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And a New P&T Web Comic Was Born...
Part of the delay has been due to the tons of catch-up work we've had to do over the past several months, including a thorough cleanout and re-org of my study. I just tonight finished hanging a shelf for the cast and crew, though, so future comicstrip guest stars have a place to relax between...- trevert
- Post #108
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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And a New P&T Web Comic Was Born...
Heh, yeah, the strip has gone quiet again for the moment. I've just been too busy with other stuff. Right now we're working on this year's Halloween pipes, trying to get the initial examples finished for posting, and I wanted to get those done ASAP because fall is looming large and fast. The...- trevert
- Post #105
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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A Rarity for Trevor Talbert
Yeah, it's been quite a two year stretch. First my wife's mom fell and broke her arm, followed by her dad breaking HIS arm (both are 90 years old) so we spent some extended time caregiving... then her dad started sliding fast into dementia and eventually passed away this spring...then not long... -
A Rarity for Trevor Talbert
Just now catching this! I made a lot of bamboo-shank pipes back in the late 90's and early 2000's, but then they started getting so popular that everyone was making them so I laid off for a long time. I've started making a few more recently though, as I really love the things. It's funny you... -
And a New P&T Web Comic Was Born...
Oh heck, thanks, I'd totally forgotten to post a notice here that I was back doing them again. Yeah, after my wife's father passed away, things settled down for us a lot and we're getting back to "normal life", such as it is, and last month I picked up the web comic again. There are at least...- trevert
- Post #101
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Talbert Pipes The Ligne Bretagne October Pumpkins
That's great to hear. Every new pipe is always the favorite pipe while it's new, but I've always been more interested in whether my stuff keeps on performing well over the long haul - I actually prefer hearing how a pipe is doing five years after purchase to five days after purchase. -
Talbert Vampire
Good grief, guys, thanks for the kind words! I can't take credit for the nice grain displays, though, that's all in the briar. As far as everything else goes, I basically just do what's fun and what I like, and cross my fingers and hope it will sell. Back in the 90's people use to tell me my... -
Talbert Pipes The Ligne Bretagne October Pumpkins
How is that meer/morta calabash smoking, anyway? I *really* wanted to keep that thing for myself at the time, given my predilection for unusually engineered pipes, but alas, rent had to be paid. -
Talbert Pipes The Ligne Bretagne October Pumpkins
I'm doing another run of Pumpkins this year, though they'll be different in style and a bit bigger than prior. Working on the initial layouts now. -
Talbert Vampire
Dang, only now finding this...! First, I wanted to say THANKS for all the kind words on our work! I say "our" since my wife Emily is also a really big part of our workshop output and helps me in just about every step, even though her "official" title here is "The woman who handles all the... -
If Harris Is Dead, I Call Dibs On His Trevor Talbert Goblin.
Glad to hear you are OK! Man, after all the falls my father-in-law has had over the past year, I'm now completely programmed to associate "fall" with "Another trip to hospital to find out how many bones the 90yo fellow has broken this time." Try and get the docs to replace all broken bones...- trevert
- Post #44
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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If Harris Is Dead, I Call Dibs On His Trevor Talbert Goblin.
Always amusing to read such "enlightened" opinions of my work... :wink: I hope Harris is doing well too, please send my regards. He's a good guy.- trevert
- Post #27
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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I know I said I was done with Calabash pipes but
Good heavens, thanks for the kind words! I'm glad to see that pipe in use. That was one of several I've done with that meerschaum chamber idea. It's always bugged me when expansion chambers are cut in not-very-absorbent materials, and I wanted to do some pipes with a chamber lined with... -
Show us your sitters
I always wondered what happened to that pipe! I should really do something like that again. -
My First Trever Talbert Goblin
I'm glad to hear you guys are enjoying your Ligne Bretagnes! FWIW, though, they've gotten a lot rarer this year. There are so many guys now selling their own versions of the "factory-turned, artisan-finished" pipes that the field has gotten ridiculously crowded, to the point that I'm actually... -
My First Trever Talbert Goblin
@fishnbanjo Firstly, thanks for the business! We'll get it on the way tomorrow, though given the holiday weekend, I bet the PO won't get it to you till next week. Crossed fingers you get it Saturday! Em's dad is in really odd shape. I don't know how else to describe it. He's lucid, he... -
Eureka! Proof That Pipes Breathe...
It will dry at a gram a day, or at least that's what I've recorded here in NC's weather. It's a pretty reliable count for me - After I boil something, if it gains 6 grams of moisture weight, I know it will be six days before it's back to normal. -
My First Trever Talbert Goblin
I am more than a wee bit delayed replying to this, but just wanted to drop in and say thanks! And also, thanks to everyone else for all the kind words. I just finished another Goblin yesterday and got the reminder that it was getting near time to ship Harris's pipe now, which reminded me... -
First PAD of 2016
Whoah. Which Halloween pipe did you get? One of Dustin's? -
Briar Pipe price vs quality
A few times when I've visited Pipe & Pint, someone has wanted me to pick out a pipe for them. I think the perception is that as a pipemaker, I must have magic senses or something, but the disappointing reality is that if somebody wants me to pick out a good pipe for them, first we'd have to...- trevert
- Post #91
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions