From pipecrafter at pipecrafter.com  Sat Jul 15 10:41:13 2006
From: pipecrafter at pipecrafter.com (Kurt Huhn)
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:41:13 -0400
Subject: [Pipe-announce] 7.19.06 - a lumberman, an elephant,
	and another calabash
Message-ID: <44B8FE89.6070606@pipecrafter.com>


Good morning, all.

Buying a house is taking up a lot of time lately, but I did squeeze in a 
weekend recently and finished up a couple projects that I've had in the 
works for about a month.  I also was able to start and finish another 
calabash in the span of the weekend, and when you see it, I think you'll 
agree that this one is special.  The first two are available for 
immediate sale, but the calabash is a special request, and the customer 
gets first dibs.

I'll lead off with this lumberman, a really nice pipe with loads of 
contrast in the grain.  It's also exceedingly comfortable, and holds a 
generous amount of tobacco.  My mother the portrait artist called it 
"something to buy, just to display", but I hope that whoever buys it 
will smoke it with pride.
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipes/cityman/lumberman2.php

This one is an elephant's foot that is simply marvelous.  I'm so happy 
with the way it finished up that I'm nearly at a loss for words to 
describe it.  It's also the first in over a year that's getting the 
nobleman grade, and only the third in history to receive that stamp.
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipes/nobleman/elephant2.php

And here is the calabash, number three.  This one is a smooth finish, 
with a high contrast stain on the main body.  Like the rest, the bowl is 
  finished in a very light contrast that hints at being briar, but is 
traditionaly light in color.  Also of note, is that this is also a 
Nobleman grade - the pipe is impressive and, I'm sorry to use the 
cliche, but the pics just don't do it justice.
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/calabash3.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/calabash3-alt1.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/calabash3-alt2.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/calabash3-alt3.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/calabash3-alt4.jpg

I am, right now, heading out into the workshope to finish a couple 
sandblasted pipes that I hope to post tomorrow morning, so stay tuned 
for more pipes....

-- 
Kurt Huhn
pipecrafter at pipecrafter.com
http://www.pipecrafter.com

From pipecrafter at pipecrafter.com  Tue Jul 18 19:59:16 2006
From: pipecrafter at pipecrafter.com (Kurt Huhn)
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:59:16 -0400
Subject: [Pipe-announce] 7.22.06 - A stout, a volcano, and a dublin
Message-ID: <44BD75D4.5010908@pipecrafter.com>


This first one almost earned the name 'shillelagh' due to it's size and 
heft, but in the end I decided to name it after an irish ale.  No, wait, 
that would be 'stout' in the manner of 'solid' or 'of substance'...
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipes/cityman/stout2.php

Here's a slightly smaller pipe that isn't as small as it looks:
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipes/cityman/volcano10.php
It's a wonderful pipe that's loads of fun to hold in your hand.

The final one for today is an elegant little dublin that weighs next to 
nothing.  It almost got a Nobleman grade, but ended up as a Cityman due 
to three pinprick flaws that you can barely see.  Regardless, it's my 
vision of the perfect dublin - and has a stem so comfortable you'll 
forget you've got a pipe in your mouth.
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipes/cityman/dublin17.php



-- 
Kurt Huhn
pipecrafter at pipecrafter.com
http://www.pipecrafter.com