tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post5223300928742226907..comments2024-03-09T04:53:54.412-05:00Comments on The Talbert Pipe Blog: When Briar AttacksTreverThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-13190512823628728182007-06-27T15:46:00.000-04:002007-06-27T15:46:00.000-04:00Trever, I think it's a great thing that you depict...Trever, I think it's a great thing that you depict what you go through to get to a finished pipe. If nothing else, these revelations underscore your integrity and help pipe smokers and collectors understand what you and other artisans go through to produce a piece. Though I'm sorry you had all these discards in a row, I'm glad you used the opportunity to shed a little light where there is more than a little darkness.ZuluCollectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484289412296680826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-3064935197374961672007-06-21T18:53:00.000-04:002007-06-21T18:53:00.000-04:00Four in a row? Ouch. My first long shanked pipe a...Four in a row? Ouch. My first long shanked pipe after a 20 year hiatus revealed a pit at the junction of the shank and bowl upon sanding. Your green pin head would it in it... Just six hours shot. I grieved for a few minutes and moved on disgruntled. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if the pipe had turned out great if I would be "gruntled"? I look forward to your next creation, "The Gruntle."<BR/><BR/>May your briar never have pits and your grain never wash out…<BR/><BR/>Scott - Gruntled in NCPharaohfitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252742629601385833noreply@blogger.com