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Post by piffyr on Nov 16, 2018 15:58:25 GMT -5
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piffyr
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Post by piffyr on Nov 16, 2018 15:59:01 GMT -5
The Doodler was designed by Tracy Mincer of Custom-Bilt fame. Production of the pipes began in 1952, the same year that Tracy lost the rights to the Custom-Bilt name. National Briar manufactured the pipe for Tracy until they purchased the rights from him outright in the early ‘60s. As far as I know, they continued to produce them until they closed up shop in the mid to late ‘80s. This pipe is a post-Mincer production, which can be identified by the star logo on the stem. The distinguishing features of The Doodler are obvious. The marketing line is that the drilled and carved channels around the bowl allow heat to escape leading to a cooler smoke, but I think we all know that’s just BS. Like the craggy, Custom-Bilt rustication (some of which is also displayed on The Doodler), it’s just a creative way to hide flaws and make sub-par briar marketable. When a pipe has this much character, who cares though, right? So, here’s the finished pipe in all of its quirky glory…       By the way, that roughness on the face of the stem isn’t crud. It’s chatter from a cutting blade that needed to sharpened long before this pipe was ever made. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Nov 16, 2018 16:03:07 GMT -5
As always, Anthony...you knocked it outta the park!
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 16, 2018 16:32:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2018 16:55:19 GMT -5
Anthony, another stunning restoration. In all honesty, the pipe looks much better than the day it was made. JOB WELL DONE👍👍👍
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Post by dervis on Nov 16, 2018 16:56:10 GMT -5
Great looking pipe. I have never seen one like it before.
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Post by joeman on Nov 16, 2018 17:08:27 GMT -5
Really nice.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Nov 16, 2018 17:50:26 GMT -5
Wow, fantastic restoration, and yeah, that's certainly a unique pipe. I too appreciate strange, and one-of-a-kind stuff. I wonder what prompted this particular design...
Edit: I assume they drilled those holes from the top, and then carved the rings, which made the channels?
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Post by kxg on Nov 16, 2018 18:25:41 GMT -5
Well, you did a great job on it. But, that is one strange pipe. Kind of looks like something I might do to a pipe in my garage. Apparently people were buying them given their production time.
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Post by Yohanan on Nov 16, 2018 19:02:04 GMT -5
That looks all shiny new, Excellent Resto, Congrats!!!
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piffyr
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Post by piffyr on Nov 16, 2018 20:19:34 GMT -5
Wow, fantastic restoration, and yeah, that's certainly a unique pipe. I too appreciate strange, and one-of-a-kind stuff. I wonder what prompted this particular design... Edit: I assume they drilled those holes from the top, and then carved the rings, which made the channels? They did exactly that, Jason. As for the design inspiration, it was all about hiding the flaws in the briar in a way that would be interesting. You can find this pipes with different numbers and orientations of rings. Some bigger, some smaller, some higher, some lower, etc. It all depended on the location of the flaws and how big they were. Tracy Mincer and Hetzer Hartsock used the same inspiration to come up with the deep, craggy Custom-Bilt rustication. If the block had a large, deep flaw, they just used a router bit to carve it out and made it part of the style of the pipe. |
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piffyr
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Post by piffyr on Nov 16, 2018 20:20:20 GMT -5
Well, you did a great job on it. But, that is one strange pipe. Kind of looks like something I might do to a pipe in my garage. Apparently people were buying them given their production time. Yep, and I would have been one of them. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Nov 16, 2018 21:30:54 GMT -5
First-rate work, Anthony!
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Post by dave g on Nov 16, 2018 22:24:27 GMT -5
Nice work on that saddle stem. That takes a lot a patience and care to get right. Keeping all those angles crisp is tricky.
Another home run.
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piffyr
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Post by piffyr on Nov 17, 2018 1:11:08 GMT -5
Nice work on that saddle stem. That takes a lot a patience and care to get right. Keeping all those angles crisp is tricky. Another home run. Yeah, the long, flat plane of a saddle stem is much less forgiving than the curved surface of a taper. The shape on this one was a little wonky and I kept it that way. I could say that I did it because that's how the pipe was originally made. However, it's probably closer to the truth to say that I got a little lazy, but I think I'm allowed to do that with my own pipes. |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Nov 17, 2018 2:16:19 GMT -5
Nice work!
I'm very sure that I don't have the talent to do a resto
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Nov 17, 2018 7:37:55 GMT -5
Nice work , very unique pipe..
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Post by trailboss on Nov 17, 2018 10:32:43 GMT -5
Nice job on the restoration, I have never seen a pipe like that...great history lesson too.
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Post by papipeguy on Nov 17, 2018 11:49:37 GMT -5
Certainly off-beat but I can see its appeal. Great job of cleaning that up.
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piffyr
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Post by piffyr on Nov 17, 2018 13:29:11 GMT -5
Nice work! I'm very sure that I don't have the talent to do a resto I'm equally sure that you do. It takes surprisingly little to start out. Just take it slow and start with something that you're not financially or emotionally invested in. You don't even have to like the pipe. It's the experience that you're after. You can gain just as much of that working with a $10 pipe as could a $10,000 pipe and mistakes (they will happen) will be less costly. Everybody is heavy handed when they start out, myself included. It takes time and experience to learn the necessary finesse. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 17, 2018 13:55:09 GMT -5
Any chance you're cooksfinepipeworks, piffyr??? |
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piffyr
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Post by piffyr on Nov 17, 2018 14:49:45 GMT -5
Any chance you're cooksfinepipeworks, piffyr  I've been outted! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2018 14:52:32 GMT -5
Doodley doo!
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 17, 2018 14:58:38 GMT -5
Any chance you're cooksfinepipeworks, piffyr I've been outted! Lol. Amazing work, buddy. |
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piffyr
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Post by piffyr on Nov 17, 2018 15:19:17 GMT -5
Lol. Amazing work, buddy. Thanks, my friend.  |
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Post by antb on Nov 19, 2018 3:23:26 GMT -5
Good job as always and thanks for the background on these pipes.
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Post by Lady Margaret on Nov 19, 2018 8:28:33 GMT -5
wow, very interesting. seems like i've seen a pipe like that before, but can't remember whether on the internet or at an antique store.
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Post by priest2705 on Dec 7, 2018 15:18:52 GMT -5
It's absolutely beautiful. I always wondered whether the design was beneficial. I love the looks and have been curious about the Doodler. How do they smoke?
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