What is your prefered method for displaying and storing your pipes?

Charles

Usually, my pipes are placed in assorted pipe holders that I keep on a table next to my favorite chair.  I have seen some cool ideas that I might duplicate.  May favorite is this one so far


or how about this

Charles

The above word was suppose to be - DISPLAYING
Damn, wish there was an editing button!

jim102864

Awesome cabinets.  Unfortunately, mine are a jumbled mess on top of a small cherry wood liquor cabinet which while useful for storing tobacco (and of course, liquor), is not set up for pipes.  I need pipe racks, but don't have the time nor interest in building my own and the wooden ones I see online are so cheesy and 70's looking, I won't waste my money.

ghostsofpompeii

@Charles Holy Cow those cabinets are beautiful. Were they custom made? Please do me a favor and also post those pictures on my Daily Briar Photoshoot post. Photos like that deserve to be seen and re-seen. Impressive pipe collection! 

xDutchx

I have some hanging wall racks that display 18 pipes nicely in a 2 tier fashion, but in reality it's a catch 22 situation. Pipes, especially the stems, need to be kept out of the light to prevent oxidation. I would prefer to keep them out in the light though, so I can watch them dry over a bottle of Ardbeg 10.

Woodsman

I have 5 racks which gives me room for 47 pipes, I'm slowly working on a Pipe Chest that should store 12 or so more. For now I'm just storing excess in boxes that I rotate in and out. I'm starting to cull out some.

TeCarp

These are the bulk of my pipes.  I still have a few tabletop racks and conventional old Decco racks.  I also have pipes in boxes, drawers, and scattered throughout the house.  The pictured racks were a collaborative effort with my son-in-law.

Charles

@TeCarp - Pretty impressive display!  I noticed your Captain Black tobacco jar in the top photo.  Looks exactly like mine which is got to be at least 30 years old now.  Love the Prince Albert sign as well!

Charles

@ghostsofpompeii - Will do.  Those are custom made and the art work on each cabinet is hand painted.  The bottom one is built in sections and then stacked.  Glad you like them!  As I stated in the initial post, they are not mine.  I saw these online sometime ago and thought that they were excellent examples of old world craftsmanship.  Since I use to be a carpenter and cabinetmaker many years ago,  I thought I would build something similar for myself. 

Woodsman

Go for it, keep us updated please.

xDutchx

Here is a pic I forgot to post of the racks I mentioned in the above post. I have 5 of these spread out in different locations throughout the house.

mfresa

C'mon guys, you're making me feel wholely inadequate with 4 pipes.  I'm getting an inferiority complex :-)

jfreedy

@TeCarp & @xDutchx  Wow... both of your collections are impressive. I need a better way to display mine.

@Charles  Great pic. I love that pipe cabinet. I'm now on the hunt for one.

Charles

@jfreedy -- Those are custom made. 

jfreedy

@Charles - RATS! 

jfreedy

@xDutchx -- I like this. Where does one find an 18 pipe Pipe Rack like yours?

xDutchx

@jfreedy, Thanks for the kind words. I purchased those racks off ebay several years ago. I am not sure if the guy is still selling them, but they were a great value for around $45 each. They are made of lightweight pine, and that is one reason why they hang so easily on sheetrock without anchors. Even if he is no longer making them, there are other sellers nowdays crafting what appear to be nice racks.

jfreedy

@XDutchx, I will keep my eyes open for these or something similar. You're right $45 isn't bad at all. If you happen to remember who that eBay seller is please pass me his info. Thanks again for sharing your pic.

PhilosoPiper

@jfreedy if you have any antique malls/shops near you. I recommend checking them out. I have found all sorts of pipe related stuff that way, racks, pipes, tins, you name it. 

Charles

@jfreedy -- Here is something that may interest you as well as anyone else looking for pipe displays.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/533840197/similar?ex=etsy_finds&ref=etsy_finds&utm_source=adhoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_at_etsy_072517_170393085318_0_0-0_0_0_2&campaign_label=new_at_etsy&euid=xmtw8nPDY1t8bnN4qPzxUOCE8Yc-&eaid=49287283210&redirect=1

Charles

Charles

An easy weekend project to ruff out.

Charles

mfresa

I'm going to make one but it will be fancy, and relatively small (24 pipes).

pipeman83

@Charles, great looking display!

Charles

Thanks  @pipeman83 enjoy! 

motie2

You guys are freakin' killing me........

KA9FFJ

Check out 6 pages back under PIPE STORAGE @Charles There are some more neat photos of different methods and ideas. You might enjoy them... By the way, very impressive @TeCarp @xDutchx = Always like those side mounted pipe racks. They really tend to show a pipe off...  

xDutchx

@KA9FFJ, one of the main reasons I liked those style of racks, is because they would easily hold a variety of shapes and sizes of pipes. Some of my Syroco pipe racks would only hold smallish pipes.

@jfreedy, I apologize for missing your post back in July. The sellers ebay ID is "fac55." I just checked their feedback, and they are showing no feedback left in over a year. I suppose you could try contacting them, and seeing if you can get a response. I had considered contacting him years ago, to see if he could make a rack from cocobolo and wenge, or maybe bocote and bloodwood. I figured since he was working off a template, it might be easy enough, but I never got around tuit.

@Charles, the model train on top of the pipe rack is another fantastic hobby. Are you into model trains as enthusiastically as you are pipe collecting?

Londy3

I don't have a ManSpace yet so this is my office. I store my tobacco in mason jars in my desk drawer for now.



I make labels for all my tobacco lids on Mason jars like this. I currently only have about 13 different jars.

Woodsman

I display pipes on there, and in there, and over there, and under there, and out there. I think I need a plan, oh; and over there too.