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(New page: '''[http://www.geocities.com/laughingmoonpipes/ Laughingmoon Pipes]''' (Under construction!) The following text and pictures are qouted from '''Robert Vacher''''s former eBay shop: "Hel...) |
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But then the internet and all it's vast power came to my rescue and I was able to track him down in Ft. Bragg CA where he was using his machinist talents to make electric deep sea fishing reels that plug into the cig lighter on your boat. After a time we were able to hook up and he sold (virtually gave) me his machinery, most of which he designed/built himself and his remaining stock of briar that he had purchased from Joe Mariner in the early eighties, and about 300 stems. | But then the internet and all it's vast power came to my rescue and I was able to track him down in Ft. Bragg CA where he was using his machinist talents to make electric deep sea fishing reels that plug into the cig lighter on your boat. After a time we were able to hook up and he sold (virtually gave) me his machinery, most of which he designed/built himself and his remaining stock of briar that he had purchased from Joe Mariner in the early eighties, and about 300 stems. | ||
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Now that takes us up to about November of 1998. In early 99 I bought 1/2 a bag of briar from Mark Tinsky at [[American Smoking Pipe Co.]], which is when my pipe making really took off in earnest. | Now that takes us up to about November of 1998. In early 99 I bought 1/2 a bag of briar from Mark Tinsky at [[American Smoking Pipe Co.]], which is when my pipe making really took off in earnest. | ||
Now you are probably asking your self 'why did he choose a name like that, it sounds more like one of them glass pipe NOT for Marijuana pipes that they always flood the pipe section with' names. It's like this. I was with my 2 kids at the local bead shop and I figured that while they look for the latest bead thing I might find some useful pipe making thing, which I did and it is the smiling moon medallion you see in the picture with the pipes. They also had a moon and star jewelry stamp so I figured 'Hey, I can kill 2 birds here with a stamp and a trinket thingy, so what the hey' and I didn't want any confusion with the Missouri Meerschaum people's site so smilin' was out, but Laughing was in. | Now you are probably asking your self 'why did he choose a name like that, it sounds more like one of them glass pipe NOT for Marijuana pipes that they always flood the pipe section with' names. It's like this. I was with my 2 kids at the local bead shop and I figured that while they look for the latest bead thing I might find some useful pipe making thing, which I did and it is the smiling moon medallion you see in the picture with the pipes. They also had a moon and star jewelry stamp so I figured 'Hey, I can kill 2 birds here with a stamp and a trinket thingy, so what the hey' and I didn't want any confusion with the Missouri Meerschaum people's site so smilin' was out, but Laughing was in. | ||