Topic: Other News
2006
There's Comfort in the Classics
Pipe six is becoming more traditional and less freehand. It is inspired me to "tend toward the classics." I have ordered a 7 blocksampling of Vintage briar milled in the 40's. That's old wood!
'06 will bring But one more freehand. of the volcanoe variety. But...
2007
Good news for members of the Growth Ring. If you've purchased a pipe in '06, you could be eligable to trade up for one of these...
Concerning the Freehands
In 2007, I will be buying 1st grade plateaux blocks from Corsica, Tuscany, or Sardinia via the purveyors to :
- Dunhill, Stanwell
- Nording
- Bang
- Peterson
- Radford's and,
- Brebbia
These pipes will be high end and will need to be priced accordingly. They will feature primarily Cumberland Stems and banded with either:
- Snake Wood- Looks Like Snake skin
- Olive Wood- Seems Biblical, and is often used in pipecrafting
- Rose wood- Beautiful, reminds me of the wid beach rose...
- Cebrano- As seen on the Dash of my Mercedes!
- Palm wood- (Not so much)
- Boxwood- I await a 19th Century pipe from China for Research, used to make entire pipes; stem and stummel.
- Possibly also Banded with: Silver, or synthetic Amber
Posted by thos.martin
at 10:15 PM EST
