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Post by kbareit on Feb 2, 2019 20:29:03 GMT -5
Just finished these two Grabows. The first one is a Royal Duke and the second is a Starfire.   |
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Post by edward on Feb 2, 2019 20:33:05 GMT -5
They turned out Great!!
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Post by pepesdad1 on Feb 2, 2019 20:34:21 GMT -5
Very nice! Great job, Ken! I find that my Grabows are great smoking pipes...the earlier the better.
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Post by kxg on Feb 2, 2019 20:50:59 GMT -5
Great work on both those pipes!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 20:52:01 GMT -5
Very nicely done Ken, they look great 👍 Enjoy for many years of smoking pleasure!!!
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Post by roadsdiverged on Feb 2, 2019 20:57:45 GMT -5
Very nice! I've never seen a Starfire, really cool shape. I love Grabows. I know I say this a lot but even the old beat up ones I've picked up on Ebay have turned out to be great pipes.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 21:23:03 GMT -5
Congrats. Very good results. Enjoy them.
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Post by Yohanan on Feb 2, 2019 21:50:08 GMT -5
Super Job, They will smoke Great, Congrats!!!
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Post by skeeter456 on Feb 2, 2019 22:15:21 GMT -5
Looking nice!
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Post by puffy on Feb 2, 2019 22:30:02 GMT -5
Both Really Nice
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Post by AJ on Feb 2, 2019 23:19:29 GMT -5
Both look great but the Royal Duke really grabbed my attention. A fine restoration.
AJ
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Post by dave g on Feb 3, 2019 8:00:30 GMT -5
Nice work. That Continental has a great profile.
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Post by skeeter456 on Feb 3, 2019 9:06:15 GMT -5
I think out of all my grabows, I like my lark the best.
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 3, 2019 15:04:41 GMT -5
Nice work indeed.
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Post by Low and Slow on Feb 6, 2019 22:26:48 GMT -5
Diggin that Starfire, that’s a nice shape and texture! 👏🏼
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Post by joeman on Feb 7, 2019 10:41:35 GMT -5
Glad to see Grabow gettin' some love here on the Patch. I've been on other sites where some of the nose-in-the-air members poo-poo them...typically until someone pipes up to challenge..."have you ever tried one?" That usually evokes little response.  Even though Grabow is making a much more limited number of shapes today...they still make a good quality pipe, particularly at the price point. In fairness to them...they had 400 employees in their hayday, whereas they're about 23 folks today...a real reflection on where this industry has gone. Still, a majority of the production steps are still done by hand. I've toured the Grabow factory half a dozen times...those folks work really hard, and appreciate their customers. Your Starfire is shape 20 (aka X03)...a shape I like a lot. As Dave G noted...it's from their "Continental" shapes...aka the "X Series". After a small group of pros at Grabow spent a lot of effort and time (1959/60) deciding which to go with...there were 12 shapes chosen to become Continentals. Here they are:  These were made only from 1960 - '64...so that's the vintage of your Starfire. A good catch! Hope y'all don't mind me carrying on with this small un-provoked history lesson.  Nice job on both, congrats. |
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Post by kbareit on Feb 7, 2019 15:22:57 GMT -5
Thanks Joe, I now the vintage of the Starfire and a Sculptura Shape 48 or X01. I love my Grabows and haven't had a bad smoke from one yet and have a few more I'm working on.
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Post by joeman on Feb 7, 2019 15:49:04 GMT -5
Nice. Let's see them once you're ready! I need to do better about showing some of mine as well.
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Post by Scott W on Feb 9, 2019 13:44:57 GMT -5
Very nice bud!
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Post by kbareit on Feb 19, 2019 18:45:34 GMT -5
Here's three more I finished Sunday and didn't take pics until today. Top to bottom a Viscount 27 a Regal Adjustomatic and a Starfire.  |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Feb 19, 2019 19:10:48 GMT -5
Nicely done. Giving me Grabow envy right now
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Post by jackdiamond on Feb 19, 2019 21:26:52 GMT -5
Great job! I love that second one.
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 20, 2019 8:02:18 GMT -5
Nice looking pipes there, buddy.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 20, 2019 8:17:12 GMT -5
Awesome lineup!
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