Re: Corn Cob Pipes

BanjoBob on Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:23 pm

My pictures are STILL cropped and I downsized them from 1200X1600 to 768x something.
And the first picture showing the whole pipe is missing.
David (needs practice)

BanjoBob on Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:24 pm

BanjoBob on Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:34 pm

Still cropped, and my icon doesn't show up.

BanjoBob on Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:58 pm

A test trying really small pics, I think they're 480X640

BanjoBob on Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:59 pm

Aaaaah .... that's a little more gooder!
David (obviously not gifted)

**NoseWarmer** on Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:08 pm

BanjoBob wrote:My Mauro Armellini Symposeum

IMG]http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/BanjoBob/IMG_14551024x768.jpg

You're missing the "[" at the IMG]

BanjoBob on Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:19 pm

I deleted the images of the too large pics @ photobucket and entered some really small images that worked.
The missing 1st pic that had a missing [ I entered by itself in a new pic.
I'm thinking I should now quit while I'm ahead before making mud of this whole thing.
I see the little nosewarmer Frank could have used a little clean up before photographing.
It's funny, I thought it was clean when I put it in that case in 1985?!?
David

sparrow on Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:11 pm

I really like the shape of that little bent nosewarmer. Let us know how it smokes!

The cropping of the pics isn't photobucket, it's the format of the forum here. It only lets us post pics up to a pretty narrow width in terms of resolution before it just crops the right side off.

BanjoBob on Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:42 pm

I tried the Frank NoseWarmer and it smoked just like a big pipe.
It didn't get very warm and it didn't form any moisture.
Despite this, I prefer straight pipes.
The little pipe tends to rest on my chin when not being held in my hand.
I also wonder if the bit could actually be amber ... how do you tell???
I can tell it does have a screw-in bone fitment, and Amber bits from long ago do frequently have bone fitments.
I've been fooled so many times that I no longer trust myself when it comes to
oddball pipes. I had one made of cinnebar once, but later discovered it was plastic.
That was a shocker considering I thought I was buying a 200 year old ancient artifact.
I got that in an antique shop in California around 1972.
The intricate carvings were gorgeous for a cinnebar work of art, not so much for plastic. I guess they assumed the buyer would never actually try smoking it so they could get by with it.
David

**NoseWarmer** on Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:10 pm

As promised... The transformation...

Well it turned out pretty good for a $3.30 MM Cob... Sometimes their drilling isn't quite right...

This little thing measures at 3.5" with a 5/8" chamber and it weighs what seems like a packing peanut...

Oldmaus on Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:18 pm

Nice job Phil!

**NoseWarmer** on Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:25 pm

Oldmaus wrote:Nice job Phil!

Thanks!... 10 minutes or less of work Smile

Other than haveing a GREAT big RAT (Opossum) running across my feet in the shop when the lights came on...

BanjoBob on Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:12 pm

What a cutie, is he wild?
Oh, nice job on the corncob too.
I'll bet that would be much more difficult on a Briar pipe.
I can just see you now,
Hacksaw on the shank,
drilling a new hole for the Tenon w/ a hand drill.
Filing down the shank/bit w/ 120/240/400 sandpaper,
applying new stain,
Getting pissed off and sending it to Tim or Walkers and begging for help. lol
Yep, corncobs are much more forgiving.
David

**NoseWarmer** on Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:00 am

BanjoBob wrote:What a cutie, is he wild?
Oh, nice job on the corncob too.
I'll bet that would be much more difficult on a Briar pipe.
I can just see you now,
Hacksaw on the shank,
drilling a new hole for the Tenon w/ a hand drill.
Filing down the shank/bit w/ 120/240/400 sandpaper,
applying new stain,
Getting pissed off and sending it to Tim or Walkers and begging for help. lol
Yep, corncobs are much more forgiving.
David

YES very wild... And NO... I would never cut on a Briar like that... Smile