Paul Perri #372186
Unless you're Teddy Knudsen, Former, Barbi, Tom Eltang or
Paolo Becker, it's probably safe to say that Paul Perri has
forgotten more about pipe making than you ever knew.  Paul,
however, also being one of the finest gentlemen I've ever met,
would never consider saying anything like that.  The pipe
pictured here is in near-new condition, is light and has a wide
open draw with a flat, comfortable stem.  Used. Price: $135
5.8" long, bowl 2 1/8" high. Weight: 1 5/8 oz., 44 grams.
GRC Curved, Semi-Rusticated Apple #12151390
Great proportions, good grain, typical Darius construction.  The
bottom of the shank is rusticated, in a discreet and handsome
manner.  The bowl size is considerable for this medium-small
pipe.  It's all flat-out comfortable.  New. Price: $395
5.25" long, bowl 1.65" high. Weight: 1 3/8 oz., 39 grams.
Julius Vesz Hand Cut #1261918SW
Julius has two lines of pipes, his Hand Made, which is his lower
priced line, and his Hand Cut.  This tall Billiard, almost a Stack,
was made in 1997 and is in near-new condition.  Used. $225
6.12" long, bowl 2.38" high. Weight: 2 5/8 oz., 74 grams.
Pulvers' Prior Briar
P.O. Box 61146
Palo Alto, CA  94306

Phone/Fax:
(650) 965-7403
Email:
mpulvers@aol.com
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GRC Natural Grade C #7773  
Although we only shot one side of this pipe, it's certainly not for
deception as the other side has better straight grain, by far.  
With the natural stain, the grain will pop out beautifully when
smoking colors this pipe.  The stem, the finish, the feel all
conspire to make this a very comfortable pipe.  I also like the
fact that the inside of the bowl is uncoated.  You will read that
kind of statement a lot on this site.  It's just the way I feel.  It's
also the way Greg Pease feels, Rad Davis feels, those two
wonderful gentelmen from Sweden, Martin Vollmer and Anders
Nillson feel and many others.  Very prominent people also differ
and they're entitled to their misbegotten opinion, but I'll tell you
this: I don't think they have as reasoned an explanation for their
side of the discussion as Greg Pease has for ours.  He's my
go-to guy when it comes to well thought out arguments.  My
personal method is loud shouting.  (Yes, I know the Japanese
claim, probably correctly, that the first person to raise their
voice loses the argument.)  FYI, the white ferrule is actually part
of the stem, a stem extension rather than a shank extension.
6 1/8" long, bowl 1 3/4" high: Weight; 1.79 oz., 50.8 grams. New
Price: $345
Rad Davis Virgin Canadian Sandblast #9586  
A long time customer has been asking for a wide, oval shanked
Canadian of merit for a while now, so he has to get first crack at
this pipe.  If he decides against it, I'll make it available to all.
7 1/2" long, bowl 1 7/8" high: Weight; 1.7 oz., 48.4 grams. New.
Price. $285
Michael Lindner Long Shanked Lumberman #9614
This is the first Michael Lindner pipe we've had on our site in a
while, and it's about time.  You know my memory is hash by
now, but one of the very great pipe makers (it might well have
been Lars Ivarsson) called Michael the best of the U.S.
pipemakers.  That might be the case, and in any event, it can't
be far off.  Few have Michael's aesthetic sensibility and his
drive for perfection.  He even dresses carefully, which is not a
trait you'll find in, say, J.T. Cooke (or me.  Well, I do choose my
clothes somewhat carefully.  I look in the dryer, and if the
T-shirt is in there, I figure it is clean and worth wearing).  
You have to look carefully, and perhaps with an eye trained
better than mine, to discern the effort he puts into his creations.
 For instance, on this pipe, the button of the stem is softened
inside and out, so you'll never experience a rough touch on the
tongue.  The space between the stem and shank (and there  
really is no 'space' between them) is seamless.  The finish is
soft and warm to the grip.  Michael is not rushing his
production, I can tell you that.  This pipe has superb cross
grain, the placement being about as perfectly as possible,
across the shank and directly across the front of the bowl.  This
might not be a fancy shape (and the simplest looking shapes
are often the most difficult to realize) but it will be in somebody's
rotation for a long time. I can almost guarantee that. Grade B.
6 5/16" long, bowl 2" high: Weight; 1.53 oz., 43.5 grams. New.
Price. $725
Michael Lindner Bamboo Shank Prince Grade AA #9616
The beautiful straight grain all around this bowl accounts for
the fine double A grade Michael bestowed on this large Prince.
The same attention to detail that are given to all Lindner pipes
is evident here, especially on the critical stem.  
6 7/8" long, bowl 1 3/8" high: Weight; 2 oz., 56.8 grams. New.
Price. $1250
GRC Ballerina 10271086
I've had this pipe from Darius up for a while, but one of the
shots was too dark, perhaps accounting for this pipe not
selling.  I thought I was just going to replace those old photos
with these, but the original posting is gone, so now I've got to
give you all the stats, and I'm just not inclined to do that kind of
work tonight.  If memory serves, the pipe is $325 and it's not
too small and not too large.  As my 8th grade girlfriend,
Goldilocks, would have said, "it's just right."  (Remember when
holding hands was just fine?  I still like doing that).
Info avail. when I get a round tuitt, or upon special request.
GRC Lumberman #01271070
I don't know where or how to begin describing this pipe, except
to say that 'it is what it is' which is pretty darn good.  It's a tall,
relatively thin bowl, but certainly with enough wall thickness so
as not be be an issue unless you smoke very hot and are
insentient so as not to know when to back off when the fingers
start to burn.  I remember Barry Levin trying to tell somebody
that a thick walled pipe will smoke cooler than a thin walled
pipe.  Bull.  I've got some very thin walled pipes (in fact, one of
them is a GRC, with walls a lot thinner than those of this pipe)
and they don't get hot or even very warm.  I think it's a matter of
how well the wood has been aged, and how you smoke and
what you smoke, Virginias generally smoking hotter than
Latakia blends.  The construction on this pipe is excellent, with
a very open air hole, a stem hole you can look down into the
bowl from, and a beautifully smooth, finished, uncoated bowl.
5 7/8" long, bowl 1 1/16" high. Weight: 1.25 oz., 33 grams.
New.  Price: $245
GRC #10271068
The straight grain up the sides of this pipe is what is
responsible for the a bottom that is absolutely reptilian.  In the
nature of full disclosure, there are two noticeable sand pits on
the upper left of the bottom photo.  These are not fills.  The
construction provides for an open draw and a very comfortable
hand feel.  The chamber diameter is not large, but it is fairly
deep and should provide a comfortably long smoke (a scientific
term, I believe, just like my thumb in the bowl as a precise,
universal form of measurement.  Some people don't
understand these things).  New. Price: $295  
6.5" long, bowl 1.5" high. Weight: 1.5 oz., 40 grams.
GRC Saucer #12151380
Darius told me to tell you that the button on this stem is drilled
out far more than in most pipes, thus, there is not a lot of
support on the side of the button, and thus this stem tip would
be susceptible to collapsing if you insist on holding this pipe in
your teeth.  It requires the support of your hand.  I don't
imagine that you will need to be reminded of this because the
stem is so round that it can not easily be held in the teeth.  Still,
I am reminding you of this because I do not want to hear any
sob stories if the owner of this pipe chomps on and depresses
the stem.  A forewarned you is a forearmed me.  Get it?
4.75" long, bowl 1.25" high. Weight: 1 5/8 oz., 45 grams.
New.  Price. $325
GRC Globe #12151384
I don't think "Globe" properly describes the shape of this bowl;
a fruit designation might be more accurate, but I can't think of
which fruit.  An apple?  An orange?  I'm accepting suggestions.
Regardless, as small pipes go, it's a winner.  Sometimes I can
predict how a pipe will do, and my prediction here is that this will
sell quickly.  (Of course, much more often, I'm wrong, but how
does that distinguish me from the rest of you slobs?  It doesn't.)
5" long, bowl 1.4" high. Weight: 1 1/4 oz., 36 grams. New. $410
GRC Bulldog #12151388
If I was wrong in calling #1384 above a Globe, I'm really wrong
in calling this a Bulldog.  What, it has two beads around the
bowl and a diamond shank so it's a Bulldog.  I don't think so.  
But again, I'm plumb out of intelligent descriptions.  I think it's a
great rendition of whatever it is.  Again, it's rather small, but not
at all tiny.  And again, the stem is flat and terrific.  New. $325
5.75" long, bowl 1.75" high. Weight: 1 1/8 oz., 32 grams.
GRC Stack #12151396
The stack shape mesmerizes me, and I have no idea why.  I
don't own any, and have no real desire to smoke one (I think I
tried once, and my recollection is that I couldn't keep it lit) but I
can easily understand why someone would want to collect
them.Also interesting is the illusion that this pipe is taller than it
is long.  It is not.  Finally, as difficult as it may be to properly
puff on, at least it is very, very open and will smoke as well as it
possibly could.  If you're a Stack devotee, this is for you.
4.8" long, bowl 3.4" high. Weight: 2 1/2 oz., 72 grams. New.
Price: $350
GRC #126264
You can see the great blast and the fine shape.  Despite it's
bend, with a little crick in the end of the cleaner, it goes through.
5" long, bowl 1.7" high. Weight: 1.25 oz., 37 grms. New. $295
GRC #1262062
If this were a big pipe, the curve seen above might seem a bit
over the top, but it's a small pipe, and is thus quite graceful.  
Despite the S of the curve, it provided a wide open draw.  The
bowl is deep and I can get my forefinger in it, so it will give a
lengthy enough smoke.  The grain shows up much better in
person than it does here.  New. Price: $330
5.5" long, bowl 1.6" high. Weight: .75 oz., 23 grams.
GRC #1262054
Quite large for Darius, and very well sculpted.  It has thick walls,
but is still light and the draw is completely open, as it should be.
6.3" long, bowl 1.75" high. Weight: 2 1/8 oz., 61 grams.
New. $325
GRC #1262056
Large and comfortable and quite shapely.  Also, it has a very
well opened draft, almost assuring a good smoke.  At least
that's my opinion.  New. Price: $325
6.3" long, bowl 2.4" high. Weight: 2 7/8 oz., 81 grams.
JHW Calabash Shape #372231SR
It's in excellent condition with an open draw.  Big, too. Used.
6.75" long, bowl 2.65" high. Weight: 2.5 oz., 70 grams. $85
Update on Home Town Special
Despite being less than one year old (by about 1/2 month) this
recent production piece is proving to be every bit as satisfying
as some of my older, better broken in pipes.  It also has some
of the same characteristics as the author.  Notice the food all
over the face and shirt.  It really does taste much better that
way.
Length: 26", Weight: 22 lbs.  Price: Not Negotiable.
J.T.& D. Cooke #5102816
This wood capped pipe harkens back to the time when Jim was
still married to Debbie.  I hope I have her name right...it was a
bunch of years ago, now.  Although this pipe is still unsmoked,
it may have more value as a piece of U.S. pipe making history,
considering Jim's status in our pantheon of pipe makers.  If Jim
saw this pipe, and how badly it's drilled, he'd pay me not to
exhibit it.  New. Price: $450
5.6" long, bowl 2.28" high. Weight: 1.75 oz., 51 grams.
Brad Pohlmann #6203115  (SOLD 7/6/08)
In near-new condition.  Used. Price: $125
5.18" long, bowl 1.92" tall.  Weight: 1 3/8 oz., 38 grams.
Tim West #6203138
I bought this pipe from Tim for myself.  I want to own one of his
pipes and just need to find one that fits my style.  But, I can't
bring myself to light this up, so I'm going to put it on the market
and give you a real good deal.  You can see the quality of the
wood, which is unstained.  There's a lot of wood around the
bowl, so the capacity of the bowl isn't great, but it's plenty big
enough for a nice, 35-40 min. smoke.  New. Price: $125
5.25" long, bowl 1.6" high. Weight: 1 3/4 oz., 49 grams.
Elliott Nachwalter Briar Workshop #6203124
Made during Elliott's time in Coral Springs, FL.  There is a bit of
wear on the inside of the rim, but the pipe is in otherwise very
good condition.  The bowl takes a thumb and is fairly deep.
5.2" long, bowl 1.95" high. Weight: 1 5/8 oz., 47 grams.
Used. Price: $65
Elliott Nachwalter #6203132
Made in Vermont by the  peripatetic Elliott Nachwalter.  Open
draw and attractive forward-canted Egg shape.  The condition
is excellent.  Used. Price: $85
5.5" long, bowl 1.85" high. Weight: 1.25 oz., 35 grams.
JHW #6203122
Sort of a free-hand Stack.  It's in exc. cond, with a good draw.
5.7" long, bowl 2.5" high. Weight: 1.25 oz, 35 grams.
Used. Price: $75