My Little Bundle Of Joy Has Arrived...

zack24

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May 11, 2013

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• Jun 3, 2014

• #1

There are few things that get me more excited than a shipment of briar from my guy in Calabria...I was sweating bullets because of the delay in Customs- this shipment included a few really select pieces of briar that have been drying for 2 years in his shop- one of those is going into the billiard for the KC contest....(hope I don't screw it up...

 

jfox520

Part of the Furniture Now

May 24, 2013

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• Jun 3, 2014

• #2

That block has an amazing grain. I think I see a block that would make a great Canadian in there. lol

 

tobyducote

Lifer

Jun 10, 2012

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New Orleans

• Jun 3, 2014

• #3

Wow those are beautiful pieces Zack!!!! Can't wait to see what comes from them

 

numbersix

Lifer

Jul 27, 2012

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• Jun 3, 2014

• #4

Congrats Zack - glad that worked out for you. And that grain is incredible!

 

curl

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 29, 2014

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• Jun 3, 2014

• #5

glad to see you're not wasting your life

i can't wait for more show and tell about these pieces of wood

 

layinpipe

Lifer

Feb 28, 2014

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• Jun 3, 2014

• #6

Nice Zack, glad your blood pressure and sanity can now return to normal, lol. That is some very nice looking briar, i too will be anxiously waiting to see how the pipes, particularly the billiard, turn out!

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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• Jun 3, 2014

• #7

I swear I thought you'd taken delivery of a beautiful array of dark chocolate. That's some impressive

briar. It calls to us all, the carves and the smokers.

 

marine33

Starting to Get Obsessed

May 11, 2014

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• Jun 3, 2014

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Do you have a site where we can see your work? Good luck in upcoming shows

 

layinpipe

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Feb 28, 2014

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• Jun 3, 2014

• #9

http://www.zhamricpipes.com/
Rokstarpipes and The Pipe Collectors websites also carry his pipes.

 

tennsmoker

Lifer

Jul 2, 2010

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• Jun 3, 2014

• #10

That is some beautiful grain. Can't wait to see the results.

 

saltedplug

Lifer

Aug 20, 2013

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• Jun 4, 2014

• #11

I would hazard to say that you have carving in your future!

 

twangthang

Can't Leave

Sep 15, 2012

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• Jun 4, 2014

• #12

That grain! Wow!

 

derfargin

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Mar 3, 2014

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Kennesaw, GA

• Jun 5, 2014

• #13

Nice..Good luck with those two grey ones at the bottom of the photo. Those will be interesting pipes for sure, perhaps cosmicfolklore would be interested in picking one of those up when you're done with them.

 

ravkesef

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Aug 10, 2010

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• Jun 5, 2014

• #14

Zack, I've seen your finished work, and now I know how it all starts.

 

ssjones

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• Jun 6, 2014

• #15

Wow, good luck in the contest!

 

zack24

Lifer

May 11, 2013

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• Jun 6, 2014

• #16

Thanks Al! Screwed up the first attempt- it will still make a good billiard, but not what I was looking for...2nd one is looking good so far...

First pic is roughing in the ivory shank band

2nd pic, the band is within .002" of final size...even polishing the rim of the mortise...

 

gwtwdbss

Lifer

Jun 13, 2012

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• Jun 6, 2014

• #17

Very nice!

 

zack24

Lifer

May 11, 2013

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• Jun 6, 2014

• #18

Rough shaped at 40 grit....

Moving directly to 320 grit for fine shaping- grain looks good wet, but still need some reshaping on the stem-bowl junction....about 2 hours to get from the raw block to this stage...

 

claypipesarchaeologist

Can't Leave

Mar 31, 2014

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• Jun 7, 2014

• #19

Beautiful!

 

settersbrace

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Mar 20, 2014

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• Jun 7, 2014

• #20

Amazing grain in your billiard. I hereby declare you Winner! Everyone else can stop now. Although I kid, and the competition will be fierce, I think you will for sure be a contender with that piece. Very nice.