by Nate King | May 12, 2012 | Blog, Pipe Making, Pipe Smoking
The 2012 pipe show in Chicago was another great one! New people met and friends made! Spent time with old friends and really enjoyed their company. Had a great time Thursday in the smoking tent and sold my first pipe there. After the pre-show, in the early evening...
by Nate King | May 3, 2012 | Blog, Pipe Making, Pipe Smoking
Arrived to the Pheasant Run Resort a little while ago and got my room. I realized shortly after I had forgotten my business cards, so my girlfriend and I found a local print shop after searching through many who couldn’t help. Got it all sorted and will have...
by Nate King | Apr 27, 2012 | Blog, Pipe Making, Pipe Smoking
I have been doing my best, managing a full time job and enjoying the beauty of a new and growing relationship with my girlfriend, to get pipes made for the CPCC ‘Chicagoland International Pipes & Tobacciana Show’ coming up May 5th & 6th....
by Nate King | Jan 11, 2012 | Blog, Pipe Making
My recent pipe entry, ‘Gear-Punk’ not only won the December ‘Design Award’ on the German pipe maker’s forum, it was voted Pipe of the Year for 2011! Three top positions were selected from 32 nominations, and mine took the gold! I am very...
by Nate King | Jan 9, 2012 | Blog, Pipe Making
I recently had the pleasure of making a thematic ‘steampunk’ pipe for a friend who is working with another on an idea. An idea that is in its early stages, but will hopefully prove to be fairly big! They are working together on what was to be a graphic...
by Nate King | Jan 7, 2012 | Blog, Pipe Making
Since the first lathe post, I had a couple friends help me lift the lathe unit onto the base, align and attach it. After that I assembled the digital read-out (DRO) to the lathe and checked its operation. Had a small issue with a safety switch and just got off the...
