Another of my early pipes

Tano · Post by **Tano** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:49 am

Thanks to my computer wizard son I now know how to post pictures. So get ready for more pictures.
Best to all,
Tano.

achduliebe · Post by **achduliebe** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:32 am

Both are beauts. Although, for me, the first one is the kittens meow. As we say here in SC...DANG!

Nice pipes.

PapaDuke · Post by **PapaDuke** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:05 am

Very nice!
Where or who did you get the stem off of on the second one? I like that stem.

Tano · Post by **Tano** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:39 pm

The stem on the second pipe came as part of a pipe kit on ebay, The seller is VT Freehand. I botched the briar but kept the stem to be used at a later date on this pipe.
Tano

mahaffy · Post by **mahaffy** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 1:49 am

Tano, the stem on the first one --- is that a "bite-proof" with two holes into the draught hole? And did you make it? I've been thinking about trying one, being a terrible jaw-clencher myself. (You try raising 11-year-old identical twins and see if you don't bite through a stem now and then!)

Tano · Post by **Tano** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:15 pm

John,
No, this is a standard slit.I do own one pipe with a bite-proof stem, I think they are great and I have that on my experimentation list.
I have also ejoyed using those rubber tips not only to protect the stem but they are easy on the teeth.
Here is one pipe I made with those tips.
Tano.

mahaffy · Post by **mahaffy** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:24 am

Tano,
Nice job, first of all; very nice fit at the stem/shank. But I was driving along only yesterday and the thought came, "I wonder if a person could design a bit specifically for one of those little rubber dingles?" Just wish they were slightly tougher -- still as comfortable but strong enough that my sharp bottom teeth wouldn't gnaw through in a few months.

mahaffy · Post by **mahaffy** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:25 am

Tano,
Nice job, first of all; very nice fit at the stem/shank. But I was driving along only yesterday and the thought came, "I wonder if a person could design a bit specifically for one of those little rubber dingles?" Just wish they were slightly tougher -- still as comfortable but strong enough that my sharp bottom teeth wouldn't gnaw through in a few months.

Tano · Post by **Tano** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:24 pm

Hi John, you must have some sharp teeth to knaw through one of these bits in a few months. They are fairly inexpensive 2 for $3.95, and thats in Canadian currency.
My other suggestion to you would be to build more pipes for yourself put a bit on each one, which is what I do, and rotate them.
Tano

mahaffy · Post by **mahaffy** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 10:15 pm

(I didn't notice the double post before. Hmm; no "delete" button. Well, live with it, mahaffy.) Seems t'me, Tano, I may have seen bits, many years ago, with triangular inserts top and botton just after the button. That would be a royal pain to do for the one-at-a-time pipemaker. But I wonder if you could cut a flat recessed groove all the way around and shrink a short length of plastic tubing on. I expect that's where all of us clencher bite; the button itself needn't be soft. It would make a pretty thin wall at the tip, but I bet a stainless tube could be acquired to beef it up.

The rubber bits are cheaper here. Just hard to remember to buy on those rare trips to town --- even more rare are the visits to the tobacco shop there; raising a family on a Social Security income these days sure cuts down on the self-gratification spending.

Tano · Post by **Tano** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 10:28 pm

John, Point well taken.