Two New Pipes from the Kansas City Show

[admin]

Please pardon the repeat from the new pipe thread, but I wanted to have my own thread too. Hopefully, the mods won't ban me. :nana:
Made by Anthony at Acme Wood Turning with a real amber stem.

Kesling Pipe made by Don Kesling

 

[unclearthur]

A pair of real beauties!

 

[admin]

Thanks Arthur!

 

[unclearthur]

Genuine amber is very tricky to work with. He did a beautiful job!

 

[stacen]

Do you like the "mouth feel" of the amber? I have never tried one but have been curious. I think it would be neat to have a pipe stemmed like that. Both very nice looking pipes.

 

[romeowood]

Beautiful pieces Kevin. What would you call the first one--Lovat? Canadian? The pronounced chin gives it a really unique character.

 

[smokindawg]

Different and unique, congratulations on the new pipes.

 

[lonestar]

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the amber stem as well.

 

[mlaug]

Nice pipes! My only amber experience involved a meer pipe I broke ( dropped the dang thing ), but I remember the amber stem was really soft and showed tooth marks like crazy.

 

[papipeguy]

Nice pipes. Some real craftmanship there.

 

[admin]

Hey guys, here's the deal on the Acme pipe with the amber stem.
I haven't smoke it yet, and I can't until he sends it to me. After I bought it, I noticed that the hole needed to be drilled slightly further into the bowl. He just missed a tad with the drill. It had to go like 1/32nd of an inch further. He has to fix that in his shop and then send me the pipe. I was bummed because I wanted to smoke it right away.
I was told by a few people at the show that I should not bite or clench that amber stem. I am a clencher, but I guess I will have to smoke this pipe different. I just loved the look of it and had to buy it.
I bite hard too, as I heard a crack twice as I was smoking the new Kesling. Yikes!
Here are some photos of the Kesling lip opened wide up with my Nording to show a standard cut.
The Kesling is on top here.

Kesling

Kesling

Nording

 

[kcvet67]

Kevin, you're going to find that the Kesling's open draw is very addictive. If you find yourself sneaking up on your other pipes late at night with a cordless drill hidden behind your back, seek immediate medical attention! 8)

 

[admin]

Yes Warren, I do like the opened up pipe.

 

[menckenite]

Those are some nice pipes Kevin! Congrats.