From: Mark Lathem <??????????????????????>
Subject: My Tinsky Pipe...

In the last issue of PD, I wrote that I had asked Mark Tinsky
(??????????????) to make a special pipe for me.  The pipe arrived this
week, and I am extremely pleased.

The pipe is a straight, plateaux-topped billiard, 6" in length with a 
2 1/4" high bowl.  The chamber is about Dunhill group 5 size, and the
pipe has a slightly ovalled stem and a saddle bit.

The pipe is quite striking visually.  In describing my wishes, I told
Mark I wanted a pipe with a high "wow" factor, and he delivered exactly
that.  The pipe is a straight grain and was given a light finish to
accentuate this grain pattern.  The stemwork is outstanding (I'm pretty 
picky about my stems--only Jim Cooke and Alfred Dunhill had been able to
completely please me previously <g>), and the stem/shank mating is
flawless.  I hope to find the time to photograph the pipe and put a scan
on my web page in the coming months.

The phrase "work of art" has been diluted somewhat by overuse, but this
pipe is exactly that.  I strongly recommend that anyone who has ever had 
the urge to design a pipe commission Mark to do the work for them.  I
can guarantee that they will be pleased with Mark's superior
craftsmanship and remarkably reasonable pricing.  I'm already working 
on another design for Mark--my very own "Christmas Pipe," #1 of 1 <g>.

Regards,

--
Mark Lathem      
http://www.atlcom.net/~drlathem/pipes


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