A New Tinsky In My Rack (pix)

[cortezattic]

Some folks here may remember seeing this Tinsky hawkbill I bought a while back.

Well, not only did I think it was absolutely stunning to look at, but it has been producing killer-good smokes every time!

So I just had to get another Tinsky pipe. (It must be the Greek briar he uses.) The choice? A bulldog -- my 2nd favorite shape.
So, just in from Mark Tinsky's shop in Wolf Creek, Montana, a freshly minted bulldog based on his Christmas 2011 Dark Blast design.

The chamber is ¾" wide and 1¼" deep. The pipe is 5¼" long and weighs only 40 grams.

The drilling is perfect and it passes a pipe cleaner like it had eyes.

The walls of the bowl are so smooth they feel as if they had been polished.

 

[shaan]

that is stunning, i love that extra bit of wood in the stem area.

 

[keith929]

Great looker. I have several Tinsky pipes from the 70s and they never fail to deliver a great smoke.

 

[hodirty]

As previously stated, Stunning. Hope she is just as well, or better than the hawkbill cousin.

 

[cortezattic]

Both of my pipes are Lucite, or some kind of plastic -- but then again, that's what I prefer.

It wouldn't hurt to ask if he is willing to use some other material.

That insert in the stem is something he calls Beaucote. I searched but couldn't find out what it is, but it looks like wood.

 

[tbradsim1]

Beautiful pipe Larry, I bought a small Tinsky smooth Hawkbill from Briar Blues and I am very happy with it. Stunning shape.

 

[numbersix]

Congrats on that Tinsky cortez - that is a beauty!

 

[kashmir]

Wow! Cortez that Tinsky bulldog is gorgeous. Great shape. Great blast.

Congrats on another fine pipe. Sure to be a fine smoker.

 

[ohin3]

That's a nice rig. Hope she smokes like a dream.

 

[jah76]

Mr. Tinsky can just nail those bulldog and rhodesian shapes.
Congrats Cortez!

 

[ssjones]

I think Mark cuts a very nice Bulldog, they always catch my eye - nice grab!

 

[allan]

That is a dynamic looking piece of wood

Good luck with it

 

[pstlpkr]

Mark Tinsky certainly makes some great pipes.

I'm jealous, I only have one. :crying:

 

[john218]

Nice looking bulldog. Looks like it will be a cool smoker with all that wood.

 

[alphaflux]

Very nice looking pipe!
Happy smoking!! :D

 

[cigrmaster]

Great looking pipe. I think Rad might have done the blast on that one, it looks like his work. I am sure it will be a great smoker for you, congrats.

 

[cortezattic]

You could be right. I'm not sure what it was that Mark said, exactly, but I somehow got the impression that it was blasted

by someone else.

 

[pipinho]

that is one beautiful pipe. Still havent gotten myself one yet but I'm waiting to spoil myself for a special occasion.

 

[uberam3rica]

Both are gorgeous. What kind of wood is the shank extension on the bulldog?