[Pipe-announce] new pipes: 6.19.06

[Kurt Huhn]

All, here's some new pipes I've done recently:

This first one is the only one available out of the lot.  It's a really 
nice acorn with a reverse taper shank and cumberland saddle bit.  The 
blast was left uncolored, just because it seemed right.  It also sports 
a nifty copper and cocobolo accent on the end of the shank.  See it here:
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipes/cityman/acorn2.php

Just for show are 3 more.  The first is an incredibly light lumberman 
that's now in the hands of it's proud owner.  It has a rather large 
chamber size and I expect it's provding much pleaure.  I'll get a 
thorough review in the next couple weeks:
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/lumberman1.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/lumberman1-alt1.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/lumberman1-alt2.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/lumberman1-alt3.jpg


This next one is a special order based on a similar pipe I did a couple 
months ago.  This one, however, is considerably larger, making clenching 
an interesting proposition.  Not impossible, but you'd need a serious 
jaw to do it:
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/calabash2.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/calabash2-alt1.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/calabash2-alt2.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/calabash2-alt3.jpg

And this last one is an interpretation of another maker's shape - to 
which I added a few things and tried to make my own.  The pipe was 
difficult to find the right block for, considering the extreme angle of 
the grain.  It took me nearly a month to find the right piece of briar 
while digging through my piles.  There's also a cumberland shank 
extension which really sets off the pipe nicely.  It's currently in 
transit for it's interview in Maryland:
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/saucer6.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/saucer6-alt1.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/saucer6-alt2.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/saucer6-alt3.jpg



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