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| Materials |
Grecian briar, ivory
colored
Corian, and black Lucite |
| Length |
5 15/16 inches (150 mm) |
| Weight |
2.5 ounces (71 grams) |
| Bore |
7/8 inches (22 mm)
diameter, 1 1/2 inches (38 mm) deep, rather gradually tapered,
Dublin-style |
| Briar Grade |
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| Workmanship Grade |
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| Trappings |
Comes with a nice
heavyweight red tartan plaid 100% wool pipe sock, hand sewn by Adriana. |
| Notes |
I encountered a few
imperfections in this briar toward the final stages of shaping, the
largest being about 1/8 inch (3 mm) long by about 1/16 inch (1.5 mm)
wide. These imperfections were more two-dimensional in nature and originally appeared more like discolorations than anything. But I chose to stain this pipe fairly dark, which covered the imperfections fairly well. They did not show up in any of my photographs, but if you get the light just right, you can see them. Also, because of the eye-shape of the stem and shank, I opted to leave about a thousandth of an inch of space where the stem appears to meet the face of the Corian decorative ring in order to prevent the stem from scuffing the ring when the stem is turned during removal. If the buyer chooses, I can seat the stem down flush, but he will have to be a lot more careful to avoid scuffing the Corian ring. If it were me, I would prefer to have that tiny little bit of "wiggle room" there, as it is not visible unless you get the light just right and you are looking at just the right angle. |
| Price |