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A Tiny Pair....
Just finished out the second pipe this afternoon...The first one I posted a few weeks ago was inspired by a 1922 Dunhill- the shape was probably closest to a Belge. This one is definitely a Cutty- Used a Carbon Fiber tenon, SEM Cumberland, and a contrast stain. Came in at 6" long, 1.2" deep, and... -
A Tough Day At The Office....
Working away the afternoon in my pool with a cold Guinness and a bowl of Stonehaven....Life is good! I remember when I used to actually used to put on a suit and tie to go to work and they frowned on drinking and smoking in the office...- zack24
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My First Canadian
My project for July 4th was a Canadian- turned out pretty nice...6.5" and 41 grams... -
The Black Mamba
Took a break from working on some incredibly picky details on my Kansas City billiard to try out a new design..A poker design with carbon fiber shank that will have a reverse calabash effect- comes apart in 3 pieces for cleaning. Fun break in the middle of the week.... -
My Little Bundle Of Joy Has Arrived...
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... -
Planning Our 2014 Italy Piping Trip
If you guys followed our grand Italian excursion last year, we basically ate, smoked, and drank our way through the Amalfi coast. This year, we're starting in Paris, Genoa, Tuscany, and Milan.We want to visit some artisan pipemakers in each of the cities- what would be your suggestions?- zack24
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A Little Danish Inspiration...
The problem with carving classic shapes is finding great examples to work from. Fortunately, Harris seems seems to have a limitless supply of word-class pipes that he doesn't mind lending me. This particular one was by Tonni Nielsen- I actually took just the drilling angles and the bottom curve... -
US Customs Is Holding My Briar For Ransom
OK- maybe that's overstated a little, but I have $1,600 worth of the finest briar from the Calabria region that has been sitting in Customs since May 25. I know my guy sent it with the proper EU certificates. Does any one have any insight on how to check a status? It seems like Customs is a...- zack24
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My First Morta Pipe...And It's A Biggun'
I usually avoid conversations that start with..."I have this pipe- can you make one sorta like it?" On this one, I really started out disliking almost everything about the project. The original in the back was a Posella that was huge- 99 grams...and I thought a little too much bowl for the... -
It Was A Great Birthday...
Yesterday was my 58th birthday and it started really early- started the fire in the Big Green Egg at 7:00 and had 6 racks of ribs smoked before the day was finished...Had about 10 friends over for dinner- including the widely rumored but rarely seen Harris who ate all my ribs, did cannon balls...- zack24
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OK, So I Couldn't Afford The $1,500 Dunhill....
The other day, someone posted a picture of a incredible little 1920 Dunhill Group 1 that sold online for $1,530 or so....Loved the design and thought I would do something inspired by it. This is technically one of the most challenging pipes I've done- the shank is only 3/10"..and it has a ivory... -
I Need A Phytosanitary Certifiicate!
Last week I placed my largest briar order to date with my Calabrian briar supplier-about $1,600 bucks. Just found out today that he is still trying to figure out how to comply with the new phytosanitary regukations in the EU that were tightened up in March. This basically governs all kinds of...- zack24
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Just Scored A 1962 Dunhill Prince
Swapped some shop time for this nice little Dunhill Prince- I'm actually finding that I like doing the occasional traditional shape and the best way to capture the shape is to have a good example in front of me. This one in pretty good shape except for a Sterling silver band repair...I'll make... -
Heading To Chicago With A Few Of My Friends...
If you guys haven't seen me as much over the past couple of months...it's mainly because I've been grinding it out in the shop during every spare minute...Thought I would share some of the pipes I finished and am taking to Chicago...And really wanted to say "Thanks"- I've had a lot of great... -
My First Billiard....
I'm actually coming up on my 1 year anniversary here on the forum- Most of you guys know I made pipes back in the 80's,took off 30 years or so to raise the family, and started making pipes again last May. I thought I'd celebrate by actually doing something traditional - a billiard with a not so... -
Esoterica at Milan Tobacco
Good selection in,,,Stonehaven sold out already!- zack24
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Some New Pipes Just Off The Bench….
Haven't had much time to post much lately- a lot of very long days trying to keep everything moving forward. Hope to be at Chicago with 15 or 16 pipes- here's a couple I just finished this weekend. The first one had with a contrast stain and ivory I was pretty happy with. The 2nd is my first... -
Just Off The Bench- A Sandblasted Caracol
A new design for me...The Caracol (that would be Spanish for Snail)...kind of a fun design with a little smooth and sectional blast.... -
Good Night Of Smoking, Rib Eating, And Drinking...And Harris!
A great night with friends- smoking, drinking and munching ribs...and Harris- looking good!- zack24
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Blasted Dublin With Cocobolo
Experimenting with some faded contrast stains on this blasted Dublin...I'm getting to where I really like this shape...