pipe builders Cherry

T.G · 01-16-2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Eli18

thought it turned out alright really good grain

That is a nice and unique grain.

Also nice freehand work from what the photos show.

EDIT -
Bottom photo, to the left of your thumb, is that a defect/pit in the wood? Or just an odd reflection or grain causing it to look that way in the photo?

Pat1075 · 01-16-2011, 11:03 PM

very nice pipe there. In answer to your original question there was a french company that made cherry wood pipes for many years and they were great smokers on account of their naturally sweeter taste. However there are not many left due to their propensity for burnouts.

Mister Moo · 01-21-2011, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Pat1075

very nice pipe there. In answer to your original question there was a french company...

Ropp - http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Ropp

Mostly Ropp didn't go to the manufacturing trouble that Eli has. They were very common in europe, like our cobs, maybe, until post-WWII.

01-16-2011, 11:03 PM	#2
Pat1075 Feeling at Home Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Patrick Location: Lakewood, OH Posts: 755 Trading: (11)	Re: pipe builders Cherry very nice pipe there. In answer to your original question there was a french company that made cherry wood pipes for many years and they were great smokers on account of their naturally sweeter taste. However there are not many left due to their propensity for burnouts.