Charatan Dublin

Thelonious monkfish · Fri May 11, 2018 1:37 am

I like seeing pictures of pipes, especially before and after, whether it's a crisp new meer taking on autumnal hues or a briar found on the road and brought back to service. Hope to see this area of the site fill out. I'll follow up Fr Tom and his amazing use of glue with a pipe I had to use glue on as well. My favorite, and only, Charatan.

Fri May 11, 2018 3:42 am

Did you fix the stem/button yourself? That is really good work.

I have to say, I am a fan of Charatans. I like the DC bit. The ones I have are very comfortable.

Thelonious monkfish · Fri May 11, 2018 4:33 am

Thank you, yes, I do all my own stunts. Bad pictures and damage to scare off bidders is the only way a pipe like that would stay under my twenty dollar budget. Picked it up last year but just recently got to doing anything, kicking myself for waiting. Still like their seconds but the stem really separates Charatan from them.

I'm sold on the DC bit for comfort too, and the internals are every bit as great as my Barlings, smooth open draw.

Fri May 11, 2018 5:08 am

I'm with you guys I like Charatans and I like double Comfort stems

Wildcat · Fri May 11, 2018 11:50 am

Alex, as always, excellent work!! Beautiful

Mr Beardsley · Fri May 11, 2018 1:08 pm

Wow that's quite a transformation! I've got my hands on a few stinkers that needed some cleaning but I've never had to try and pull off a stem repair like that. Great work!

Fri May 11, 2018 5:50 pm

Nice job , man ! Lovely pipe

Fri May 11, 2018 6:07 pm

Did JoeMan teach you that trick? He's one of the first guys I ever knew who could make a chomped up stem look like new. That Charatan is worth of William Conrad himself! [mention]Fr_Tom[/mention] , I wonder why they call i them "double comfort" stems. Just something I think about, rhetorical if you will.

Fri May 11, 2018 6:50 pm

Kevin Keith wrote: ↑Fri May 11, 2018 6:07 pm Did JoeMan teach you that trick? He's one of the first guys I ever knew who could make a chomped up stem look like new. That Charatan is worth of William Conrad himself! @Fr_Tom , I wonder why they call i them "double comfort" stems. Just something I think about, rhetorical if you will.

They needed a gimick that people could spot at 10 paces. It makes for a thin bit. I am a sucker for a gimmick on a pipe - just look at my fleet of Kaywoodie carb pipes and my search for an affordable Dawes underslung.

Fri May 11, 2018 7:01 pm

Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Fri May 11, 2018 6:50 pm
Kevin Keith wrote: ↑Fri May 11, 2018 6:07 pm Did JoeMan teach you that trick? He's one of the first guys I ever knew who could make a chomped up stem look like new. That Charatan is worth of William Conrad himself! @Fr_Tom , I wonder why they call i them "double comfort" stems. Just something I think about, rhetorical if you will.
They needed a gimick that people could spot at 10 paces. It makes for a thin bit. I am a sucker for a gimmick on a pipe - just look at my fleet of Kaywoodie carb pipes and my search for an affordable Dawes underslung.

Is the Dawes like these underslungs? I could see myself smoking one of those.