Well you have to start somewhere.

Just a quick test works well. 

Wood Lathe

Nice paint over spray.

Now i need some tools.

The Carnauba Duel

All right HD, you asked for it Mr Polish...which of these pipes shall I battle you with tomorrow?

1. Stanwell de Luxe (straight grain) shape 86, made in Denmark...

2. Butz-Choquin Supermate Major shape 1155, made in St Claude France...

Reflective Ronson

Carnauba waxed my Ronson metal pipe.

The Sultan

Smoked 14 bowls so far its getting black in the bowl.

This weeks new tobacco

MacBaren 7 Seas 2010
Nice tobacco good taste good nicotine and 100grams

Stanwell de Luxe No. 86

I tried a new bit polishing idea with this one. Instead of doing the entire bit and losing some of the Stanwell stamping I only polished up to the shoulder of the saddle. I quite like the contrast, might do more this way.

A lovely pipe that I will post more photo's of once I have polished the stummel and used carnauba on it :)

The Sultan playing Stair Dismount

Grinder conversion

After Hoot and i talked about surface speed i decided it get an adapter for my bench grinder $20.
I all ways though that it was too fast 2850 1/3hp.
But the wheels i have now are small so a low surface speed .
Works a treat easier to transfer the wax more friction and light pressure to polish the wax .
I polished a test pipe and it worked great.
And it's almost silent i can polish at all hours of the night yea.
But hang on tight and never loose concentration for a second 1/3hp will shoot it across the shed.

Left wheel has my old wax on it second from the right has carnauba wax 

Finally made the wax melt.

Sultan with a feather

Well, here are a few quick snaps of my meer. Not much colour yet, then again I've only put maybe 10 bowls through it...I shall have to get back into it one day...on the list :) You can see the pink coming through in the places that have been more deeply carved. enjoy! Oh, it's white in real life, I just forgot to change the colour balance and couldn't be bothered going back and retaking the photo's...or colour balancing in Photoshop...meh.

The Sultan Turkish Meerschaum

I looked out the back door at the letter box and sitting on top was probably the most anticipated parcel  ever.
I limped  down the stairs like an arthritic  51 year old on Christmas morning.

HAHAHA

I so love a case.
I was quite surprised by the size its huge.
Built like a guitar case.

Fits the case very nicely.

He's a good looking fella.
I like the hole between  his head and the sash on his turban   

What a profile.

If i trimmed my beard and had a turban.
At least we have the same color beard.

Nicely tapered bowl.
The last time it will be this white ever.

Great detail and its a sitter.

My first Lucite bit.

The first bowl gently packed and not to full.
Smoked  wonderfully.
Very cool. 

After 7 bowls.

I am going to smoke this pipe a lot.

I want to see some colour.

I have only handled it with cotton gloves.

Not sure if i can keep it up or not.

It would feel so good in the hand. 

Some say just have clean hands.

Now to become educated about waxing meerschaum pipes. 

Last but not least my thanks go to Hobo Hoot for this incredible gift.

It will be become a true friend.        

Coming soon the Sultan