Scored a Tudor Root Ferndown.

tarheel1

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 16, 2014

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• Feb 22, 2017

• #1

Well I have been looking for a Tudor Root 3* bent bulldog to replace one I had int he past. Well I scored one on ebay. Les looked over it and said it looks like it sat in a window for a while but it is unsmoked. I will be having a new tapered cumberland stem and change the band out for a basketweave band.

 

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mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast

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• Feb 22, 2017

• #2

Great score!

 

ssjones

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• Feb 23, 2017

• #3

Nice and the stem/band update should really snazz it up!

 

jpmcwjr

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• Feb 23, 2017

• #4

Tudor Root, eh? Very interesting designation. Must be stummels left to cure since Henry VIII.....?
Great looking pipe, and really like the photo second from the top.

 

cosmicfolklore

Lifer

Aug 9, 2013

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• Feb 23, 2017

• #5

Very nice pipe. I love my Ferndown. It sounds like the updates will really snazz it up. Congrats!

 

pitchfork

Lifer

May 25, 2012

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• Feb 23, 2017

• #6

Great stuff. I thought Wood had retired completely -- glad he's doing some custom work for you.

 

papipeguy

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Jul 31, 2010

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• Feb 23, 2017

• #7

Congrats on that great find. I love the shape. Enjoy many fine smokes with it.

 

tarheel1

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 16, 2014

936

2

• Feb 23, 2017

• #8

Les is a good friend and doing work once and a while when he gets bored. Keep your eyes out at pipes2smoke.com as he just sent some to him. Maxim should receive them shortly and put them up. He turned 69 and is enjoying his retirement, but he and Dolly do get bored and miss working in the shop.

 

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bluegrassbrian

Your Mom's Favorite Pipe Smoker

Aug 27, 2016

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Louisville

• Feb 23, 2017

• #9

That's some CRISP nomenclature.

 

alexnorth

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 7, 2015

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• Feb 23, 2017

• #10

Wow, thats a beauty!

 

pagan

Lifer

May 6, 2016

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• Feb 23, 2017

• #11

Score! :clap:

 

benpipesmoking

Starting to Get Obsessed

Feb 4, 2017

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• Feb 24, 2017

• #12

Les is a good friend, I lived a few houses down from him and met him while living in the UK. He makes a mean cup of tea to go with his pipes

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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• Feb 25, 2017

• #13

Love my Ferndown. It's among my best.

 

tarheel1

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 16, 2014

936

2

• Feb 25, 2017

• #14

This will give me 7 Ferndowns with more on the horizon.

 

tarheel1

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 16, 2014

936

2

• Mar 13, 2017

• #15

Well Les got the pipe today and started working on it. First step is the stem. I am really getting excited about this pipe. This is one of the top of my grail pipes list.

 

ssjones

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• Mar 13, 2017

• #16

Nice, doing a replacement is probably a challenge!

 

tarheel1

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Oct 16, 2014

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• Mar 13, 2017

• #17

Ah I am sure Les will do an amazing job. Only reason I did the ebay thing is an unsmoked 3* came up and we didnt know how long it would have taken for one to come in the shop. It has been on my list in his shop for a few years, but a piece of wood with the right grain for a tudor root bent bulldog just has not happened. This knockes the #1 pipe off that list.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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• Mar 14, 2017

• #18

One of my prized pipes is a Ferndown from a Forums member. They are inspiring pieces. Great photos here.