I recently saw that someone is taking orders for a Falcon thread cutter. I’m tempted to order one and start making some larger bowls for my stems for my own use. I see the rabbit hole opening.
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I recently saw that someone is taking orders for a Falcon thread cutter. I’m tempted to order one and start making some larger bowls for my stems for my own use. I see the rabbit hole opening.
Yes. I broke it in earlier with some watch city churchwarden earlier. I’m very happy with it
Just drill it youself...easy job on the straight stem..
What really hurt my PAD was last year I tired to import a stunning pipe from Italy and FEDEX lost the package.
Almost more depressing than not getting the pipe for myself, is the thought that no-one else will ever get to smoke the pipe either, it's probably stuck in the corner of a warehouse indefinitely.
Almost more depressing than not getting the pipe for myself, is the thought that no-one else will ever get to smoke the pipe either, it's probably stuck in the corner of a warehouse indefinitely.
it hurts! who did you order it from Italy?I used to get a few in older days and they always arrived...Just got one from Ireland and it arrived in 11 days...
After several efforts at culling, I'm holding at about ninety pipes that I actually smoke and a few odd-ball items that are not collector pieces.
I buy only one pipe at a time. I winnow it down to four or five candidates and then choose one, sometimes trading in others for store credit to buy the one I want. I try to keep it slim.
So far most everything gets smoked and doesn't feel like clutter or storage. I'm happy when one comes around that I haven't smoked in a while, almost like a new pipe or a new estate. Maybe twenty percent or more were given to me as gifts, and two were won in contests.
I try to have PAD that I can moderate.
I buy only one pipe at a time. I winnow it down to four or five candidates and then choose one, sometimes trading in others for store credit to buy the one I want. I try to keep it slim.
So far most everything gets smoked and doesn't feel like clutter or storage. I'm happy when one comes around that I haven't smoked in a while, almost like a new pipe or a new estate. Maybe twenty percent or more were given to me as gifts, and two were won in contests.
I try to have PAD that I can moderate.
It is unique in that it has some texture to it but it feels like any other stem. It feels like vulcanite I’d say, though it is actually polyurethane, which I believe is an uncommon stem mater choice. And overall it’s a unique pipe, probably the weirdest one i own. It’s got crazy texture that’s hard to fully appreciate without a magnifying lens. I mean you would probably stare into this pipe for hours if you were on acid haha. There’s a million faces and canyons and stories in those patterns.
I had never heard of Brian before I began doing some casual window-shopping last week. He has like 3 other pipes I’m also pretty fond of, though I felt those were overpriced which saved me from buying them. They were roughly the same cost as this but with less going on, a bit more plain. Still, I think I’ll be keeping an eye out for new pipes in stock by this American pipe-smith. I like his take on things.
It’s not just the hole to the bowl that doesn’t punch through, the stem itself has a draw that is about as wide as a pinhole so I’d have to bore out the whole stem to enlarged the opening diameter. And after that clean up that sloppy stain application on the inside of the bowl. I know it’s a $10 cob but this is pathetic. I’m assuming they’ll replace it for free it probably costs them $5 if they’re selling it for $10.
Soooo, I have 2 more in the mail, one I’m paying off with trade ins and a commission I’m working on. Then no more for a year 
. Here are the ones in the email. A Yeti and a Bruce Weaver.
. Here are the ones in the email. A Yeti and a Bruce Weaver.
I like the Yeti quite a bit. Yeti is another manufacturer I’d never really stumbled onto until last week. I may end up with one someday. Yours is similar to the one I was admiring.Soooo, I have 2 more in the mail, one I’m paying off with trade ins and a commission I’m working on. Then no more for a year
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I've definitely noticed the textures but in many pics it seems there's a notch at the corners of the bit, creating more of a "pair of lips" look.
If you get time, could you post a pic of the bit from a first person perspective like this -
It totally looks like a mouth looking back at me lol. It doesn’t bother me. I will add some pictures when I clear my deck of a deliverable that’s due today . Gotta earn that pipe $ haha
I think if you contact them they might just mail you a replacement for free.
They did - I just got their email. it is pretty different than my other cobs so I look forward to it
I've definitely noticed the textures but in many pics it seems there's a notch at the corners of the bit, creating more of a "pair of lips" look.
If you get time, could you post a pic of the bit from a first person perspective like this
Great! Show us a comparison of the two when the new one comes in.They did - I just got their email. it is pretty different than my other cobs so I look forward to it