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BigCasino

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recently this shape has caught my eye, thought I would give it a try

5 1/2 inches long
2" high
1 1/2 wide
chamber is 3/4 x 1 1/5
vulcanite saddle stem with a Bocote ring



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Good job Harry. Each one is better than the last one. Your shaping has really come along. I like that shape too. What defines a cutty? I make mine from pictures and have no idea what kind they are.
 

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Thanks fellas, I asked that same question on the pipe makers forum Knuck, the forward cant of the bowl a,d the egg/ acorn shape some have a heel on the bottom I like mine with out the heel
 

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I just saw one similar that had a knob sticking out the bottom. What's up with that knob? I couldn't see any useful purpose and to me it just looked ugly. Ruined the whole pipe for me.
 

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the cutty is sort of a cousin to the clay pipe, which all had that foot at the heel of the pipe to make it stronger, or maybe to hold it as I hear clay pipes get real hot, but that foot is sometimes left on when making this shape in Briar... or so I been told anyway
 

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The knob was left on the clay cutty as they get pretty hot.I always felt like a bit of a ponce holding it like that though. I had a nice clay cutty from the late 1800's. I went fishing one one night and some how misplaced it at the beach and for the life of me couldnt find it. Still miss that pipe
 

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Speaking of knobs... I believe they were originally left on the pipe to aid in releasing the clay from the pipe mold. At some point in time they were used for identification purposes. Back in the old days to become a pipe maker you had to become an apprentice and join a guild. Upon graduating from the guild you were give a specific seal that indicated you were now a guild member and a master craftsman. The pipe makers would use their seal and press it into the foot (knob) of the pipe.
 
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