danielmorlan

Is this "scar" on the pipe a natural wood occurrence, or is it the
result of mishandling?

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I've already paid for the ****er... I think I got it at a great
price.

DJM

david

Neither. It is a form of rustication...the pipe maker did it.

David

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justin

Looks intentional to me. I am currently winning on an S&R freehand (Don't go
sniping me : ) ) that has similar markings on it. Seems like maybe a 70s
style thing?

chantymanjack1

More like a method of covering up flaws.

Jack

tim wisner

It was popular on Marxman pipes...

Tim W.

http://www.wisner.us

danielmorlan

Gawd, I said MISHANDLING... Didn't mean that...

Well I won it, and I'll share how it smokes...

DJM

tbomb5653

Isn't that what all rustications are Jack? Don't get me wrong, I like
rusticated and blasted pipes but I've yet to see one that you can't
find the flaw the maker was covering up if you look hard enough.

Bob

justin

That's what I thought. But I don't see too many with that kind of
rustication. Most of my cheaper bjarnes are blasted in weird ways, ways that
I'm sure cover up a flaw in the briar. These are just a much different style
than most of the blasts you see now.

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tom cavanagh

I've got 3 or 4 Tracy Mincer pipes and they are rusticated in that fashion.
FWIW

Tom

cheryl

The pipe you won is a rustication to cover a flaw, usually done with an
etching tool. A blast is totally different and done with a sandblaster
by removing the softer wood and leaving the hard.

Yours, and similar styles of rustication, were used by a lot of makers
and manufacturers and seems to have continued into the 80's - and I still
see mfg using similar, more random, techniques - but with a tad more
finesse now <g> I had a very old Whitehall with almost the exact
markings around it.

Flaws exist in every piece of briar (nature) and trying to stick to a
classic shape means it's often tough to sand them out when they happen to
be right where you need to stop sanding. (Which is why freehand styles
can be a lot easier to make) It doesn't indicate that there is anything
wrong with the pipe or the briar. It's just that rustication techniques
have become a lot more refined and artistic since that one was made. You
may have a nice old piece of wood in that "new" pipe.

Once again, I'm reminded to thank the pipemakers for continuing to
recreate and refine their artistry - which forces the mass manufacturers
to become a little more creative.

Cheryl