Prince Albert and Carter Hall?

[nsfisher]

95% of my smokes now are either CH, PA, Walnut, Sugar Barrel. Guess I am just an "Old Codger" at heart. I have tried over 100 other blends, but........ I like my baccy simple.

 

[cynyr]

I dig that pipe! I would call that a "Ratchet Pipe". Is the bowl removable?

 

[ejames]

I dig that pipe! I would call that a "Ratchet Pipe". Is the bowl removable?

Yes,the bowl on Tim's pipe is removable. I have a few of his "prototypes". He built the tooling needed to do the threading on these pipes. He's very talented in several areas,makes a hell of a knife,but can no longer make them due to health reasons.

He's building me a 1"X42" belt sander.

 

[cynyr]

Obviously, Tim, you're a very talented fellow. Welcome aboard! If ejames says you're a craftsman, that's a darned solid recommendation.

 

[tpollock]

Obviously, Tim, you're a very talented fellow. Welcome aboard! If ejames says you're a craftsman, that's a darned solid recommendation

Thanks cynyr! ejames (Ed) is an amazing craftsman, 99% of what I know about pipes I learned from him!!! Even more he is a great friend! He and I went to the Music City Pipe show last month and had a blast. Thank you for the kind words and thank you Ed as always for the kind words! I did spend a lot of time researching, developing and machining the tooling to be able to do the threading system on these pipes. I love a challenge and that was a big one! Lol. I want to get into making traditional pipes now though as the "System Pipe" limits the pipe shapes that can be made.

Thanks again,

Tim

 

[tpollock]

Thanks again to all of you for your replies and all the valuable information and advice. The sander in the photo ejames posted is unfinished. I put it together temporarily to show him how it would look. It will be a belt drive with pulleys so that any motor he chooses can power it, and the pulley sizes can be changed to change the speed.

 

[Perique]

If you find yourself attracted to more straightforward blends, I would suggest trying Angler's Dream, Mac Baren Golden Extra, and Mac Baren Burley London Blend. I enjoy the occasional OTC as much as the next guy but you may find further enjoyment in these three burley blends.

 

[tpollock]

Thanks Perique, I'll check into those. It's not so much OTC blends that I'm looking for as it is as you say just some straight forward blends.

 

[tpollock]

I dig that pipe! I would call that a "Ratchet Pipe". Is the bowl removable?

Hi, cynyr here are some more pictures one of which will show the threaded bowl and base on one of my prototype pipes which was made from Cherry wood.

 

[tpollock]

Here is a picture of a Custom Kirsten that I designed and made as well. It was made for a machinist friend of mine that requested it be "All Metal" and before anyone asks, as far as I know he doesn't smoke pot. Lol

 

[tpollock]

This probably was not the proper place for me to be posting pictures of my pipes. My apologies!!! I'm still trying to learn my way around the forum. I reposted these and others in the "show off your self-made pipes" sticky/topic.

Tim