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Commissioned ?
The process is different for each customer and each pipe maker I think. Some pipe makers are happy to discuss endless details of angles and proportions and do 45 technical diagrams. Other pipe makers are of the "well, I'll make something like that" attitude. And some customers want...- sasquatch
- Post #5
- Forum: General Discussion
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Rodent Abatement: What's Your Preferred Method?
Irish Spring soap. Wipe it at doorways/entrances, and leave a few bars around. No idea why mice don't like it, but they don't.- sasquatch
- Post #57
- Forum: General Discussion
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Member Status
Try archiving a few thousand posts and having the number of "likes" any particular guy has gotten drop. Then you know what the 4 horsemen feel delivering apocalypse, I swear.- sasquatch
- Post #15
- Forum: PipesMagazine.com
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Gheppo Pipes & Mimmo?
Well I'm not show the ugly ones, am I?- sasquatch
- Post #27
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Gheppo Pipes & Mimmo?
Bingo. And and add to that "best" is very relative. "Best in what way?" is a very real question for a pipe maker. Mimmo grades in a way other mills don't - and it's handy as hell. Most mills grade with a primo (poor), extra (not bad), extra extra (pretty nice), and some kind of ultra...- sasquatch
- Post #25
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Gheppo Pipes & Mimmo?
Just ask, ask any carver. Most guys have some Mimmo stuff sitting around. If you are hoping that Savinelli is Mimmo wood, no, that's not the case, Mimmo's operation isn't big enough for that, nor does Savinelli want to pay 20 bucks a block. I can only think of about a 1/2 dozen places I...- sasquatch
- Post #22
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Gheppo Pipes & Mimmo?
Lots and lots of people use Mimmo's briar. I mean, go to romeobriar.it or whatever the hell his website is and order some. It's no big deal. Nor is it the be-all-end-all of briar. I've got briar in my shop from Mimmo from 10 years ago, it's lovely. I've got briar in my shop from Makis...- sasquatch
- Post #20
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What shape of pipe is this?
Just Costner. The old Peterson catalogs refer to that shape as a "Jap" I have no idea why.- sasquatch
- Post #13
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Sandblasting Set Up
There's no specific kit, you need a blasting cabinet, a huge compressor (like you need 15cfm at 90psi sustained, at minimum), something to filter and dry the air, and a media mixture that will etch briar without burning or simply destroying the wood. You're in for a few thousand dollars at the...- sasquatch
- Post #3
- Forum: Make Your Own Pipe Project
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Why dry?
I would argue that "rich, deep plumes" is exactly what you shouldn't be aiming at if you want the best flavor from your tobacco.- sasquatch
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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New Savinelli Tortuga - authentic or not?
There can be money in it, same as faking a Monet, which is why I used the art analogy in my post. So if a guy shows up with a Bo Nordh, unsmoked, that no one has ever seen before, and wants to sell it for 15,000 bucks, the alarms start to ring and there are any number of ways to authenticate...- sasquatch
- Post #32
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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New Savinelli Tortuga - authentic or not?
Listen. There's no fake Savinelli Tortugas. Yours is real. It's as real as they get. Why are there no fake Savinelli Tortugas? Because no on in their right mind would do it. Why would no one in their right mind do it? Because the pipe retails for 120 dollars. Which means it...- sasquatch
- Post #17
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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New Savinelli Tortuga - authentic or not?
Is there a big market in fake mid tier Savinellis? Cuz... that would surprise me.- sasquatch
- Post #7
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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McClelland CC Editions
Red and Black has mellowed some with a few years in the tins, I think. It's always hard to determine if something is actually different or simply not living up to expectations driven by memory. And I think that's part of the issue for me with the 40th, I was just expecting or hoping for...- sasquatch
- Post #45
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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McClelland CC Editions
Some folks think tomato is a vegetable. McClelland made a lot of really good reds, including the McCranie's stuff, which is vastly better than the 40th. Vastly. Even the red in "Red and Black" has a lot more flavor imho. I thought the 40th Anniversary red was pretty mediocre (for...- sasquatch
- Post #25
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Dog For Sale
Oh, that's bad. Reminds me of the 3 legged pig joke. One day a man drove by a farm and saw a three-legged pig. The man went up to the farmer and said, "Excuse me, but why does that pig only have 3 legs?" "Well," said the farmer, "that pig is very special. One time my wife was cooking...- sasquatch
- Post #5
- Forum: General Discussion
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What is it About Italians?
The best of Italian pipes are wonderful, truly neo-classical in that they pay a sort of playful homage to true "classic" factory shapes, but they incorporate elements of style and elements of the material which the French and English basically never managed (even Charatan's freehands are just... -
My first Todd Bannard —aka Sasquatch—Pipe
I'm not unpredictable, that's an outright lie George.- sasquatch
- Post #8
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Ungodly Weather!
Boys it's -25 here, even the dog needs mittens, so be thankful for what you have.- sasquatch
- Post #4
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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JT Cooke Pipes
Best is just look at pics on the net, but they are "clunky" compared to most artisanal stems, very broad, very flat, and rounded off everywhere, no sharp edges (which is good for comfort). But where most artisans are shooting for something thin, fine, and technically really crisp, Cooke's just...