Crushed Stone Inlays

[thesmokindragon]

I know some have asked about me doing stone inlays, what the rest of you think?...cool or too much bling

for tampers?

 

[ichbinmuede]

Me? I think they're fantastic. I love stone inlays and think they add a whole lot of visual interest to any piece.

 

[thesmokindragon]

I like the blues and greens, I think they look great with briar

 

[rigmedic1]

Cool! I'd buy one.

 

[docwatson]

Stone inlays are a beautiful addition to smoking accoutrements. Castello pipes have the stone inlay option on their pieces that are very attractive. The additional cost is substantial but worth it in my opinion. I can just picture a fine Castello with a matching tamper both with stone inlays as a set. Now there's an idea!!

 

[thesmokindragon]

@doc-I have studied the different pipe-makers designs well in order to gain ideas for tampers. I also thought close matching tamper-to-pipe ideas or perhaps a tamper/pipe-stand sets...perhaps when my new equip order comes in I can also start making some basic pipe-stands as well

 

[olderthandirt]

Well executed inlays of stone are great.

And the pic you have of that, cane?, looks to be very well executed!

 

[lonestar]

Looks great. I bet every codger I know would be proud to whack a smart mouth whippersnacker over the noggin with one one of those

 

[thesmokindragon]

The cane isnt my design, just wanted to show all the crushed stone inlay examples in wood

 

[bambam]

I love it and can't wait to see the ideas you come up with. By the way my friend loved the tamper I got from you!!!! The one you sent me was awesome thanks and keep up the good work!!!! ::

 

[thesmokindragon]

@bambam, thanks my friend.

 

[bigvan]

Gilding the lily... not for me, thanks.
However I have seen these online lately... I'll search my saved links and see what I can come up with.

 

[baronsamedi]

I think you may be on to something if you really want to sell tampers.

 

[thesmokindragon]

I think so, small amounts to keep costs still low, but enough to

look cool and not take away from natural look/grains of the briar...
I'm going to get a small amount of crushed blue/green stone to

Test a few concepts out, I hope everyone likes

 

[hobie1dog]

Check out one of the Holy Grail of pipe tamper sites...this guy is GOOD

http://www.papaduke.net/moretampers.html
Nice inlay work.

 

[thesmokindragon]

I like the papa duke line, but wanted to keep an all briar tamper under $20./ea

I also like Ming's line and other high-end pipe masters but $100s of

Dollars for a tamper, hmm maybe for some collectors..but not for all/me :-(

 

[docwatson]

@dragon,

I like your business idea regarding Materials and cost factor. Briar and stone sounds really pleasing. I don't do plastic! As they say, different strokes.

 

[thesmokindragon]

Thanks Doc, I really like doing the briar carves, a new love of mine...

So to share this with all great pipers out there is a bonus for me

 

[unclearthur]

A bit flashy for my taste. But I know there are those who would like the inlay.