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Thanks for the info, guys.....I guess I'll just drop the microplane idea. I do have another question about the finishing process. I've read a lot of material on here, and have had the PIMO book for a while too, but I am still not clear on something. I would like to eliminate the need to acquire a bu...

Hey Ya'll...it's me: the guy who started the legendary "Dunhill Wrapped In Leather" thread. Hope everybody is doing well, and making some nice pipes. I still have not made my first pipe yet, but I'm starting to get some disposable cash coming in, so I think I'm going to do one soon. I'll p...

When it comes to featherweights, is there an automatic increase for a potential of a burnout, due to the extreme lack of briar on the finished product? Of all the briar pipes (eight) in my dumpy rotation, my Stanwell featherweight is my clear favorite of the bunch. It does not get a chance to rest ...

When it comes to featherweights, is there an automatic increase for a potential of a burnout, due to the extreme lack of briar on the finished product? Of all the briar pipes (eight) in my dumpy rotation, my Stanwell featherweight is my clear favorite of the bunch. It does not get a chance to rest v...

This transaction is taking place in a section that is not specifically geared towards pipemaking, but pipes in general. And my "odious meanderings" have been well received by some members on here. I must be a careless reader since missed this part of the thread. Even if you disagree, this...

EDIT: BTW...if you guys are going to ban me, please do not set the ban in such an extreme way where I will not even be able to view to contents of this place. Nobody's getting banned just for this subject. In fact, in all my years of running this board, I can't think of a single time I banned anyon...

Recognizing the pipe as a "hermaphrodite" is much better than thinking of it as a penis. Because when someone comes up to you and says, "Hey, don't you think it looks like you are smoking a penis?" ....then you can say. "Well actually, it's a hermaphrodite that I'm smoking: ...

Blackboot, I reread my post and I would agree that I misspoke (or mistyped in this case). Certainly pipes can be erotic objects, just as any designed and created thing can be erotic. I don't shy away from eroticism in my own work and have created a number of pieces over the years that were, either ...

Blackboot, you are full of shit. :lol: And I have a sense of humor. Note the smiley after I said you were full of shit. Rad Rad, Just so you know, I think that the subversive contents of this thread is mostly your fault, and that the blame should be placed on you. Had you not posted links to those ...

Umm . . . can we stop pretending that pipes are erotic objects. Let's face it, "blackboot," you're never going to do anything that revolutionizes pipes or pipemaking. The existence of pipes covered in leather is an unfortunate reality and there is nothing to recommend them. If you find th...

:confused: Huh? Wait a sec, did you just call me a pipe sucker? Perhaps, I am alluding to a paranoid condition among a percentage of pipesmokers. Guys like to attribute a femaleness to many objects, but in the case of pipes, most guys would not buy a pipe if it is being retailed as a "female p...

Umm . . . can we stop pretending that pipes are erotic objects. Let's face it, "blackboot," you're never going to do anything that revolutionizes pipes or pipemaking. The existence of pipes covered in leather is an unfortunate reality and there is nothing to recommend them. If you find th...

Old school pipe accessories: tamper/pick lighter pipe cleaners pipe stand ashtray with cork knob pipe sock pipe rack pipe knife reamer New school pipe accessories: removable leather jacket spandex shank enhancer steam powered piston and stem relief valve pipe matching man-purse high-end fashion des...

Whoever says that wrapping black leather on a pipe is a bad idea, is simply not being honest with themselves. I can understand criticism for what Longchamp and the others have done, that is, forever covering up the grain with leather that is not meant to be removed.....BUT, when I figure out and de...

Whoever says that wrapping black leather on a pipe is a bad idea, is simply not being honest with themselves. I can understand criticism for what Longchamp and the others have done, that is, forever covering up the grain with leather that is not meant to be removed.....BUT, when I figure out and dev...

after doing some more research on leather clad pipes, I came across "Longchamp", which is the main company that popularized leather wrapped pipes in the 50s-60s: http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Longchamp Here is an interesting leather clad canadian, made by Longchamp: http://img243.imag...

OK, who are you guys? Rad Mr. Davis, This was a wonderful question and I would like to answer. To remove the leather prior to smoking, one would first have to blend their tobacco with the "toy" of their choice. Then, with a "cat of nine tails", hit the pipe ten times to remove t...

Check out this Dunhill from the 60s: http://www.top-pipes-collection.it/H140a.jpg http://www.top-pipes-collection.it/H140b.jpg http://www.top-pipes-collection.it/H140.htm I've heard that wrapping pipes in leather was sort of popular in France and maybe Italy, a few decades ago, but this is the first...

Based on the Steampunk aesthetic, I don't quite understand why Daniel considers some of his pipes to be "Steampunk".

I reckon this fancy Vesz has a kind of "Steampunk" feel to it:

It's not a "business" in the sense that you are gonna get rich at it. There's probably only 20 or 30 people in the world making serious money doing pipes full time. The rest of us do it because we love it, and make a little money at the same time. What would you regard as "serious mo...