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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 2, 2018 17:09:21 GMT -5
What is your definition?
Price?
Pipe-maker's designation on website or literature?
Quality of briar or other material?
Name-brand?
Reputation?
Workmanship?
Because Richard Carleton Hacker said so?
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 2, 2018 17:19:11 GMT -5
High grade pipe...Take a look at Ron D pipes and Michael Parks pipes. You will see the definition of High Grade Pipes.
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Post by monbla256 on Sept 2, 2018 17:21:40 GMT -5
Type of briar, grain workmanship, design and reputation of makers pipes smoking qualities. They don't have to be freehands, an example of a high grade production pipe would be the savinelli Guibileo d' Oro line, probably the finest production pipe made today. Definately better than anything the White Spot makes today . JMHO  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 17:31:03 GMT -5
Type of briar, grain workmanship, design and reputation of makers pipes smoking qualities. They don't have to be freehands, an example of a high grade production pipe would be the savinelli Guibileo d' Oro line, probably the finest production pipe made today. Definately better than anything the White Spot makes today . JMHO What he said. Also any pipe that is beyond my wallet. |
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Post by puffy on Sept 2, 2018 18:08:22 GMT -5
Before the internet I didn't hear much of hand made pipes.Factory made pipes such as Dunhill were considered top of the line.I have several factory made pipes costing over $200 that were sold to me as high grades about 30 years ago.I'm not sure that money would buy what's considered high grade today..I'm not sure what makes a high grade or where the price for them starts these days.If you look at the prices of some pipes now you get sticker shock..One last note..I have a Bjarne that's about 30 years old it smokes like a much more expensive pipe,but I didn't pay high grade prices for it.That's not the norm though.Overall pipe brands or those made by pipe makers that have a well known reputations are much more likely to preform well.
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Post by Darin on Sept 2, 2018 18:40:47 GMT -5
What is your definition? Price? Pipe-maker's designation on website or literature? Quality of briar or other material?Name-brand? Reputation? Workmanship?Because Richard Carleton Hacker said so? Comments... Of the options listed above, I'd say materials and workmanship come first. |
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Post by stilllernin on Sept 2, 2018 18:48:22 GMT -5
A mix of intelligent design and desire to impress come first, so yah workmanship a must, and design.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 18:48:47 GMT -5
Type of briar, grain workmanship, design and reputation of makers pipes smoking qualities. They don't have to be freehands, an example of a high grade production pipe would be the savinelli Guibileo d' Oro line, probably the finest production pipe made today. Definately better than anything the White Spot makes today . JMHO What he said. Also any pipe that is beyond my wallet. Badda Book! Badda Boom! |
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Post by morallynomadic on Sept 2, 2018 19:56:37 GMT -5
I'd grade my cobs higher than any briar I own but that's just because I am mostly concerned with the ratio between functionality to $$$ invested.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 20:43:44 GMT -5
Good material, functionality and mechanical soundness are qualities among others top shelf pipes possess. Mark Tinsky has been cranking out high grade pipes at reasonable prices for years.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 21:40:38 GMT -5
Type of briar, grain workmanship, design and reputation of makers pipes smoking qualities. They don't have to be freehands, an example of a high grade production pipe would be the savinelli Guibileo d' Oro line, probably the finest production pipe made today. Definately better than anything the White Spot makes today . JMHO I repeat exactly what Michael already posted...perfect 👍👌 |
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 2, 2018 21:47:01 GMT -5
Good material, functionality and mechanical soundness are qualities among others top shelf pipes possess. Mark Tinsky has been cranking out high grade pipes at reasonable prices for years. Agreed. |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Sept 2, 2018 22:31:26 GMT -5
Type of briar, grain workmanship, design and reputation of makers pipes smoking qualities. They don't have to be freehands, an example of a high grade production pipe would be the savinelli Guibileo d' Oro line, probably the finest production pipe made today. Definately better than anything the White Spot makes today . JMHO What he said. Also any pipe that is beyond my wallet. 100% agree |
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Post by herbinedave on Sept 2, 2018 22:47:45 GMT -5
 One that looks purdy on the rack!!!!!
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Post by antb on Sept 3, 2018 2:49:23 GMT -5
One that looks purdy on the rack!!!!! ...and which I could NEVER afford  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 3, 2018 4:33:51 GMT -5
What is your definition? Price? Pipe-maker's designation on website or literature? Quality of briar or other material?Name-brand? Reputation? Workmanship?Because Richard Carleton Hacker said so? Comments... Of the options listed above, I'd say materials and workmanship come first. Great question, Dramatwist . I would agree with Darin...workmanship and quality of briar. The rest is subjective (or at least MORE subjective) IMO. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Sept 3, 2018 7:28:13 GMT -5
Good material to start with. You can’t make Chicken Salad out of Chicken shite. Had a top carvers pipe that was the worst pipe I’ve smoked, don’t believe it was his fault, just shite briar. PS for the love of all that is American cut the shite spelling, It’s Un American.💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 3, 2018 7:36:13 GMT -5
Thank you, Oldcajun123...every time I try to make a point with my choice of word...up comes the word censor. Give me a break...it is not offending anyone here, to my knowledge. We don't have a bunch of 5th graders reading our posts (although, some times I question that).
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 3, 2018 8:23:46 GMT -5
Have I missed something?
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Post by zver on Sept 3, 2018 14:53:18 GMT -5
LL I think they are talking about the cuss word filter. Since we are all adults it seems silly to swap a word for another word.
In a lot of online games we get around it with some clever shlt. Mostly we just have to deal with it. It seems a shame that a public forum geared towards adults has to play games with words.
Z
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Post by bambooshank on Sept 3, 2018 14:58:27 GMT -5
Anything hanging out of my mugshot selfie, yeah even corn cobs have high grades!  banjo |
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 3, 2018 16:20:21 GMT -5
LL I think they are talking about the cuss word filter. Since we are all adults it seems silly to swap a word for another word. In a lot of online games we get around it with some clever shlt. Mostly we just have to deal with it. It seems a shame that a public forum geared towards adults has to play games with words. Z i didn't think the cuss filter was on anymore. What word was changed? If "shite" and "shite" are allowed, there are only 2 words that I think would be changed. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Sept 3, 2018 18:05:42 GMT -5
Paddy Americans don’t say shite they say 💩, it just doesn’t sound right for us.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Sept 3, 2018 18:43:29 GMT -5
"High grade" is any pipe I'm too cheap to buy  (As a corollary, by definition, anything I own can't be a high grade, because then I'd be one of those snobs who collects high grades.  ) |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Sept 3, 2018 18:48:54 GMT -5
Good material, functionality and mechanical soundness are qualities among others top shelf pipes possess. Mark Tinsky has been cranking out high grade pipes at reasonable prices for years. But Tinsky has the temerity to use Acrylic stems, cut from blanks, no less! Surely every high-grade must have a hand-cut stem, from the finest German Vulcanite, rods cast in the ancient and respected acid solutions of ye olde Frankfurt an Mein!? </sarcasm> |
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 3, 2018 18:53:51 GMT -5
"Vulcanite" is a rare copper telluride mineral (CuTe.) Technically, the stuff that pipe stems are made of is "Ebonite."
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Post by bambooshank on Sept 3, 2018 19:00:28 GMT -5
There’s more ebonite in a vintage bowling ball to keep a pipe maker busy for quite awhile if they had the right equipment to slice bowling balls.
banjo
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Sept 3, 2018 19:30:05 GMT -5
There’s more ebonite in a vintage bowling ball to keep a pipe maker busy for quite awhile if they had the right equipment to slice bowling balls. banjo In all honesty, I suspect bowling balls use precisely the right softness for a pipe stem |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Sept 3, 2018 19:32:26 GMT -5
"Vulcanite" is a rare copper telluride mineral (CuTe.) Technically, the stuff that pipe stems are made of is "Ebonite." Vulcanite is a registered trademark, sir!
How dare you impugn the good name of Vulcanite Pty Ltd, proud processors of rubber additives
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 3, 2018 19:36:14 GMT -5
"Vulcanite" is a rare copper telluride mineral (CuTe.) Technically, the stuff that pipe stems are made of is "Ebonite." Vulcanite is a registered trademark, sir!
How dare you impugn the good name of Vulcanite Pty Ltd, proud processors of rubber additives
...lol... I could be wrong, but I believe they discovered or named the mineral after the term "Vulcanite" had been used for the hard rubber product for a number of years... |
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One that looks purdy on the rack!!!!!
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