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Talbert Pipes  Talbert Briar Catalog
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here at The Universal Currency Converter:  Please note that USD prices are estimations only, based on the exchange rate at the time of the catalog update, and the exact exchange rate fluctuates slightly, up and down, from month to month. Name: The Haku Grade/Finish: Grade 3 Sandblast Notes: This is actually the second pipe I've dubbed Haku, and that isn't Haiku spelled incorrectly, it's named for a character in one of my favorite anime films, "Spirited Away". I think it has a distinctly asian-organic feel to it, and I made it as a follow-up & companion piece to the Chihiro pipe I did back in 2004, which I've forever meant to make further versions of, but never remember to. This pipe proved extremely challenging to photograph! It's unstained, and the briar is quite pale in tone. This, together with the mottled bone-like acrylic stem, caused the pipe to be invisibly bright in the studio-lit shots. I had to settle for a combo of workshop photos, natural light shots, and studio shots, in hopes of giving a full image of the pipe. Positives: Extraordinarily cute, according to my wife. It has short proportions but a nicely large bowl, and the grain is excellent. I was tempted to contrast stain it to bring out the grain even futher, but chose not to since the pipe is "shape strong", and I wanted the overall shape to stand out and not be overwhelmed by the grain detail. The smooth rim shows off nice bird's-eye and will help make the rim easier to clean and keep clean (always an ugly & unavoidable problem on unstained pipes with blasted bowl rims). The handcut stem is done from a swirled, multicolored acrylic rod that resembles bone, somewhat - very muted natural colors that harmonize nicely with the unstained briar. I love this material, though I try to partial it out and use it rarely since I only have one rod of it. Great feel in the hand, and very easy draw. I can open it to 5/32" if a buyer really wishes, but it's actually quite possible to get an open draw with a smaller hole in many cases, like this one. Negatives: It has one sandpit - on the face of the shank just inside the mortise, up at the top. Totally hidden when in use, and totally harmless, but I still marked the pipe down a grade over it.  Bowl Type: 2.2 cm wide-cone Airhole Size: 9/64" Total Weight incl Stem: 58.8 grams Bowl Height: 5 cm(Bottom to lowest bowl edge) Tobacco Chamber Depth: 4.5 cm Length from Bowl Base to end of Bit: 13 cm To Purchase:All Buyers - Email us and reference this catalog number - The Haku. Posted prices are WITHOUT tax, so EU residents must add 19.6% VAT to their total. See our new SHIPPING page for full information on the shipping options for your country. Non-EU buyers are responsible for all customs fees incurred in their country. We prefer payment by credit card or Paypal. To pay by credit card, call or fax us at (33) 240.88.98.08. Credit cards must be billed in euros on this end, so the actual price will vary depending on the native currency of the buyer and the current exchange rate. Payment in euros by Paypal should be sent to trever@talbertpipes.com. The pipe will be marked and shipped on receipt of payment. If for some reason credit card or Paypal payment is impossible, please email us for other options. Note that we do NOT accept partial payments, reservations with later payment, etc - full payment is expected when a pipe is spoken for. |
