I’m sorry, I think you have incorrectly assumed that @BROBS is someone who gives a shit.
Found a Couple Pipes by Lee…
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quick question did you buy your Cadillac from smokingpipes? It would explain why they send you gifts.
didmauw has met God and apperantly he's a small child (relatively speaking) with a very large mayo jar terrarium.
most pipes go for me. So faking it would devalue it. I am not convinced that pipe pricing really means a terrible amount though.
"Pipe pricing" means how much you can get for your labor, if you are selling pipes. If you are faking pipes, putting time into a piece that you are going to sell for 30 dollars makes no sense at all. That's why we speak of fake Dunhills or that sort of thing, not that there's hundreds of those around anyhow. The idea that someone would take an unmarked pipe that they paid 20 dollars for, and fake it up to look like a Lee so they could sell it for 25 is ... just silly. No one's doing anything like that, nor ever has.
It would be like a fake Kaywoodie or dr Grabow
Not unless you can sell at least hundreds or better, thousands, right?
I have not seen a flood of 3 star Lees on eBay.
Most people who create fake art, coins or other collectibles are lazy and looking to get the most return for the smallest effort. The price point and total market availability to encourage cheap nock-off Lee pipes doesn’t pencil out in this universe.
precisely. heck just calling it antique would up the price more.
I'm sorry, Mr. Briar Lee, but I just can't believe this statement. I would think that if one poured molten gold into a vulcanite stem cavity, that the result would be disastrous. I would think rubber melts at a lower temp than gold.
I also would guess that these stars are not gold, but brass. Probably extruded rod-stock. So what he had was a rod of star shaped brass stock. Heat it and stick it in the vulcanite, then cut it off flush with the stem material and sand/buff it smooth.
I'm not a pipe maker by any means, but this just seems more plausible.
But............ What the Hell do I know???.............
I didn't pick up on the pouring of hot metal into a small cavity in vulcanite until the above. Thanks, beef!
Not gonna happen that way, unless there are new laws of physics.
Not gonna happen that way, unless there are new laws of physics.
The smelting cup was the size of the tip of a ballpoint pen
Bring back the flatcap breh avatar … right @Ahi Ka ?
I'm not familiar with pouring molten metals, but it seems to be damn near impossible to pour molten gold into a tiny carved out 7 point star in vulcanite........... and how would one carve out the star mold?.......... ?
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7 pointed star drill bit obvI'm not familiar with poring molten metals, but it seems to be damn near impossible to pour molten gold into a tiny carved out 7 point star in vulcanite........... and how would one carve out the star mold?.......... ?
Yawn, I could give a 
less about any of this. Now lets find another thread...?
less about any of this. Now lets find another thread...?