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  1. zack24

    RBC Bestmake Pipe...

    Just had this one arrive in the mail today...and the box looked like an accordion which is a bit scary when you know you have an 8" pipe inside. I've researched this online and can't find anything on it- it's an RBC Bestmake with 14K band. In the original ad, I thought it was an amber stem- I'm...
  2. zack24

    1901 Kinnear Restoration

    Picked up a 1901 Silver Mounted Kinnear stummel a couple of weeks ago missing a stem. When this came in, I figured it would be a good chance to stretch my comfort zone on repairs a bit. The original plan called for converting the screw thread to a push tenon, but I got lucky- not only were the...
  3. zack24

    What Is It?

    I had a variety of tools that came from a pipe repair shop. I have absolutely no idea what this is- it has a label- Woolsey Pipes Arcadia, Ca... Any ideas?
  4. zack24

    1901 Kirwan- Need Some Information

    Just picked up this cased 1901 Kirwan for restoration on Ebay for around $71- I know absolutely nothing about Kirwans and am not finding any information online. The first question would be the missing stem- I assume the original was amber- won't know if it was threaded until the pipe arrives and...
  5. zack24

    Just Off The Bench- Squat Bulldog With Walrus

    A big thanks to Alan73 for loaning me a squat Dunhill Bulldog for a few days... When I'm doing a new shape, there's nothing like having an actual pipe in front of you to work with. I made a few changes to suit my own preferences- I used a Fossilized Walrus tooth for the accent and B&W Ebonite...
  6. zack24

    Why We Can Never Go to the Vegas Show...

    One of my favorite events is the Vegas Pipe Show, but Greta and I can never go because it’s always a conflict with the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show which is our biggest event of the year. Oh well...I still was able to eat, drink, and occasionally smoke a pipe after the show..(and if...
  7. zack24

    Maybe Next Year...

    I always love participating in the Kansas City Carving competition- pipemakers tend to have certain styles they like to make and this forces you out of that comfort zone...The good news is that every year, I see some improvement in what I make, the bad news is that the competition gets much...
  8. zack24

    Challenges of Adapting a Dunhill Design...

    I thought I'd share a new one that I just finished that was adapted from a Dunhill 01 design that's for sale in Smoking Pipes. We had a discussion the other day on using military mounts into horn and some of the problems that could cause...So I did a couple of things- Reduced the overall...
  9. zack24

    A Dunhill Question...

    I have a great piece of briar just begging to be made into a variation of this shape. Some questions for the Dunhill experts to make sure i’m fairly accurate on the construction details- 1) I assume the horn fits onto a stub tenon on the stummel. 2) This is a military mount. 3) I can’t tell...
  10. zack24

    Squat Bulldog w/Cumberland- Just Off The Bench

    Pretty happy with this one- a Squat Bulldog with 3 color Cumberland and Ooosic accent. I'm getting to where I enjoy making the partial blasts- really gives it a nice contrast between the 2 textures. This one came in at 5.3" 57 grams. Tobacco chamber 1.1" deep and 11/16 wide...This was a lot of...
  11. zack24

    A Nice Little Author in Morta

    One of my favorite shapes to make is the Author. I wanted to switch things up a little with this one and see if I could end up with a smaller, lighter Author in Morta- Trimmed the length, thinned out the cheeks and the final result is 4.5" long, 3/4" tobacco chamber 1.15" deep and coming in at...
  12. zack24

    Pancake Rhodesian- Just Off The Bench

    This was exciting- asked Foggy if he had an unusual shape among his Dunhills he was selling and he mentioned a 2003 Group 4 Quaint he described as a Pancake Rhodesian. After a few days work, here's my version. I used SEM Cumberland and some grade II Mimmo briar in hopes of getting a nice...
  13. zack24

    Kansas City Pipe Show- 7 Day Set

    I don't know the results on the carving competition- I am quite confident that as usual I failed miserably in my quest for the holy grail, but I wanted to remind everyone- you can still get tickets to win the 7 day set for the Kansas City Pipe Show carving competition...here was my entry this year-
  14. zack24

    Our Grand Tour Of Italy....

    Hands down, there's nothing Greta and I enjoy more than Italy- the food, the wine, the people...and being able to smoke a pipe almost anywhere you choose. This year, we were back on the Amalfi Coast - starting in Sorrento where we were married 5 years ago. We arrived the day before the annual...
  15. zack24

    Zen and the Art of Capitalized Titles

    I had a couple of corrections to make to a post, and then realized there were a bunch of other titles that also weren't capitalized. Most of these were from some of our newer forum members who might not be familiar with the dreaded Rule #9. The whole purpose is to give us a nice, clean...
  16. zack24

    Stonehaven In The Rain...

    A good night last night...pouring rain on the lanai- had a bowl of Penzance...followed up with some Stonehaven, La Fin Du Monde, and a huge Porterhouse nicely seared...today it's back to work in the shop...
  17. zack24

    Pipe Shops On The Amalfi Coast?

    Greta and I are headed to Naples, Sorrento, Capri, and Ischia in 6 weeks for our fifth anniversary. It's really slim pickings as far as pipe shops and tobacco in the area. We've been to the northern regions and hit all the usual shops in Milan and Florence, but I don't know of a single shop on...
  18. zack24

    The Birth Of An Author- In Twenty Pictures

    Thought I'd take some time to show a few of the steps involved in making a Morta Author. This one had some exceptionally nice grain, a trim ring of Ooosik, and a B&W Cumberland stem...Came in at 4.75" and 59 grams...
  19. zack24

    Should I Rethink How I Sell Pipes....?

    OK...I'm pleasantly surprised...I had one of my best Authors for sale in Chicago for $255...which I typically sell to guys on this forum for $235. A dealer in Chicago bought 3 pipes at wholesale and auctioned my Author on Ebay... and it sold for $308....I never thought EBay was a good route for...
  20. zack24

    Enjoying A Bowl In Hawaii...

    Greta and I came over to see my son and the grandkids. He's a Chinese Analyst with the Air Force on Oahu...Had a great time- did some sailing on the North Shore, paddled on a couple of rivers, and finally found a place to light up a pipe outside the resort- it's not the most smoker friendly...
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