All set for the NY Pipe Show

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:55 am

Hey guys,

I've been so busy in the shop recently that I've not been spending much time here besides as a lurker. I thought I'd give you all a peek at what I'll be taking to Newark tomorrow morning.

The first virgin stained blast that I've been able to do. The bakelite & ivory turned out pretty well, too, I believe.

The first Calabash shape that I've ever attempted, probably not the last!

One photo shows nothing about this one.

It's got quite a lot of motion to it and the grain is outstanding.

3.31oz, 6 1/2" long. Enough said.

Little Lovat

Sweet little prince. Damn fine grain too!

Strange Fish v2.0

The Spade

This photo does not show the motion in the pipe. It's quite assymetrical.

Another interesting shape with a ton of motion. Hardly a hint of symmetry in this pipe.

Thanks for looking and I hope to see some of you at the show!

Best,

Jeff

josh_ford · Post by **josh_ford** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:59 am

nice work! What wood did you use for the ring on Strange Fish? I like it.

Josh

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:03 am

That's black palm. It's an exceptional piece of black palm at that. A friend gave me a little chunk and I'm almost out!

achduliebe · Post by **achduliebe** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:33 am

Ok, maybe it's just me, but I am not seeing any pics in your post Jeff.

LexKY_Pipe · Post by **LexKY_Pipe** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:08 am

Jeff

Exquisite!!!! :thumb:

achduliebe · Post by **achduliebe** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:58 am

Ok, disregard my previous post, apparently the pics are getting stripped by our firewall.

Beautiful pipes Jeff! I predict you will be leaving the show with a nice handful of spending cabbage.

Awesome work!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:09 am

Nice. How many did you sell?

sethile · Post by **sethile** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:06 am

Wow, awesome pipes Jeff! They all look great. How did you do at the show?

I REALY like "Strange Fish", and the black palm in there is exsqusit! Is that little junk blasted? If not, what is the treatment? It sure has a lot of nice texture and color in it!

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:03 pm

The show went pretty well for me, thanks for asking. A few were reserved the night before the show and those all sold rapidly, of course. I've got a few left over for the website and they might be with me at Chicago as well.

As for the black palm, no it's not blasted (that's what you were asking about, right?) It's actually quite smooth and has been stabilized with CA glue. Thought, I would caution anyone who is thinking about working with it, that it is difficult to turn because it tends to tear out quite easily.

Thanks for the kind words, all!

Jeff