commission-update
A few months ago I decided to commission a few more pipes from Michael.
What I had decided to commission was a four pipe set comprised of four classic long shanked pipes.
That is:
The only direction I gave Michael is that I wanted each of the four pipes to be at least 7 inches long.
I also indicated that I wanted a presentation box for the pipes.
The first step was choosing the briar.
Then came the shping process.
And then last week I received an email indicating that the pipes were ready.
The metrics are as follows:
1. SB ExLS Lovat
Black and cream swirl ebonite saddle.
Length - 7 3/8"
Bowl Height - 2 3/16"
Bowl Width - 1 1/2"
Shank Diameter - 15/32"
Chamber Diameter - 13/16"
Weight - 47g
2.SB ExLS Liverpool
Cumberland taper.
Length - 7 3/8"
Bowl Height - 2 1/4"
Bowl Width - 1 1/2"
Shank Diameter - 15/32"
Chamber Diameter - 13/16"
Weight - 46g
3.SB ExLS Lumberman
Rich brown and black cumberland oval saddle.
Length - 7 3/8"
Bowl Height - 2 1/4"
Bowl Width - 1 1/2"
Shank Height - 7/16"
Shank Width - 5/8"
Chamber Diameter - 13/16"
Weight - 55g
4.SB ExLS Canadian
Ivory celluloid oval taper.
Length - 7 3/8"
Bowl Height - 2 3/16"
Bowl Width - 1 1/2"
Shank Height - 13/32"
Shank Width - 5/8"
Chamber Diameter 13/16"
Weight - 52g
Some pics of the final pipes are below in the same order as above. The box is made out of spalted maple.
Many thanks to Michael for these.
My previous other three commissions from Michael are detailed in the following threads:
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/michael-parks-rhodesian-set
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/parks-commission-no-2
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/parks-commission-update
A few months ago I decided to commission a few more pipes from Michael.
What I had decided to commission was a four pipe set comprised of four classic long shanked pipes.
That is:
The only direction I gave Michael is that I wanted each of the four pipes to be at least 7 inches long.
I also indicated that I wanted a presentation box for the pipes.
The first step was choosing the briar.
Then came the shping process.
And then last week I received an email indicating that the pipes were ready.
The metrics are as follows:
1. SB ExLS Lovat
Black and cream swirl ebonite saddle.
Length - 7 3/8"
Bowl Height - 2 3/16"
Bowl Width - 1 1/2"
Shank Diameter - 15/32"
Chamber Diameter - 13/16"
Weight - 47g
2.SB ExLS Liverpool
Cumberland taper.
Length - 7 3/8"
Bowl Height - 2 1/4"
Bowl Width - 1 1/2"
Shank Diameter - 15/32"
Chamber Diameter - 13/16"
Weight - 46g
3.SB ExLS Lumberman
Rich brown and black cumberland oval saddle.
Length - 7 3/8"
Bowl Height - 2 1/4"
Bowl Width - 1 1/2"
Shank Height - 7/16"
Shank Width - 5/8"
Chamber Diameter - 13/16"
Weight - 55g
4.SB ExLS Canadian
Ivory celluloid oval taper.
Length - 7 3/8"
Bowl Height - 2 3/16"
Bowl Width - 1 1/2"
Shank Height - 13/32"
Shank Width - 5/8"
Chamber Diameter 13/16"
Weight - 52g
Some pics of the final pipes are below in the same order as above. The box is made out of spalted maple.
Many thanks to Michael for these.
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