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I watched a pipe maker carve a Sea Rock, which is a finish that Castello has made popular, especially because these pipes are so light in weight. The pipe maker used what looked like a small sharp spoon with a wooden handle about the size of a standard screwdriver. Using plenty of elbow grease, he very quickly, and gently, turned out tiny circles of briar wood. After he finished the carving, he brushed the wood briskly, again using elbow grease. "This job takes a lot of muscle," Franco said. | I watched a pipe maker carve a Sea Rock, which is a finish that Castello has made popular, especially because these pipes are so light in weight. The pipe maker used what looked like a small sharp spoon with a wooden handle about the size of a standard screwdriver. Using plenty of elbow grease, he very quickly, and gently, turned out tiny circles of briar wood. After he finished the carving, he brushed the wood briskly, again using elbow grease. "This job takes a lot of muscle," Franco said. | ||
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The highlight of my visit came at the end, after we entered a back room that contained a stunning wood-and-glass rack containing some of the most beautiful Castello pipes ever made. These are part of Franco's private collection--the part where all the pipes are unsmoked. A number of different sizes and shapes are featured, including a straight-grain Hawkbill that would have made Chicago collector Chuck Rio drool. ALL of the pipes in this rack are extraordinary, and Franco said that none is for sale. However, he said that collectors can special order similar racks from any Castello dealer in America. I was afraid to ask the price. | The highlight of my visit came at the end, after we entered a back room that contained a stunning wood-and-glass rack containing some of the most beautiful Castello pipes ever made. These are part of Franco's private collection--the part where all the pipes are unsmoked. A number of different sizes and shapes are featured, including a straight-grain Hawkbill that would have made Chicago collector Chuck Rio drool. ALL of the pipes in this rack are extraordinary, and Franco said that none is for sale. However, he said that collectors can special order similar racks from any Castello dealer in America. I was afraid to ask the price. | ||
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''This article was originally published in February 2005 in The Pipe Collector, the North American Society of Pipe Collectors ([http://www.naspc.org/ NASPC]) newsletter, and is used by permision. Consider joining. It's a great orginazation.'' | ''This article was originally published in February 2005 in The Pipe Collector, the North American Society of Pipe Collectors ([http://www.naspc.org/ NASPC]) newsletter, and is used by permision. Consider joining. It's a great orginazation.'' | ||
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== Dating Castellos == | == Dating Castellos == | ||
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===Contact Information:=== | ===Contact Information:=== | ||
Website: http://www.castello.net/ | Website: http://www.castello.net/ | ||