@AnantaAndroscoggin I was always worried about toxic fumes being released from smoking in a brass alloy pipe. I think the zinc (toxic nastiness) can burn off at around 780F, and the tobacco chamber in a tobacco pipe can reach upward of 900F on the high end.
Well, at least DGW has several all-iron "pipe-axe" versions to also choose from. I probably picked the brass one because it was the prettiest one to me at the time (dunno if all the brass I polished back when I was a seaman had anything to do with it.)
@motie2 I like the twist in the shank. I bought a cutty from Ron Powell (http://rdpipes.briar.club/) and he put a twist in the stem. Now I'm waiting to save up money so I can get one from him that has the twist all the way to the bowl. Doesn't change how they smoke but looks cool.
@PappyJoe Don't know if the actual stem is twisted as well ... but if so I'd hate to think what it would be like to run a pipe cleaner through it. I have some bent pipes that are a real pain to get a pipe cleaner through.
@Zouave All of the twin pipes I have seen do not take a filter, so? In case you are not aware, the stem center section can be removed and the just the bit end inserted into the stummel mortise. It can then be used as a “regular” length stem for when a churchwarden stem may be ungainly.
@RockyMountainBriar thanks for the info. The person I got it from told me I could put a 5mm filter in the extension and pop it out with a pipe cleaner, that just sounded odd to me so I wasn't sure.
@RockyMountainBriar I wasn't sure if the previous owner was referring to a regular filter or one of the savinelli balsa style ones. I'm just going to give it a go on its own.
I finally broke down and added a clay pipe to my collection. I picked it up on eBay, as much for the story about the person who made it as anything else. There is one left like this and under “seller’s other items” are a few other designs. I haven’t decided if I’ll smoke it or just display it.
Historical accounts have it that Marco Polo on his return from China brought an extraordinarily beautiful, small translucent white vase. From then on other merchants and missionaries started to bring back objects in the same material, objects that were so rare and astonishing that they were immediately coveted by the Church, ending up in cathedrals, or else much sought-after by the wealthy, being exhibited in their cabinet of curiosities. Later, in the sixteenth century ships that traded with the East began to transport these precious objects, and by the end of the following century there was a steady flow. Nevertheless, these vases, plates, bowls, tea, coffee and chocolate sets were still rare, expensive, highly desirable items that bore an aura of mystery...
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I was always worried about toxic fumes being released from smoking in a brass alloy pipe. I think the zinc (toxic nastiness) can burn off at around 780F, and the tobacco chamber in a tobacco pipe can reach upward of 900F on the high end.
Now that one I like. Is that a Radice?
Yes, a Radice. It came from an alpascia.com email, which I've thrown out. But it can be found on this page:
https://www.alpascia.com/en/pipes/1/14279/radice
I like the twist in the shank. I bought a cutty from Ron Powell (http://rdpipes.briar.club/) and he put a twist in the stem. Now I'm waiting to save up money so I can get one from him that has the twist all the way to the bowl. Doesn't change how they smoke but looks cool.
All of the twin pipes I have seen do not take a filter, so?
In case you are not aware, the stem center section can be removed and the just the bit end inserted into the stummel mortise. It can then be used as a “regular” length stem for when a churchwarden stem may be ungainly.
Japanese Estate Pipe:
Tsuge Roulette Sandblasted Tankard
It might still work like that too🙂?
Odd LH Stern System Pipe with a Sump and a Cleanout
Interesting.
I don’t have one of those, yet😬
Restoring a Odd LH Stern Filtrex Air Cooled Filter Pipe
You got yourself a beauty. Smoke it in good health!
A similar, less ornamented, clay?
https://youtu.be/a4qYqrwxLgE
PORCELAIN: THE ILLUSTRATED PIPE
Historical accounts have it that Marco Polo on his return from China brought an extraordinarily beautiful, small translucent white vase. From then on other merchants and missionaries started to bring back objects in the same material, objects that were so rare and astonishing that they were immediately coveted by the Church, ending up in cathedrals, or else much sought-after by the wealthy, being exhibited in their cabinet of curiosities. Later, in the sixteenth century ships that traded with the East began to transport these precious objects, and by the end of the following century there was a steady flow. Nevertheless, these vases, plates, bowls, tea, coffee and chocolate sets were still rare, expensive, highly desirable items that bore an aura of mystery...
https://www.alpascia.com/moments/en/detail/108/porcelain-the-illustrated-pipe