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Straighrgrains Ain't What They Used To Be!
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<blockquote data-quote="Midnight Blues" data-source="post: 90077" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>I've talked to a few US carvers and they've echoed the same sentiment about the supply of "special briar". They may be able to obtain several outstanding blocks but nothing they can count on in each shipment. Then there are those US carvers that travel to Italy each year to hand pick their briar to insure the best blocks possible, but I would think that the expense and time of this endeavor is added to the price of each pipe.</p><p></p><p>I believe that there are some carvers out there that continually produce wonderful straight grained pipes, at very reasonable prices, one name that comes to mind is Claudio Cavicchi. He has the advantage of actually being from Italy. </p><p></p><p>I think that a straight grained pipe might be the exception and when a carver finds the right block we are all blessed, but these pipes are far and few between.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Midnight Blues, post: 90077, member: 9"] I've talked to a few US carvers and they've echoed the same sentiment about the supply of "special briar". They may be able to obtain several outstanding blocks but nothing they can count on in each shipment. Then there are those US carvers that travel to Italy each year to hand pick their briar to insure the best blocks possible, but I would think that the expense and time of this endeavor is added to the price of each pipe. I believe that there are some carvers out there that continually produce wonderful straight grained pipes, at very reasonable prices, one name that comes to mind is Claudio Cavicchi. He has the advantage of actually being from Italy. I think that a straight grained pipe might be the exception and when a carver finds the right block we are all blessed, but these pipes are far and few between. [/QUOTE]
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