Kaywoodie/KBB/Yello Bole Collectors Thread

[buroak]

Finding that pipe is definitely more important than unpacking clothing or dishes. :wink:

 

[xrundog]

xrundog, Maybe lightning will strike the same spot twice...

I'm going to dress mine up a bit before it hits the block. Waxed and polished with a black stem it may do even better.

 

[buroak]

I'm going to dress mine up a bit before it hits the block. Waxed and polished with a black stem it may do even better.

Between a better looking pipe and the better quality of the photos you take, you may well do better. Here is hoping the losing bidders are still looking for this pipe.

 

[owen]

Gents what a great thread, long, packed with information and scholarship, respectful and inspiring, keep up the good work.

owen

 

[xrundog]

Between a better looking pipe and the better quality of the photos you take, you may well do better. Here is hoping the losing bidders are still looking for this pipe.

Thanks for the encouragement! I've been working on taking better photos.

 

[ssjones]

@xrundog: your work on photography shows in your ads.

 

[buroak]

Mr. Can's good showing on a Heritage (Kaywoodie) listing may be overshadowed by this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPER-RARE-UNSMOKED-KAYWOODIES-HERITAGE-STRAIGHT-GRAIN-PIPE-/400844264494?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d542e142e
I do not know if this will turn out to be "crazy" bidding, but it is off to a good start.

 

[buroak]

owen, Thanks for the kind words. This thread had an inauspicious start (my fault), but I have enjoyed its progression.

 

[buroak]

Does this qualify as crazy bidding?
Pristine Tobacco Chamber

 

[sablebrush52]

Does this qualify as crazy bidding?

It certainly qualifies as a crazy description! Talk about over reaming!

 

[buroak]

Those were my facetious words, not the seller's.
I can't tell what is going on towards the bottom of the bowl, but it looks like a nice shelf of cake at the end of reaming tool's reach.

 

[xrundog]

That Heritage is nice! I had hoped I was the only one who noticed it. A nice Heritage can sell for a good price. This one might be the best I've ever seen.

 

[buroak]

xrundog, I won't compete with you for that Heritage. It is the best I have seen, too, but I am chasing one of my white whales at the moment.

 

[xrundog]

xrundog, I won't compete with you for that Heritage. It is the best I have seen, too, but I am chasing one of my white whales at the moment.

I appreciate that. But I suspect it will go well beyond what I want to pay.

 

[buroak]

Yes, I figured I could provide only small comfort on that one. That seller got their timing right with the release of the pipe. He/she has the attention of all those folks keeping an eye on that Hand Made Kaywoodie.

 

[dmcmtk]

The Heritage series are great pipes. I was able to buy this one from a friend, who had done a five star clean up on it. A great smoker, and an American classic.

Heritage pipes were Kaywoodie's answer to Dunhill. According to one of their brochures, Heritage pipes were made from "briar burls seasoned and cured for up to 8 months," with only "one briar bowl in over 300 selected to bear the Heritage name." "Heritage stems are custom fitted with the finest hand finished Para Rubber stems. Mouthpieces are wafer thin and concave."

 

[lifeon2]

I currently have 9 Heritage pipes and I love them but yeah it seems like more people are starting to notice them and running the price up a bit. To date my most expensive one was 36 for an unsmoked

 

[dmcmtk]

Pipe from the OP, $163.02. Here is another shank logo Kaywoodie, but take a VERY careful look at the area around the button...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151552876341?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[xrundog]

He says the button was reshaped. As in...CUT and reshaped. That's why it looks a tad off. Pretty good job really. That's hard to do right.

 

[dmcmtk]

He says the button was reshaped. As in...CUT and reshaped. That's why it looks a tad off. Pretty good job really. That's hard to do right.

I didn't even read the description...just looked at the pictures, so credit to the seller for being honest.