2014 Pipe In The Hat Trade.

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:48 am

PremalChheda wrote:I'm in.

Not sure if I quite get what a bent prince is? A prince can be straight or just slightly bent on the stem and overall design from what I have seen in the English Classics.

Lol, that's why I voted for the straight prince.

oklahoma red · Post by **oklahoma red** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:23 pm

Sitters would be really cool, but I have a hell of a time getting my pipes to sit right.

If we do this I would love to see a thread about to get your pipe to sit.
(That is if any of the pros would be willing to share some of their secrets. )

I'm quite partial to lead. Works every time.
Chas.

The Smoking Yeti · Post by **The Smoking Yeti** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:16 pm

PremalChheda wrote:I'm in.

Not sure if I quite get what a bent prince is? A prince can be straight or just slightly bent on the stem and overall design from what I have seen in the English Classics.

After I suggested a straight OR bent prince, I spent the rest of the night puzzling over how exactly you'd make a prince with a bent shank.... still struggling

scotties22 · Post by **scotties22** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:22 pm

Well, you said it and I added it to my poll.....what girl wouldn't want a straight and bent prince on their poll

The Smoking Yeti · Post by **The Smoking Yeti** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:24 pm

scotties22 wrote:what girl wouldn't want a straight and bent prince on their pole

This is just weird.

mredmond · Post by **mredmond** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:33 pm

I'm down to try a prince. It's been on my list to try for a while.

The Smoking Yeti · Post by **The Smoking Yeti** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:35 pm

It's beginning to look like the prince will be a winner. And hey- Premal and Nate both in on the trade?! Sweet!

BigCasino · Post by **BigCasino** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:36 pm

I just finished one, pay attention to the length of shank compared to the size of the bowl and stem I think the one I made could have used a little bit more length on the stem

d.huber · Post by **d.huber** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:51 pm

If it's a prince, I'm game. I've been wanting to try this shape too. I'm told it's one of the hardest to execute correctly with very little margin for error.

LatakiaLover · Post by **LatakiaLover** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:02 pm

Princes are extremely difficult to get right because there are so many subtleties.

Prepare to have your asses collectively---and educationally---kicked, exchangers.

You'll love every painful and informative minute, I think.

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:13 pm

PremalChheda wrote:I'm in.

Not sure if I quite get what a bent prince is? A prince can be straight or just slightly bent on the stem and overall design from what I have seen in the English Classics.

If you and Nate are in, I'm in.

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:14 pm

Bent or straight prince would be fine.

The Smoking Yeti · Post by **The Smoking Yeti** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:25 pm

LatakiaLover wrote:Princes are extremely difficult to get right because there are so many subtleties.

Prepare to have your asses collectively---and educationally---kicked, exchangers. You'll love every painful and informative minute, I think.

Would you mind putting together an educational good prince vs. bad prince pictorial/ critique post for our edification? It'd be a good read!

LatakiaLover · Post by **LatakiaLover** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:35 pm

The Smoking Yeti wrote:
LatakiaLover wrote:Princes are extremely difficult to get right because there are so many subtleties.

Prepare to have your asses collectively---and educationally---kicked, exchangers. You'll love every painful and informative minute, I think.
Would you mind putting together an educational good prince vs. bad prince pictorial/ critique post for our edification? It'd be a good read!

That's exactly the sort of thing forums aren't very good for. Words alone couldn't do it. A shit-ton of diagrams, drawings, and photos with narrative, sure, but that would be much too large a project for such a limited audience.

Find a good photo set for a Dunhill FET to study---an actual specimen if somebody will loan you one---and use it as a reference while shaping. The other English makers all had princes, but Dunhill made the sexiest, most fully realized version. Truly elegant.

Ocelot55 · Post by **Ocelot55** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:58 pm

I can attest to the difficulty of a prince. I tried one and wound up calling it an apple instead. I'm looking forward to take two.

PremalChheda · Post by **PremalChheda** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:59 pm

If Nate ends up below my name I'm going to rub some butt sweat on the stem.

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scotties22 · Post by **scotties22** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:01 pm

I have a great Comoy Tradition 337c from the 50s and a Comoy Guildhall 337 from the 60s for reference. The Guildhall even has the original stem. Picked them up on ebay for about 20 bucks a piece.

BigCasino · Post by **BigCasino** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:04 pm

I guess I never said I was in! hmmmmm ok I'm in!

BigCasino · Post by **BigCasino** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:06 pm

this was the prince I studied when I made mine

ComoyBlueRibandPrince-2.jpg: (54.99 KiB) Downloaded 38 times

this was the prince I studied when I made mine

wisemanpipes · Post by **wisemanpipes** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:20 pm

im in! no backing out like last time. tooooo the shop

coming up!

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