Falcon WTF! Bit of a Rant.

[jewman22]

OK, so, I recently developed a liking for Falcons after finding an estate on the cheap, great pipes.
So I decided a couple weeks ago to order myself a Hunter and an International.
The Hunter is great, like my OG, but black and slick and all kinds of right. Got a Plymouth Smooth bowl too, also great.
But, here is the WTF, what the actual fluff is with the quality of the international? I mean there are moving marks all over this plastic crap, i know it's just a cover over the aluminum but still, show some pride in your work. I shouldn't need to finish a new pipe, that's the factories job.
I guess what Jeremy Clarkson said about things made in Britain are true.
"Saying something is handmade in Britain is just a fancy way of saying the doors will fall off"

 

[condorlover1]

@jewman22 the last sentence had me cracking up!

 

[simong]

Man buys a cheap & crappy pipe, then is shocked to find the finish cheap & crappy? Tough Titty! If you want a quality handmade in Britain pipe, then buy one.

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

Clarkson spouts crap, because that's what he's paid to do.

 

[ssjones]

I've never met a Falcon pipe that I would smoke.Worst bits made today. You always only get what you paid for.

 

[paulfg]

Clarkson spouts crap, because that's what he's paid to do.

clarkson is a w*nker, spouting crap to try to be funny

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Man buys a cheap & crappy pipe, then is shocked to find the finish cheap & crappy? Tough Titty! If you want a quality handmade in Britain pipe, then buy one.
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That is the best ???

 

[mso489]

Wait, this is a plastic coating over the shank? Or the short black stem? I finally bought a Falcon with the bronze colored shank with a briar bowl on a steep sale from (I think it was) Iwan Ries, and though it often gets passed over for a briar, mountain laurel, cob, or Meer, l hadn't noticed anything glaringly shoddy about it. In my case, it was a true bargain. What part of the pipe is showing premature wear?

 

[sablebrush52]

The country that brought you Lucas Electrics, world renowned as "The Prince Of Darkness".

• The Lucas corporate motto: “Get home before dark.”
• If Lucas made guns, wars would not start.
• Lucas holds the patent for the short circuit.
• Lucas – Inventor of the intermittent wiper.
• Lucas – Inventor of the self-dimming headlamp.
• The three position Lucas switch – Dim, Flicker and Off
• The Original Anti-Theft Device – Lucas Electrics.
• Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices

 

[anotherbob]

Wait, this is a plastic coating over the shank? Or the short black stem? I finally bought a Falcon with the bronze colored shank with a briar bowl on a steep sale from (I think it was) Iwan Ries, and though it often gets passed over for a briar, mountain laurel, cob, or Meer, l hadn't noticed anything glaringly shoddy about it. In my case, it was a true bargain. What part of the pipe is showing premature wear?

the international. It's like all plastic on the outside. Has a spot for a filter and the humidome. It allows the falcon to pretend to be a regular pipe from a distance.

 

[sablebrush52]

Falcon, schmalcon, to each their own. My Brit friends are proudly idiosyncratic, and that seems true of much of what I watch on Britbox...when it works...

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

The country that brought you Lucas Electrics, world renowned as "The Prince Of Darkness".

• The Lucas corporate motto: “Get home before dark.”
• If Lucas made guns, wars would not start.
• Lucas holds the patent for the short circuit.
• Lucas – Inventor of the intermittent wiper.
• Lucas – Inventor of the self-dimming headlamp.
• The three position Lucas switch – Dim, Flicker and Off
• The Original Anti-Theft Device – Lucas Electrics.
• Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices

Tell me about it.
When I left school I was an apprentice car mechanic, working on BMC cars.
I was with the electrician for 6-months. Suffice to say that Lucas, ahem, electronics kept us both well employed during that time.

 

[condorlover1]

Falcon Pipes. An interesting pipe if your idea of smoking perfection is a hollowed out wooden door knob attached to frame made from re-smelted Colt 45 Malt Liquor ring pulls and a length of brake cable pipe. Normally smoked by people from 'Up North' who wear socks with their sandals and look like this fellow...

 

[karam]

Falcon Pipes. An interesting pipe if your idea of smoking perfection is a hollowed out wooden door knob attached to frame made from re-smelted Colt 45 Malt Liquor ring pulls and a length of brake cable pipe. Normally smoked by people from 'Up North' who wear socks with their sandals and look like this fellow...

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Hey the Germans have the international patent on socks and sandals, and I may say although it looks…funny…it is pure practically at work: feet air well without feeling cold

 

[warren]

Clarkson spouts crap, because that's what he's paid to do.

No, that's the real Clarkson. Read the autobiography of his former production assistant.

 

[jewman22]

Yeah, thought I mentioned it, The regular Falcons are great fit and finish for what they are.

My problem is specifically with the International. IT's more expensive, tries to be a real pipe cosmetically, accepts a filter and is coated with cheap plastic, even the stem is low grade plastic. Molding marks everywhere.

I get that Falcons dont appeal to all, I'm not a fan of the look myself, but I'm quite fond of the way they smoke. And the mouthpiece is weird. I wouldn't have tried them if I didn't get an estate for 10$

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

I can well believe that's how he really is
I'll check out the autobiography sometime soon. Thanks