You know what the song says: It's hip to be square. Let's see those foursquares!
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I know @tfdickson and @solideogloria86 have some from Ryan Alden.
@sasquatch has done at least one that I've seen.
@TheIronMonkey do you have an 502, 506, or 515 pipes in your collection?
@sasquatch has done at least one that I've seen.
@TheIronMonkey do you have an 502, 506, or 515 pipes in your collection?
Julius Vesz did a beautiful one for the KC pipe club. We put it into a raffle and the Pipe Tart (Sally Gottliebsen) won it.
I have one Estella 515 KS. I’m not the biggest fan of paneled pipes, so there is a paucity of them in my collection.
I have 3. I like the feel of them and the aesthetic. A 1982 Dunhill Cumberland, a 1977 Dunhill Root Briar, and a Lane era Charlatan 652 DC. I'd like some other Dunhill finishes if I can find them in unrestored condition.
The were some nicely blasted foursquare Savinelli in the Antica line but they sadly came with saddle stems
I've got 3, currently.
First one is an Albin pipe (Poland):
Savinelli Autograph:
Stefano Santambrogio:
First one is an Albin pipe (Poland):
Savinelli Autograph:
Stefano Santambrogio:
Here are mine. First is a Pi, second is a Le Dune and finally a Flame Grain. All are Castello #33’s
Really well executed foursquares are rare because of the intrinsic difficulty of making such a shape by subtraction (i.e. adding material isn't possible, only removal.)
Which is why I've always liked 'em.
The first true high grade I ever bought was a Savinelli 515KS Giubileo D'Oro, in fact. (40 years ago Sav was an entirely different operation, and Golden Jubilees were very special)
If you're a hardcore foursquare lover, here's a deep dive video series that shows what was necessary to make a wonky early production Ashton Sovereign right.
Lots of close-up shots, background info, and so forth:
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Which is why I've always liked 'em.
The first true high grade I ever bought was a Savinelli 515KS Giubileo D'Oro, in fact. (40 years ago Sav was an entirely different operation, and Golden Jubilees were very special)
If you're a hardcore foursquare lover, here's a deep dive video series that shows what was necessary to make a wonky early production Ashton Sovereign right.
Lots of close-up shots, background info, and so forth:
Correcting a Pipe's Manufacturing Errors 2
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Thank you for this! Looking forward to watching through all of it.Really well executed foursquares are rare because of the intrinsic difficulty of making such a shape by subtraction (i.e. adding material isn't possible, only removal.)
Which is why I've always liked 'em.
The first true high grade I ever bought was a Savinelli 515KS Giubileo D'Oro, in fact. (40 years ago Sav was an entirely different operation, and Golden Jubilees were very special)
If you're a hardcore foursquare lover, here's a deep dive video series that shows what was necessary to make a wonky early production Ashton Sovereign right.
Lots of close-up shots, background info, and so forth:
Correcting a Pipe's Manufacturing Errors 2
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Well you had me grinning hard watching you line up the xy axis to be perpendicular with the draft hole. So obvious that you would use a rod that's the same size as the hole to make sure they're completely lined up but I wouldn't have thought of doing that.Really well executed foursquares are rare because of the intrinsic difficulty of making such a shape by subtraction (i.e. adding material isn't possible, only removal.)
Which is why I've always liked 'em.
The first true high grade I ever bought was a Savinelli 515KS Giubileo D'Oro, in fact. (40 years ago Sav was an entirely different operation, and Golden Jubilees were very special)
If you're a hardcore foursquare lover, here's a deep dive video series that shows what was necessary to make a wonky early production Ashton Sovereign right.
Lots of close-up shots, background info, and so forth:
Correcting a Pipe's Manufacturing Errors 2
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
Also, what was the purpose of the step cuts on the old English tenons?
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I forgot about my WDC Milanos from the 1920s. They are oriented with the corner to the shank, but they are still four squares.
WDC Milano smooth.
WDC Milano short smooth.
WDC Grained Briar. The vertical rustication makes it hard to see the panels, but it's identical in size and shape to the first pipe.
WDC Milano smooth.
WDC Milano short smooth.
WDC Grained Briar. The vertical rustication makes it hard to see the panels, but it's identical in size and shape to the first pipe.
Yeah.... these take about two days, any slip of any tool and you just get to start over. I doubt I'll ever do it again, it's.... just not fun at all. Every angled edge, every little pocket has to be sanded just so AND you can't adjust the shape in doing so.
Exactly so.
I saw the Squatcher curl into a wimpering ball of fur on the floor a few years ago at the Chicago Show when someone showed him the following pipe in the flesh.
(It's hard to watch 900 pound creatures who eat feral hogs like sausages---he just pops 'em in his mouth---have such a reaction to anything, but there you go. Four panel-ers are dangerous... six panel-ers are deadly.)
Yeah, and I can see if you made these with a sort of "eh that's good enough" approach, you could develop a method to make them reasonably fast (obviously certain pipe companies can do), but if you want to make them genuinely good, it's... a very expensive proposition. And maybe I'm just dumb and should make these and charge 850 and shrug my shoulders, but I'd much rather make a billiard and a Canadian and charge 350 each.But, but, that’s a Bing Holiday Inn pipe!