I haven’t posted any of my pipe work in a while, but I thought you guys might enjoy this one. The bulk of the work was done a while back before the “s” hit the “f” and I had to take a break from the forum and slow down significantly on pipe work. Having recently sorted all of that mess out, I finally got the chance to polish this one off; a Kaywoodie Collector’s 12C.
I’m not much of KW guy. So, I’m sure some of the other guys here can tell you much more about the history of this pipe than I can, but I’ll tell you what I know. The Collector’s (yes, the apostrophe is part of the name) series were limited production runs of monstrously oversized pipes. I forgot to take exact measurements before shipping it home, but it’s about 8” in total length with a 3” high bowl. The series has been in and out of production a few times over Kaywoodie’s lifetime and most of the pipes were just super-sized versions of classic shapes. The 12C comes from the 1971-73 run that appears to have taken its cues from the wild, Danish freehands that were popular at the time. These are about as rare as hen’s teeth these days.
I’m not much of KW guy. So, I’m sure some of the other guys here can tell you much more about the history of this pipe than I can, but I’ll tell you what I know. The Collector’s (yes, the apostrophe is part of the name) series were limited production runs of monstrously oversized pipes. I forgot to take exact measurements before shipping it home, but it’s about 8” in total length with a 3” high bowl. The series has been in and out of production a few times over Kaywoodie’s lifetime and most of the pipes were just super-sized versions of classic shapes. The 12C comes from the 1971-73 run that appears to have taken its cues from the wild, Danish freehands that were popular at the time. These are about as rare as hen’s teeth these days.