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Ready To Roll In Chicago!
Greta and I always look forward to Chicago...It's always a great time... Time to head down to the bar, grab some food, and pop the top on the case... Here's a preview-- zack24
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Keeping The Excitement In Marriage....
Quite a few of you guys have met Greta at pipe shows...and know her personality..and I thought I'd show you guys a video of how we keep the excitement in our marriage... Warning! Graphic Video!!- zack24
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Butera Pelican In Stock At Iwan Ries...
I picked up 2...Been waiting a year for that to show up! http://www.iwanries.com/Butera-Pelican-Limit-1-Per-Customer-P921C127.cfm.- zack24
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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The Bulldog And The Billiard
A couple of interesting finishes I tried on these- The first one is a compact Bulldog with hand carved accent and oosic trim ring. Measures 4.7"long, 49 grams. Tobacco chamber 1.15 deep and 11/16 wide. The Diamante Billiard with bamboo I'll do some variations on- it has a diamond blasted... -
Final Pipe OF 2016 Just Off The Bench
I figured it was appropriate to wind up the year with another Author...one of my favorite combinations- B&W Cumberland with an Ooosic accent ring. This one is one of the few I've done with a 1" tobacco chamber- 4.75" long, 1.31" deep and 65 grams... -
A Classic Old Fashioned
Enjoying a very nice Delmonico Steak with a bowl of Stonehaven in one of my pipes...Thought I'd share my Old Fashioned recipe- Bullett Rye, Angostura Bitters, Bada Bing Cherries, Bar Smith Syrup, and a sliver of orange.....Fabulous!- zack24
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- Forum: Food & Drink
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Smoked Ribs, Two Pipes, And A Boat...
One of my more rambling posts- I'm sitting here on Thursday trying to figure out why I'm totally worn out...Tracking back to the weekend, I spent most of my time smoking ribs and starting a couple of pipes. Then, the usual office madness on Monday while trying to finish the pipes in between...- zack24
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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A Very Craggy Author
Actually finished this one a few months ago, but haven't had a chance to post any pics I've been promising a couple of guys on the Forum. It's been making me crazy this year- Greta and I are traveling like crazy for our business- great for the wallet, but seriously cutting into my pipe-making... -
Stacked Bulldog w/ Cumberland- Just Off The Bench
An interesting combination- my first time on this particular finish and color- A stacked bulldog with Cumberland and an Ooosic accent ring...came in at 5 1/8" and 55 grams... -
Just Off The Bench- Billiard Wtih Buddha Bamboo
Between life and work, it's been tough to get a lot of shop time lately...I was pretty pleased with this one- a nice little billiard with a really interesting piece of buddha bamboo... -
Snagged A Dunhill In Old San Juan
My first restoration- the first two pics are original condition- the other pics are after a little work. Negotiated hard in old San Juan- got it down to $35. A question on the nomenclature- with the underscore 2, I think it should be a 1952 Tanshell, but the first year for Tanshell was supposed...- zack24
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- Forum: British Pipes
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What It Takes For Me To Have A Lousy Day
I usually tend to be an raging optimist.... Today, my father was put into hospice- end stage Alzheimer's I have two businesses- one of which is yacht financing. I found out tonight on the way home after a 14 hour day that my good friend and the owner of our very small company died after a 20...- zack24
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Eureka! Proof That Pipes Breathe...
Maybe not proof that they breathe, but it's definite proof that pipes can absorb a hell of a lot of water in a short period of time. I took one of my early pipes that I made 2 years ago that I've had hanging on the wall in my pipe cabinet. I tilted the bowl and filled it to the brim with water... -
An Oosic Author...
It's been a real challenge to get in much shop time since Chicago, but just finished this one- Seems like I've made a bunch of Authors this year and I figured it was time to try some variations- The blast was around 5 hours under a magnifier with a microblaster. The shank ring is Ooosik... -
Transportation At The Chicago Show....
One of the biggest pains in the wallet is just getting from O'Hare to the Pheasant Run Resort... Looks like the choices are- 1) A cab at maybe $140 with tip. 2) The limo service booked through the resort at around $87 for a shared ride. 3) Uber- Looks like the estimate is $48.... Sounds like...- zack24
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- Forum: Pipe Events
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Springtime in Sarasota...
For all you guys living in the frozen tundra who are still trying to get through the winter, I thought I'd share this picture from Lido Beach in Sarasota last weekend...Nothing like a bowl of Escudo and a couple of beautiful women on a Sunday afternoon- my wife Greta and daughter Vanessa...- zack24
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Bridge of Spies
If you haven't had the chance to watch this one, I would strongly suggest it...and it even has a pipe smoking scene!- zack24
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- Forum: General Discussion
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A Chubby Morta Author
This was a little thicker block of Morta than most, and I figured it would a good time to try a little fatter Author than I've done in the past... -
Just Off The Bench- Long Shank Morta Dublin
Pretty happy with this one- overall pipe is 8" long and a surprisingly light 44 grams due to the morta. Morta tends to be fairly difficult to work with under any circumstances...drilling a 5 7/8"" draft hole through the shank was really challenging (especially with a 6" drill bit). One of those... -
Morta w/Horn and Military Mount
This was interesting- I'm really enjoying working with military mounts. I'm using one of the JAlan tools for the mortise and recess for the ring. The trickiest part is getting an accurate angle on the compound slide on the metal lathe for the tenon...