Suppliers and sources
Suppliers and sources
Do we have a thread for posting materials sources etc? A large part of new member posts I see are asking about this. If we don't can we get one started as a sticky where we can all post the places we get our stuff as well as a few comments on pricing/quality etc.
Wait a minute this might be a good idea and I know those are banned
Wait a minute this might be a good idea and I know those are banned
Re: Suppliers and sources
Geez, Chris. Always breaking rules.
I get a large majority of my briar from Steve, aka Vermont Freehand, on this forum. He has an excellent variety of supplies and is a great guy to do business with.
I've purchased briar, ebonite, and Fiebing's Dyes from Pipe Maker's Emporium as well.
McMaster Carr is my primary supplier for drill bits, steel tubing, and delrin.
I purchased the Beal Buffing kit from Amazon.com and additional buffs from PME and Tim West. You can also get compound for buffing in the states from these two sources.
I've also sourced a bunch of good tools from locally owned hard ware stores as well as from Lowes and Home Depot.
I get a large majority of my briar from Steve, aka Vermont Freehand, on this forum. He has an excellent variety of supplies and is a great guy to do business with.
I've purchased briar, ebonite, and Fiebing's Dyes from Pipe Maker's Emporium as well.
McMaster Carr is my primary supplier for drill bits, steel tubing, and delrin.
I purchased the Beal Buffing kit from Amazon.com and additional buffs from PME and Tim West. You can also get compound for buffing in the states from these two sources.
I've also sourced a bunch of good tools from locally owned hard ware stores as well as from Lowes and Home Depot.
Re: Suppliers and sources
Notice that Chris in his altruism didn't even mention any of his suppliers.
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Re: Suppliers and sources
There is a source list on pipepedia- however, it is far from complete, and it would be worth creating one for the forum itself to sticky.
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Great idea. I would find this massively useful!
I'm particularly interested to see where Mr. Askwith sources his bits for obvious reasons.
I'm particularly interested to see where Mr. Askwith sources his bits for obvious reasons.
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He makes them from Askwithite, a proprietary plastic/molten rock fission material.
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Oh. Great, thanks! Well, no need for that sticky now guys. I'm good.Sasquatch wrote:He makes them from Askwithite, a proprietary plastic/molten rock fission material.
Brent
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I thought everyone knew that Askwith Pipes were made with only the finest firewood and bit scavenged from the local dump.
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I figured that's why you wanted the thread. It can be tough to find decent materials in the Isles, I hear.caskwith wrote:I thought everyone knew that Askwith Pipes were made with only the finest firewood and bit scavenged from the local dump.
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Here's a contact list of some of my briar-selling competitors and friends in the business (in no particular order);
PIMO - USA -Ginny Baier - pimo@vermontel.net - www.pimopipecraft.com
American Smoking Pipe Company - USA- Mark Tinsky - marktinsky@q.com - www.amsmoke.com
Pipe Makers Emporium - USA - Carolyn Perea - cperea@pipemakers.org - www.pipemakers.org
J.H. Lowe - USA - Tim West - info@jhlowe.com - www.jhlowe.com
Main Street Pipe Company - USA - joe@mainstreetpipeco.com - www.mainstreetpipeco.com
Parks Pipes - Canada - Michael Parks - Michael@ParksPipes.com - www.parkspipes.com
Jaume Hom Briar Wood - Spain - Jaume Terrats - briarblocks@hotmail.com - www.briarblocks.com
Romeo Briar - Italy - Romeo Domenico (Mimmo) - romeobriar@libero.it - www.romeobriar.com
Molina Pipe - Italy - Karla Samantha Botello Juarez - italian.briar.pipes@gmail.com - www.molinapipe.it
Samantha goes by 2 ebay usernames - "samanthat0296" and "italian-briar-pipes"
Calabria Pipe - Italy - www.calabriapipe.com/it
Manno Pipe - Italy - info@briar-pipe.it - www.briar-pipe.it
Segherie Maremmane Cresci - Italy - segheriemaremmane@alice.it - www.segheriemaremmane.com
Alexander Briar Pipes - Greece - Alexander Zavvos - info@briar-pipes.com - www.briar-pipes.com
Alexander goes by the ebay username - "alexander-zavvos"
A Cut Above Briar - Greece - Makis Minetos - acutabovebriar@gmail.com - acutabovebriar4.blogspot.com
Amadeus Pipes - Grece - www.achaiki-amadeus.gr
Hermann von Appen - Germany - Marco Janzen - info@janzen-pfeifen.de - www.janzen-pfeifen.de
P.E. Hermann - Denmark - tm@hermanns.dk - www.shop.hermanns.dk
then there's me;
Vermont Freehand - USA - Steve Norse - stevenorse@gmail.com
PIMO - USA -Ginny Baier - pimo@vermontel.net - www.pimopipecraft.com
American Smoking Pipe Company - USA- Mark Tinsky - marktinsky@q.com - www.amsmoke.com
Pipe Makers Emporium - USA - Carolyn Perea - cperea@pipemakers.org - www.pipemakers.org
J.H. Lowe - USA - Tim West - info@jhlowe.com - www.jhlowe.com
Main Street Pipe Company - USA - joe@mainstreetpipeco.com - www.mainstreetpipeco.com
Parks Pipes - Canada - Michael Parks - Michael@ParksPipes.com - www.parkspipes.com
Jaume Hom Briar Wood - Spain - Jaume Terrats - briarblocks@hotmail.com - www.briarblocks.com
Romeo Briar - Italy - Romeo Domenico (Mimmo) - romeobriar@libero.it - www.romeobriar.com
Molina Pipe - Italy - Karla Samantha Botello Juarez - italian.briar.pipes@gmail.com - www.molinapipe.it
Samantha goes by 2 ebay usernames - "samanthat0296" and "italian-briar-pipes"
Calabria Pipe - Italy - www.calabriapipe.com/it
Manno Pipe - Italy - info@briar-pipe.it - www.briar-pipe.it
Segherie Maremmane Cresci - Italy - segheriemaremmane@alice.it - www.segheriemaremmane.com
Alexander Briar Pipes - Greece - Alexander Zavvos - info@briar-pipes.com - www.briar-pipes.com
Alexander goes by the ebay username - "alexander-zavvos"
A Cut Above Briar - Greece - Makis Minetos - acutabovebriar@gmail.com - acutabovebriar4.blogspot.com
Amadeus Pipes - Grece - www.achaiki-amadeus.gr
Hermann von Appen - Germany - Marco Janzen - info@janzen-pfeifen.de - www.janzen-pfeifen.de
P.E. Hermann - Denmark - tm@hermanns.dk - www.shop.hermanns.dk
then there's me;
Vermont Freehand - USA - Steve Norse - stevenorse@gmail.com
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@VermontFreehand
Eh, I think I'll just keep buying from you.
Eh, I think I'll just keep buying from you.
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Do you have a website?Vermont Freehand wrote:Vermont Freehand - USA - Steve Norse - stevenorse@gmail.com
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Re: Suppliers and sources
awesome list steve!
my list is as follows;
briar- Samantha/Molina pipe, acutabove briar, (cheap stuff) alexander zavvos
ebonite rod- SEM, nikko ebonite(japan), VF (soon steve )
acrylic- literally hundreds of places sell it, I get it from PME, pennstate industries, exotic blanks
delrin- mac~carr, tim west
inlay wood- local exotic wood dealer
horn- pet store....joking. exotic blanks
bakelite- ebay and American art plastics
ill say to new guys. if moneys not really the concern, Pipe makers emporium sells anything you could want to make pipes(aside from machinery) but at a marked up price. its where I basically bought everything to start.
my list is as follows;
briar- Samantha/Molina pipe, acutabove briar, (cheap stuff) alexander zavvos
ebonite rod- SEM, nikko ebonite(japan), VF (soon steve )
acrylic- literally hundreds of places sell it, I get it from PME, pennstate industries, exotic blanks
delrin- mac~carr, tim west
inlay wood- local exotic wood dealer
horn- pet store....joking. exotic blanks
bakelite- ebay and American art plastics
ill say to new guys. if moneys not really the concern, Pipe makers emporium sells anything you could want to make pipes(aside from machinery) but at a marked up price. its where I basically bought everything to start.
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Sorry, no website yet, I just deal direct and also have an ebay store to attract new customers. Feel free to check out http://stores.ebay.com/Vermont-Freehand and if you see anything you like, pm me for best prices. There are also price lists here on the forum for briar and ebonite rods/plates.Kirk Fitzgerald wrote: Do you have a website?
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Vermont freehand great stuff,fast shipping,Thanks.John