Their pipes seem really cheap, but not any sort of company or carver name with most. Anyone have any experience with them? I don't mind a GOOD pipe without a brand name.
RNA Treasures?
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First I've heard of them. Web site shows no location, something I look for.
Some good photos of some pretty bad pipes. Interesting.
How did you find it?
Some good photos of some pretty bad pipes. Interesting.
How did you find it?
Stumbled upon them through Instagram. They are always posting pictures and videos of boxes of pipes. They seem to get their pipes in bulk.
They do have some relatively weird stuff:
"Unsmoked"....
"Unsmoked"....
I've bought 2 pipes from them. 1 unfinished acorn/rhodesian thing and 1 squat black algerian bulldog. I like them both but the acorn needs some stem/bit work and I had to use steel wool to take the finish out of the Bulldogs chamber. Although it's on the small side, the bulldog is one of my favorite pipes, so I'd say the$6 was worth it! I honestly thought about buying a dozen and either reselling them or giving as gifts. Cheaper than cobs.
Here's the "acorn" (that's what they sold it as anyway). I'll snap a pic of the bulldog and post it in a minute.
I love the pronounced taper in this pipe. The drilling is pretty perfect too. They have an actual website with their address listed and stuff. I think some of the pipes are cheaper there than their ebay listings.
The design of a basic pipe is simple, so someone can churn these out at the cost of a sink brush or inexpensive screwdriver. As with those products, the quality is likely to be catch-as-catch-can. A pipe could be a work horse and last a lifetime, or be a pain in the butt and not be worth smoking to burnout. The inaccessible contact information indicates that they do not expect to stand behind the product, especially at these prices, so it is a low cost lotto ticket, and could be just fine. Or not.
Could you please show a link to the site that shows and address and stuff?
That bulldog-ish pipe is a beauty.
That bulldog-ish pipe is a beauty.
Most of them are Algerian old stock. I'll look for the link.
This looks like a cool project
Vintage Italian briar wood unfinished #20
Pipe making materials and pipe smoking items Italian Briar wood pipes French Briar wood pipes Lucite stems Vulcanite stems
rnatreasures.com
I'm sorry, I thought the web page had the address when I ordered from them. The package came from somewhere in Florida. I'll have to see if I can find the invoice.
Just received my package from RNA. I bought two pipes and a third was tossed in too. Here's some pictures:
Interesting. Just a couple of dings, and the stem looks a mess. But for $18 you can get a pipe/project.
I bought that exact pipe from them a year ago. The stummel and stem needed a final sanding and buff. Here's what it looks like now.Interesting. Just a couple of dings, and the stem looks a mess. But for $18 you can get a pipe/project.
If anyone has any questions that i may assist you with, ill be glad to help.
Where is your shop located?
Are you a pipe smoker? Please tell us more, and welcome to the forum!
Are you a pipe smoker? Please tell us more, and welcome to the forum!
We’re located in tampa Fl, our garage is located in town and country. It’s residential so the address can be given upon request to visit. We do smoke pipes, we haven’t been smoking a pipe long, about a year after we started Rnatreasures.
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