In memory of Ed A. James (Ozark Southpaw)

[fishnbanjo]

Smoking a Morta with Cumberland stem with black palm accent with some Germains Medium Flake in memory of Ed A. James aka Ozark Southpaw the Pipemaker who made it for me. Rest In Peace Ed.

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[ssjones]

Ed's smiling from above! I forgot how good looking his pipes were.

 

[mcitinner1]

Oh Man! I didn't know about his passing... A very cool guy and pipe man, from middle US. Will have a bowl now with him.

 

[voorhees]

He did fantastic work. What a great memento of the man and his skill.

 

[buroak]

That is a beautiful pipe and a fitting tribute. The fruits of his imagination and labor live on.

 

[tbradsim1]

My Mullberry he made me on a cold day, damn Ed, loved your Mullberrys.

 

[tbradsim1]

Strawberry Briar.

 

[voorhees]

Fine pipes Bradley. Ed lives on.

 

[samcoffeeman]

Oh I didn't know either. I have a tamper from him I use whenever I go to pipe club. Rest in peace, Ed!

 

[shaintiques]

One of the tampers I have had Ed make for me over the years. We had just been discussing another. I'll cherish the one I have even more now. Here are a couple pics. The middle silver part is from an old aerosphere pipe.

 

[tbradsim1]

. I told him Strawberry Poker, use your imageination, What a Beauty.

 

[bluegrasspipe]

He did beautiful work, and he will be missed..

 

[theloniousmonkfish]

Ed's work was incredible. Have a block of Mulberry here from him that will make for a special pipe when finished. Brad, I see you're the gentleman he made the Mulberry and Strawberry woods for. Wonderful collection. At the Grabow site we got sneak peaks of his work. Here's a pic of your Strawberry Author before blasting and a link for those interested.

 

[shaintiques]

Bradley. That poker is a work of art. Love the metal accents. Ed was an artist on the metal lathe for sure.

 

[shaintiques]

Here is another tamper. I got this from Ed probably 5 years ago. Bought a few tampers from him for gifts to my pipe smoking buddies. This was made from an old Kaywoodie White briar. The coolest part is that he heated and reshaped the end of the stem into a sharp scooper. Here are some pics of it. As you can see my friend uses and loves it.