Giving credit where credit is due...

SeeingRed13 · 03-29-2011, 05:05 PM

Hey all, thanks for all the positive feedback! The pipe really speaks for itself, but I must say, the job Stephen did is really quite exceptional.

To answer BT's question, the lightly-colored portion was locally sourced by Mr. Downie & is Canadian Birch. You can't tell really tell from the picture, but it has the faintest horizontal grain that really works well to contrast the radiating flame/straight grain. There are also two inserts on either side of the birch wood that Stephen tells me he acquired in a tobacco-for-hardwood trade from South African pipe maker Johan Slabbert of Jobert pipes.

On another note, I smoked the pipe for the first time today & had some Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake, as recommended by many on this site, & both were outstanding. The pipe smokes like a little freight train & the LTF was very pleasant. All in all, it's been an awfully good past few days.

alfredo_buscatti · 04-01-2011, 04:17 AM

There are a group of American pipe artisans that consistently produce superior work, including Stephen Downie. Others are:

Rad Davis
Brad Pohlman
Will Purdy
David Jones
Kurt Huhn
David Jones
Brian Ruthenburg

and I'm sure several others.

03-29-2011, 05:05 PM	#1
SeeingRed13 Wooo Pig Sooie! Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: Spencer Location: NW AR Posts: 30 Trading: (3)	Re: Giving credit where credit is due... Hey all, thanks for all the positive feedback! The pipe really speaks for itself, but I must say, the job Stephen did is really quite exceptional. To answer BT's question, the lightly-colored portion was locally sourced by Mr. Downie & is Canadian Birch. You can't tell really tell from the picture, but it has the faintest horizontal grain that really works well to contrast the radiating flame/straight grain. There are also two inserts on either side of the birch wood that Stephen tells me he acquired in a tobacco-for-hardwood trade from South African pipe maker Johan Slabbert of Jobert pipes. On another note, I smoked the pipe for the first time today & had some Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake, as recommended by many on this site, & both were outstanding. The pipe smokes like a little freight train & the LTF was very pleasant. All in all, it's been an awfully good past few days.

04-01-2011, 04:17 AM	#2
alfredo_buscatti Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 277 Trading: (9)	Re: Giving credit where credit is due... There are a group of American pipe artisans that consistently produce superior work, including Stephen Downie. Others are: Rad Davis Brad Pohlman Will Purdy David Jones Kurt Huhn David Jones Brian Ruthenburg and I'm sure several others.