The Best Silver Spigot Dublin I've Ever Seen
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I know nothing about spigot pipes. What makes that one the best? The spigot itself? Or the pipe that the spigot is on?
The balance of the design is spot-on, and the precision of line-holding and overall workmanship (execution) is world class.
That is a beauty, I also would like to know who put it together.
Spigots are interesting pipes. You’re right that it all matters. Here’s a 1900 Loewe. Loewe also did it right.
BUT as for artisans your example is definitely nice.
BUT as for artisans your example is definitely nice.
I don't know much about them. I just smoke 'em. Looks ok to me, but I guess it's not balanced?
I love everything about that pipe except the spigot connection. I want to see that stem connection with a silver screw tenon and with bands on either side of it.
I’m not dissing Doug’s skills, but rather coming to a better understanding of how “my eye” currently sees aesthetics. Give me a few years to retrain it and I’ll no doubt be all over this. Also if anyone wants to speed up this education, please feel free to send me spigot pipes for analysis
I’m not dissing Doug’s skills, but rather coming to a better understanding of how “my eye” currently sees aesthetics. Give me a few years to retrain it and I’ll no doubt be all over this. Also if anyone wants to speed up this education, please feel free to send me spigot pipes for analysis
Color me confused...
Screw tenons are a flawed solution to a non-existent problem, and have never been used by artisan makers.
Sketch a diagram, maybe?
To be fair, I have very little experience with artisan pipes, nor was I suggesting a screw tenon as a functional improvement but just from an aesthetics perspective to me - the guy with one spigot.
I meant something like this, and of course it could be done without a screw tenon. Tapered stem, with the silver band(s) on either side of the connection
But yes, Doug has serious chops, and in no way do I want to make light of that. I’m also starting to wonder if there is some secret society of carvers who use cats as their profile pictures
Got it.
That arrangement is a bit difficult to describe, isn't it? lol (I've never known if there's a single industry term for it)
Pretty much impossible to do invisibly well (talking about the seam) without several types of factory machines, though. And if it doesn't "flow" together, it would look all kinds of bad.
I haven't seen the design since the 1920's, in fact. Simply too demanding, I expect.
Jesse Barling has a DIAMOND SHANK pipe of that design, btw, that's about eleven inches long. It lines up PERFECTLY when screwed together...
I can't decide if proof that humans are capable of that level of committment and craftsmanship is inspiring or depressing. (It was made in the 1880's)
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My guess is it is a Peterson. George collects them and has over 200 he knows what quality control is all about.