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  1. LudwigB88

    Show us your Ugliest Pipes!

    What’s it called ? A Marxism ?
  2. LudwigB88

    Show us your Ugliest Pipes!

    If it doesn’t smoke well, you’ll have one hell of an incense holder !
  3. LudwigB88

    Show us your Ugliest Pipes!

    That is uglier than sin ! But see how it smokes great ! What the hell are those holes on the rim ? Exhaust outlets ?
  4. LudwigB88

    Show us your Ugliest Pipes!

    Yes you are correct. I searched online.
  5. LudwigB88

    Show us your Ugliest Pipes!

    Damn! I always get them confused.
  6. LudwigB88

    Show us your Ugliest Pipes!

    Here’s another one. And it’s a Ser Jacopo! I’ll call it the eczema rustication. Maybe it’s actually called “lava flow” but it looks like a cheap Halloween costume.
  7. LudwigB88

    Show us your Ugliest Pipes!

    It reminds me of leprosy or smallpox.
  8. LudwigB88

    Show us your Ugliest Pipes!

    It’s funny because I just noticed other pipes on this thread with a similar effect.
  9. LudwigB88

    Show us your Ugliest Pipes!

    I don’t own this but seeing it on the Italian website made me search for a forum thread. I don’t know what to think of this “rustication.” It looks like a Lego pipe had sex with a Castello Sea Rock. I’m trying to think if there’s ANY way I could EVER find this appealing.
  10. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    I was waiting for that reply from somebody. You win.
  11. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    Good point ! I guess that’s why I’m NOT a pipe maker. It’s a true art/craft. I think that’s part of what makes this hobby great in an age of robotic manufacturing.
  12. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    I wonder whether straight pipes are easier. Also whether having a metal ring/washer helps in allowing pipe maker to adjust that if things aren’t flush.
  13. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    Now I’m scrutinizing eBay pictures to see how many Castellos etc have gaps ! Lol !!
  14. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    But all’s good. The stem fits tight and there’s no air seepage. I even think when the pipe heats up, the gap might close a bit. I’ll forget about the gap once the pipe is broken in. It smokes like a dream and has a great big chamber without being a bulky Boswell type.
  15. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    This picture kind of confirms what I thought. That is a nylon brush (relatively straight) inserted in the shank. Look at the angle of the hole. It certainly is NOT perpendicular to the shank face.
  16. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    I heard Teslas are notorious for gaps and horrible trim and seals that don’t fit; handles falling off. That’s because it’s NOT a well-established car company with decades of trial and error. Maybe that’s why Savinelli pipes are SO consistent. Musk has fascinating engineering ideas and knows how...
  17. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    Yes! You understand. OCD: the condition implicit in all consumer culture in the late stages of capitalism.
  18. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    That’s interesting. I now believe that is what happened here: that the mortise hole was drilled at a slightly off-angle. I DO believe that the tenon is perpendicular to the stem face. But the mortise hole is not perfectly perpendicular to the shank face.
  19. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    Here’s a nice shot of the rim of bowl.
  20. LudwigB88

    How Flush are your Pipe Stem and Shank ?

    Yes. It’s actually gorgeous. The stem is a smoky obsidian black … like there’s a silver smoke trail running through it. Pictures don’t do it justice. And it’s an amazing feel in the hand, with very thick walls. The black stain allows some rim grain to show through. And the rustication is unique.
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