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I Got a New Pipe
Savinelli is a classic.But if you will want a top italian pipe with correct price referring to quality try a Castello.Much better than dunhills at about half of the price -
Art Deco' in a Big Sized Pipe
bore is near 24 mm and so deep that if you want to make it full probably needs an entire tin of tobacco.When i firstly planned to do a bigger bore was scared by that -
Pipe Made with a Lathe
"Thats one gorgeous pipe, and might I add you have awesome luck when it comes to grain!" I select the briar when i buy and if possible i follow the grain doing the drills.If the briar shows nice bird-eyes and angel hair grain,pipe needs a large top bowl.If shows one of these or none pipe needs a... -
Pipe Made with a Lathe
Isn't difficult to make round shapes even by hand,simply make a circle around the bowl hole and work around this circle with a rasp .Bowl will become round....... :-) -
Questions About Making, Forming, Melting Stems
don't know the right word in english but i use an high temperature phon.The ones used to remove vernish from wood.You may need to stay the phon 20 cm far from the stem.take a minute or so and take a look that lucite or ebonite don't make bubbles on the surface.Ebonite is ready to shape first... -
Pipe Rack I Couldn't Live Without ....
I hold my pipes usually in old english pipe racks.I collect and restore them.From elisabethian period till 50'.I do that with no problems because for years i worked restoring old furnitures.So i can use them and get fun on restoring.The problem with old pipe racks is that they were made for...- pentangle
- Post #10
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Pipe Made with a Lathe
Billiard shape is probably the better choice, specially if stem is long.Smoke is cool and dry.Different question is the fun that i could get working with a lathe.Definitely.............no fun -
Pipe Made with a Lathe
I made this one with a lathe of my father in law.I haven't got fun and i think will never do another as i only like free hand pipes.The shape is a classic Savinelli and the briar even of a lesser quality than i usually use was without fills.Pipe is about group 6 of Dunhill sizeing.Nice to smoke... -
Richmond Pipe show pics
Unfortunately we don't have nothing similar in Italy, :cry: very nice pipes and lovely pics would like to come .......one day Please tell me something about prices if you remember- pentangle
- Post #2
- Forum: Pipe Events
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Art Deco' in a Big Sized Pipe
Don't remember how much i worked on it,but usually the complete work for a similiar pipe needs 20-30 hours,drilling carving, sanding,polishing etc etc including the work on mouthpiece.So the last fase (sand,polish,stain) it takes 3-4 hour,sometime more,rarely less Maurizio -
Which Languages Can You Speak?
Italian, french and english a little- pentangle
- Post #51
- Forum: General Discussion
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Art Deco' in a Big Sized Pipe
Yes nikko what you say is more than reasonable -
Good First English Blends?
Early morning is a little bit lighter for my taste, much better mixture 965 or if available nightcup.But my actual preferred tobacco in english mixture is c.a.o. midnight ride- pentangle
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Art Deco' in a Big Sized Pipe
I carved this pipe because i had in my hands a very big with no fills piece of briar.I take much fun working on similar pieces because of the material i can carve everything,every shape the fantasy ask.the problem and then the question i'm posing you is how big is acceptable in a pipe? This one... -
Just Another of My Pipes I Carved
Well will try to answer to some question, if my bad english will permit :D About coat:it depends on briar , when briar has not a well defined grain two coat are necessary.On the contrary one it's the good choice.The problem could be What color it's necessary to use.All ebauchons has a very own... -
Just Another of My Pipes I Carved
Italian briar is real nice.Rarely i found fills in it and the pipes i carve have none.Thank you again for the appreciation of my works.Usually i don't like round bowls.As i'm a pipe smoker i can find them easily on the market and it's a good occasion to buy.I try to make what on the market... -
Great Photos Thread
Something like an hobby or a work,never a job.Nature photography came first of carving pipe- pentangle
- Post #239
- Forum: General Discussion
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Just Another of My Pipes I Carved
Briar it's italian and came from Calabria or Liguria two region where i usually buy it.I drill myself the ebauchons ad modify lucite stems usually on the italian market.In some case stem also it's hand-cut by me when dimension or shape needs that Maurizio -
Just Another of My Pipes I Carved
How big?...something like a Castello 16 cm long and 4,5 large and the hole is 20 mm.One "medium size" from what i carved till now -
Just Another of My Pipes I Carved
hoping that will not bore you here is another of my recent pipes Maurizio