S.E. Thile Pipes: Difference between revisions

While, in theory, it’s the interviewer’s job to rapidly establish a sense of ease, from the start it was Scott’s geniality and enthusiasm that set the tone for relaxed conversation. Scott began smoking a pipe because an older colleague whom he admired, Charles Wheeler, smoked one and it seemed ‘incredibly cool’. Mr. Wheeler smoked Dunhill's 'My Mixture 965' and (thus) so did Scott, and '965' is still a staple in Thile's tobacco rotation today ('''Note:''' Actually, I'm pretty sure it was Dunhill 10, long since unavailable except for one coveted and vacuum sealed packet from my good friend, Michael DiCuccio's extensive tpbacco collection --[[User:Sethile|sethile]] ([[User talk:Sethile|talk]]) 09:54, 26 April 2018 (CDT)). It wasn't until 2004 that the idea of carving a pipe started to have some appeal; being an adroit woodworker, pipe carving seemed like a natural extension of already present talents.. ....In the tradition of most aspiring American carvers, he started with a kit, and (again) like most first time carvers, he was horrified with the outcome. [I'm afraid I must correct Bear here, because I took some pride in the ugly pipe I made not being from a kit. It was painstakingly drilled from a block on drill press using a modified vice I designed and built with the help of my friend Jim Barnet using a modified spade bit from Pimo, along with their tenon turning tool, which I used on a pre-molded stem. I faced the shank with a forstner bit. The mortise and draft hole were drilled with spur tipped wood drills --[[User:Sethile|sethile]] ([[User talk:Sethile|talk]]) 09:54, 26 April 2018 (CDT)) Scott, as I would soon come to find out, is a man who understands where his strengths lie, and he had little doubt that those strengths would eventually produce fine smoking instruments. Though his training has been largely autodidactic, Thile has spent time with [[Todd Johnson]] and [[B.A. Weaver Pipes|Bruce Weaver]] and cites Todd and [[Adam Davidson]] as influences ('''Note:''' I'd be surprised if I left them out, but  I should certainly have also mentioned [[J. Alan Pipes|Jeff Gracik]] and [[Pohlmann Pipes|Brad Pohlmann]] as major influences as well --[[User:Sethile|sethile]] ([[User talk:Sethile|talk]]) 09:54, 26 April 2018 (CDT). When asked what overarching aesthetic holds the most influence/fascination for his inner artist, Scott's answer was as interesting as it was succinct, "The Danish neo-classics as interpreted by the North American greats."