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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." | 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." | ||
However, as | However, as Tim 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." | ||
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. | 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. | ||