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  1. alaskansong

    Another beautifull pipe from Jack Howell

    As the proud new owner of the Jack Howell Ukulele/Eskimo I would like to let you guys know that Jack's pipes are superb smokers. Although I have not smoked this one yet, I do have one of his other signature shapes, the clam, which smokes as good as any pipe I have ever smoked...a nice easy...
  2. alaskansong

    Steve Morrisett Strait Grain Dublin & Blasted Yachtsman

    Keep your eyes on this guy. He is doing some great work,
  3. alaskansong

    Lightbox Photography

    I just took delivery on a lightbox with two 5500k lights. Playing around with it today, I am finding that, like many things, there is a steep learning curve ahead of me. Here are a few first efforts: Peter Heding Skaagerak Jan Peitenpauw Zulu Stephen Downie Beluga Fin Jens "Tao"...
  4. alaskansong

    Olive wood shank extensions - experience?

    This is why the Danish artisan carvers for the most part make shank extensions part of the stem rather than integrating them with the Shank. Here is a W.O. Larsen Pearl Volcano made by Teddy Knudsen. It has what looks like an olive wood shank extension, except the olive wood is attached to the...
  5. alaskansong

    The Light is Returning!

    On this, the darkest day of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere that is), Nancy and I wish you a joyous celebration with family and friends, warmth and safety, health and comfort. The light is returning!
  6. alaskansong

    Michael Parks, Perfection

    Absolutely gorgeous. I was salivating over that one at SP for months. Thanks for removing the temptation! The acrylic ferule with pheasant feathers is a truly inspired touch and that birdseye...just wow! Michael did a wonderful job shaping the bowl and the chubby proportions are both...
  7. alaskansong

    Thoughts on canadians (no not Slow Puffs)...

    I have two Canadians and they both have rather tall thin bowls, making them comfortable to clench despite their length. They both smoke uncommonly well. Although I tend to favor bent pipes, there is something strait and true about their character that I really like. Perhaps it is just seeing...
  8. alaskansong

    Wanted: Pics of Your Smoking Dens/Man Caves

    Given that neither I nor anyone else is allowed to smoke inside the boat, my smoking activity is confined to the covered aft deck. As the weather is hardly ever extreme around here this is no hardship. Here is a shot taken during this past summer's Alaska Piper's Cruise.
  9. alaskansong

    Hello from Alaskan Song

    Richard (yachtexplorer) here. I thought I would come over here and get to know some new ground. Richard http://yachtexplorer.com Human society is like a bowl of stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, it get scum on the top and the bottom gets burnt.
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