https://pipedia.org/index.php?title=West&feed=atom&action=historyWest - Revision history2024-03-28T17:23:05ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.6https://pipedia.org/index.php?title=West&diff=22922&oldid=prevSethile at 21:44, 18 November 20152015-11-18T21:44:15Z<p></p>
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</table>Sethilehttps://pipedia.org/index.php?title=West&diff=9839&oldid=prevFrank: /* Contact information: */2009-03-05T20:46:07Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Contact information:</span></span></p>
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</table>Frankhttps://pipedia.org/index.php?title=West&diff=6404&oldid=prevTseHa: Tim West moved to West2008-06-04T19:48:43Z<p><a href="/wiki/Tim_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Tim West">Tim West</a> moved to <a href="/wiki/West" title="West">West</a></p>
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</table>Bmackentyhttps://pipedia.org/index.php?title=West&diff=4292&oldid=prev204.210.232.115: /* The Artisan */2008-01-31T03:36:07Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Artisan</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, as Tim notes, "It's not like I make a pipe <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an </del>never make it again, and every pipe I ever make is always different. I work from Time West shape charts, and I have <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">poplar </del>shapes I've created that retailers are buying from me every time they order. And I've got standard freehand shapes that I'll make over and over and over again. So half of my business may be from models I've made before and am making again, but then the other half are just new designs, new creations, whatever the shaper/sander creates." And, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">time </del>adds, "Freehands across the country are coming back; they are most definitely coming back."</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, as Tim notes, "It's not like I make a pipe <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </ins>never make it again, and every pipe I ever make is always different. I work from Time West shape charts, and I have <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">popular </ins>shapes I've created that retailers are buying from me every time they order. And I've got standard freehand shapes that I'll make over and over and over again. So half of my business may be from models I've made before and am making again, but then the other half are just new designs, new creations, whatever the shaper/sander creates." And, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tim </ins>adds, "Freehands across the country are coming back; they are most definitely coming back."</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Over the last 15 years, much of Tim's pipemaking style has been influenced by James Vieth, a Columbus resident who has commissioned Tim to make many European billiard, Dublin, and bulldog shapes from Mr. Vieth's own designs. These have been lightweight pipes with "elegant length designed into each pipe, and all have used dark Dunhill-style stains. Many of Mr. Vieth's designs have included extra-long sterling silver bands, which traditionally give a pipe a black-tie, dressed-up look.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Over the last 15 years, much of Tim's pipemaking style has been influenced by James Vieth, a Columbus resident who has commissioned Tim to make many European billiard, Dublin, and bulldog shapes from Mr. Vieth's own designs. These have been lightweight pipes with "elegant length designed into each pipe, and all have used dark Dunhill-style stains. Many of Mr. Vieth's designs have included extra-long sterling silver bands, which traditionally give a pipe a black-tie, dressed-up look.</div></td></tr>
</table>BradGadhttps://pipedia.org/index.php?title=West&diff=3758&oldid=prevBradGad: /* The Pipes */ Typo: "Time" > "Tim"2007-11-26T18:33:48Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Pipes: </span> Typo: "Time" > "Tim"</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I find it a little difficult to pin down or describe a "typical" Time West pipe. Tim says, "What I call a freehand pipe is what most people would call a Ben Wade of Standard Danish in that it's got a rough top and a V-shaped bowl, pointed at the bottom and wider at the top. That would be my standard classic freehand shape." But even the more standard pipes have a little difference or a little extra something that makes them not quite a classic standard shape. Perhaps it's best to let Time have the last word on this issues: "You know what? I make Time West pipes, and whatever they are, they are."</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I find it a little difficult to pin down or describe a "typical" Time West pipe. Tim says, "What I call a freehand pipe is what most people would call a Ben Wade of Standard Danish in that it's got a rough top and a V-shaped bowl, pointed at the bottom and wider at the top. That would be my standard classic freehand shape." But even the more standard pipes have a little difference or a little extra something that makes them not quite a classic standard shape. Perhaps it's best to let Time have the last word on this issues: "You know what? I make Time West pipes, and whatever they are, they are."</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, as <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Time </del>notes, "It's not like I make a pipe an never make it again, and every pipe I ever make is always different. I work from Time West shape charts, and I have poplar shapes I've created that retailers are buying from me every time they order. And I've got standard freehand shapes that I'll make over and over and over again. So half of my business may be from models I've made before and am making again, but then the other half are just new designs, new creations, whatever the shaper/sander creates." And, time adds, "Freehands across the country are coming back; they are most definitely coming back."</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, as <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tim </ins>notes, "It's not like I make a pipe an never make it again, and every pipe I ever make is always different. I work from Time West shape charts, and I have poplar shapes I've created that retailers are buying from me every time they order. And I've got standard freehand shapes that I'll make over and over and over again. So half of my business may be from models I've made before and am making again, but then the other half are just new designs, new creations, whatever the shaper/sander creates." And, time adds, "Freehands across the country are coming back; they are most definitely coming back."</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Over the last 15 years, much of Tim's pipemaking style has been influenced by James Vieth, a Columbus resident who has commissioned Tim to make many European billiard, Dublin, and bulldog shapes from Mr. Vieth's own designs. These have been lightweight pipes with "elegant length designed into each pipe, and all have used dark Dunhill-style stains. Many of Mr. Vieth's designs have included extra-long sterling silver bands, which traditionally give a pipe a black-tie, dressed-up look.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Over the last 15 years, much of Tim's pipemaking style has been influenced by James Vieth, a Columbus resident who has commissioned Tim to make many European billiard, Dublin, and bulldog shapes from Mr. Vieth's own designs. These have been lightweight pipes with "elegant length designed into each pipe, and all have used dark Dunhill-style stains. Many of Mr. Vieth's designs have included extra-long sterling silver bands, which traditionally give a pipe a black-tie, dressed-up look.</div></td></tr>
</table>BradGadhttps://pipedia.org/index.php?title=West&diff=3757&oldid=prevBradGad: /* The Pipes */ Typo: "waz" > "wax"2007-11-26T18:31:51Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Pipes: </span> Typo: "waz" > "wax"</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Today, Tim averages about 1,500 pipes a year. They tend to be medium large to big, with either a Lucite or vulcanite (hard rubber) stem. He does no sandblasting, but he does do needlepoint carving on some of the pipes. He continues to use the finest Grecian briar that he can obtain, although he notes that some good looking briar is starting to come out of Morocco that he might like to try some day. He fully air dries the wood for one year in his garage before using it. He employs no oil or other kids of curing processes.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Today, Tim averages about 1,500 pipes a year. They tend to be medium large to big, with either a Lucite or vulcanite (hard rubber) stem. He does no sandblasting, but he does do needlepoint carving on some of the pipes. He continues to use the finest Grecian briar that he can obtain, although he notes that some good looking briar is starting to come out of Morocco that he might like to try some day. He fully air dries the wood for one year in his garage before using it. He employs no oil or other kids of curing processes.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A Tim West pipe will come in one of three alcohol-based aniline stains--a natural, a walnut and a dark or black walnut--with a Carnauba <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">waz </del>finish. He will use the Dunhill or European Red stain, but not often. "I guess I'm very influenced by GBDs and Charatans from my ealy days. Their naturals were their virgin quality--their flawless or nearly flawless grained pipes. So I teind to go with the natural color on pipes that are flawless. Maybe I shouldn't be saying this, because everybody will be thinking that my walnut pipes and my dark walnut pipes are the ones with the flaws. That's not necessarily true, but I don't think it's a secret either that pipemakers stain their pipes for a reason. They tend to stain because they're covering up or masking imperfections on the surface. Briar wood is not perfect. If it was, there wouldn't be the mystique about it there is. If every single briar pipe had the same grain, it would be like a piece of furniture. But since it's not and since it does have imperfections, that leads to perfect pipes. So what I consider to be a good-grained pipe tends to be a natural, virgin quality.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A Tim West pipe will come in one of three alcohol-based aniline stains--a natural, a walnut and a dark or black walnut--with a Carnauba <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">wax </ins>finish. He will use the Dunhill or European Red stain, but not often. "I guess I'm very influenced by GBDs and Charatans from my ealy days. Their naturals were their virgin quality--their flawless or nearly flawless grained pipes. So I teind to go with the natural color on pipes that are flawless. Maybe I shouldn't be saying this, because everybody will be thinking that my walnut pipes and my dark walnut pipes are the ones with the flaws. That's not necessarily true, but I don't think it's a secret either that pipemakers stain their pipes for a reason. They tend to stain because they're covering up or masking imperfections on the surface. Briar wood is not perfect. If it was, there wouldn't be the mystique about it there is. If every single briar pipe had the same grain, it would be like a piece of furniture. But since it's not and since it does have imperfections, that leads to perfect pipes. So what I consider to be a good-grained pipe tends to be a natural, virgin quality.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During his five years at Monkey's Retreat, Tim signed his pipes T.M. West, Ltd. Since then, they have all been signed TIMWEST in block letter (with the same tool). Tim has never dated his pipes. Why not? "I don't know. Maybe I'll start next year. I've been telling myself I'll start for five years." Tim's pipes range in price from $50 to $150. The most expensive pipe he has ever sold was $350. [Dated info, of course-- Pipedia SYSOP] </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During his five years at Monkey's Retreat, Tim signed his pipes T.M. West, Ltd. Since then, they have all been signed TIMWEST in block letter (with the same tool). Tim has never dated his pipes. Why not? "I don't know. Maybe I'll start next year. I've been telling myself I'll start for five years." Tim's pipes range in price from $50 to $150. The most expensive pipe he has ever sold was $350. [Dated info, of course-- Pipedia SYSOP] </div></td></tr>
</table>BradGadhttps://pipedia.org/index.php?title=West&diff=3756&oldid=prevBradGad: /* The Pipes */ Typo in second paragraph: "Time Wes" > "Tim West"2007-11-26T18:31:00Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Pipes: </span> Typo in second paragraph: "Time Wes" > "Tim West"</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Today, Tim averages about 1,500 pipes a year. They tend to be medium large to big, with either a Lucite or vulcanite (hard rubber) stem. He does no sandblasting, but he does do needlepoint carving on some of the pipes. He continues to use the finest Grecian briar that he can obtain, although he notes that some good looking briar is starting to come out of Morocco that he might like to try some day. He fully air dries the wood for one year in his garage before using it. He employs no oil or other kids of curing processes.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Today, Tim averages about 1,500 pipes a year. They tend to be medium large to big, with either a Lucite or vulcanite (hard rubber) stem. He does no sandblasting, but he does do needlepoint carving on some of the pipes. He continues to use the finest Grecian briar that he can obtain, although he notes that some good looking briar is starting to come out of Morocco that he might like to try some day. He fully air dries the wood for one year in his garage before using it. He employs no oil or other kids of curing processes.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Time Wes </del>pipe will come in one of three alcohol-based aniline stains--a natural, a walnut and a dark or black walnut--with a Carnauba waz finish. He will use the Dunhill or European Red stain, but not often. "I guess I'm very influenced by GBDs and Charatans from my ealy days. Their naturals were their virgin quality--their flawless or nearly flawless grained pipes. So I teind to go with the natural color on pipes that are flawless. Maybe I shouldn't be saying this, because everybody will be thinking that my walnut pipes and my dark walnut pipes are the ones with the flaws. That's not necessarily true, but I don't think it's a secret either that pipemakers stain their pipes for a reason. They tend to stain because they're covering up or masking imperfections on the surface. Briar wood is not perfect. If it was, there wouldn't be the mystique about it there is. If every single briar pipe had the same grain, it would be like a piece of furniture. But since it's not and since it does have imperfections, that leads to perfect pipes. So what I consider to be a good-grained pipe tends to be a natural, virgin quality.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tim West </ins>pipe will come in one of three alcohol-based aniline stains--a natural, a walnut and a dark or black walnut--with a Carnauba waz finish. He will use the Dunhill or European Red stain, but not often. "I guess I'm very influenced by GBDs and Charatans from my ealy days. Their naturals were their virgin quality--their flawless or nearly flawless grained pipes. So I teind to go with the natural color on pipes that are flawless. Maybe I shouldn't be saying this, because everybody will be thinking that my walnut pipes and my dark walnut pipes are the ones with the flaws. That's not necessarily true, but I don't think it's a secret either that pipemakers stain their pipes for a reason. They tend to stain because they're covering up or masking imperfections on the surface. Briar wood is not perfect. If it was, there wouldn't be the mystique about it there is. If every single briar pipe had the same grain, it would be like a piece of furniture. But since it's not and since it does have imperfections, that leads to perfect pipes. So what I consider to be a good-grained pipe tends to be a natural, virgin quality.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During his five years at Monkey's Retreat, Tim signed his pipes T.M. West, Ltd. Since then, they have all been signed TIMWEST in block letter (with the same tool). Tim has never dated his pipes. Why not? "I don't know. Maybe I'll start next year. I've been telling myself I'll start for five years." Tim's pipes range in price from $50 to $150. The most expensive pipe he has ever sold was $350. [Dated info, of course-- Pipedia SYSOP] </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During his five years at Monkey's Retreat, Tim signed his pipes T.M. West, Ltd. Since then, they have all been signed TIMWEST in block letter (with the same tool). Tim has never dated his pipes. Why not? "I don't know. Maybe I'll start next year. I've been telling myself I'll start for five years." Tim's pipes range in price from $50 to $150. The most expensive pipe he has ever sold was $350. [Dated info, of course-- Pipedia SYSOP] </div></td></tr>
</table>BradGadhttps://pipedia.org/index.php?title=West&diff=3755&oldid=prevBradGad: /* The Pipes */ Typo in first paragraph: "staring" > "starting"2007-11-26T18:29:51Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Pipes: </span> Typo in first paragraph: "staring" > "starting"</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Today, Tim averages about 1,500 pipes a year. They tend to be medium large to big, with either a Lucite or vulcanite (hard rubber) stem. He does no sandblasting, but he does do needlepoint carving on some of the pipes. He continues to use the finest Grecian briar that he can obtain, although he notes that some good looking briar is <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">staring </del>to come out of Morocco that he might like to try some day. He fully air dries the wood for one year in his garage before using it. He employs no oil or other kids of curing processes.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Today, Tim averages about 1,500 pipes a year. They tend to be medium large to big, with either a Lucite or vulcanite (hard rubber) stem. He does no sandblasting, but he does do needlepoint carving on some of the pipes. He continues to use the finest Grecian briar that he can obtain, although he notes that some good looking briar is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">starting </ins>to come out of Morocco that he might like to try some day. He fully air dries the wood for one year in his garage before using it. He employs no oil or other kids of curing processes.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A Time Wes pipe will come in one of three alcohol-based aniline stains--a natural, a walnut and a dark or black walnut--with a Carnauba waz finish. He will use the Dunhill or European Red stain, but not often. "I guess I'm very influenced by GBDs and Charatans from my ealy days. Their naturals were their virgin quality--their flawless or nearly flawless grained pipes. So I teind to go with the natural color on pipes that are flawless. Maybe I shouldn't be saying this, because everybody will be thinking that my walnut pipes and my dark walnut pipes are the ones with the flaws. That's not necessarily true, but I don't think it's a secret either that pipemakers stain their pipes for a reason. They tend to stain because they're covering up or masking imperfections on the surface. Briar wood is not perfect. If it was, there wouldn't be the mystique about it there is. If every single briar pipe had the same grain, it would be like a piece of furniture. But since it's not and since it does have imperfections, that leads to perfect pipes. So what I consider to be a good-grained pipe tends to be a natural, virgin quality.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A Time Wes pipe will come in one of three alcohol-based aniline stains--a natural, a walnut and a dark or black walnut--with a Carnauba waz finish. He will use the Dunhill or European Red stain, but not often. "I guess I'm very influenced by GBDs and Charatans from my ealy days. Their naturals were their virgin quality--their flawless or nearly flawless grained pipes. So I teind to go with the natural color on pipes that are flawless. Maybe I shouldn't be saying this, because everybody will be thinking that my walnut pipes and my dark walnut pipes are the ones with the flaws. That's not necessarily true, but I don't think it's a secret either that pipemakers stain their pipes for a reason. They tend to stain because they're covering up or masking imperfections on the surface. Briar wood is not perfect. If it was, there wouldn't be the mystique about it there is. If every single briar pipe had the same grain, it would be like a piece of furniture. But since it's not and since it does have imperfections, that leads to perfect pipes. So what I consider to be a good-grained pipe tends to be a natural, virgin quality.</div></td></tr>
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