One of the nicest pieces of briar I have ever worked with

TreverT · Post by **TreverT** » Sat May 19, 2007 10:42 am

Here's the mini image:

and here is the link to the great big gigantic close-ups:

http://www.talbertpipes.pair.com/pipeim ... elrond.jpg

This is the second pipe in my career that I've stamped a grade 5, and one of the most perfect blocks of briar I've ever had the good fortune to work on. Keep in mind that those close-up shots are 2 to 3 times the actual size of the pipes, and it STILL looks flawless! I kept sanding, and expecting spots to appear SOMEWHERE, and it just kept being perfect. Weird, but cool. I left the whole thing unstained. Five minutes after I posted it to the site, I got a phone call from a guy saying, "I want it and the other new one, bill my CC, here it is". That's the sort of customer you want!!

RadDavis · Post by **RadDavis** » Sat May 19, 2007 12:14 pm

Congratulations, Trever!

That is an awesomely amazingly clean pice of briar! Beautiful pipe.

Rad

staffwalker · Post by **staffwalker** » Sat May 19, 2007 5:02 pm

Lovely. Great peice and great peice of work.

bob gilbert

pierredekat · Post by **pierredekat** » Sat May 19, 2007 10:18 pm

Wow, that's an amazing pipe.

That groove between the shank and the bowl looks like it really took some doing.

sethile · Post by **sethile** » Sat May 19, 2007 10:37 pm

Wow, congratulations, Trever! Beautiful work on a fantastic block!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon May 21, 2007 1:48 pm

Very cool Trever.

kbadkar · Post by **kbadkar** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:40 pm

Sexy. Though I don't think Mr. Hubbard deserves to get any credit.

TreverT · Post by **TreverT** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:16 pm

kbadkar wrote:Sexy. Though I don't think Mr. Hubbard deserves to get any credit.

Huh? Who's Mr. Hubbard?

Thanks for the kind words, all!

RadDavis · Post by **RadDavis** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:28 pm

Huh? Who's Mr. Hubbard?

L. Ron. Get it? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more.

Rad

ScoJo · Post by **ScoJo** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:08 pm

*insert sound of crickets chirping here*

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:53 am

Elrond is an elvish name isn't it? I know I've heard it in some fantasy book I've read. Lord of the Rings, isn't it?

RadDavis · Post by **RadDavis** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:58 am

Elrond is an elvish name isn't it? I know I've heard it in some fantasy book I've read. Lord of the Rings, isn't it?

You are correct, Nick.

And L. Ron Hubbard was a science fiction writer that founded a "religion" called Scientology. It's a very popular religion with some Big Hollywood Movie Stars like Tom Cruise and Kirstie Alley.

Rad

TreverT · Post by **TreverT** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:28 am

Ahh, yes, I'm slow. Be nice to me or intergalactic Lord Xenu will get you!

They just had a fascinating exposé on Scientology on the BBC last week. Very strange people...