Monday, July 26, 2010
2010 Tobacco Crop
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Tobacco seeds have germinated! I was recently given some tobacco seeds from a fellow pipe maker and figured I'd try my hand a growing tobacco! I have planted Orinoco, Tennessee Red Leaf, Burley, Hungarian Sazmosi, Virginia Gold, Goose Creek Red, Turkish Samsun, and Havana.
I used a 72 cell domed tray type planter to start the seeds with some Miracle grow potting soil. I also purchased a heat pad to keep the seeds at 70-80 Deg f.
After about 5 days I was able to see the little guys start to grow. At the 7 day mark, they had sprouted and have leaves.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Blog is now integrated into my site! I'll be adding some pipe making videos shortly. posted by Chris Houser at 8:33 AM 0 Comments
Thursday, January 21, 2010
1001 - Stubby Nosewarmer I completed my submission to the Pipemakersforum pipe trade. The theme was a nosewarmer. I used a cutoff tool to cut the end of the shank off to use and the stem insert. I applied a black stain at the early stages of sanding then moved to a medium walnut.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Completed two new pipes!
I finished this pipe on Friday. It is a very nice sandblasted ball with a bamboo shank. However, this pipe is very small. I used a smaller block of briar that had been in my briar back for the better part of a year.
This is a beautiful contrast Dublin that I finished a few weeks ago. The bowl has a slight canter forward. this pipe is for sale on my website for $90.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
New website! Well I finally have a website up for my pipes! It was definitely a learning experience. I do not have any web experience, so it took a few days to learn the basics. first edition was all sliced images in a table. I scrapped that two days after I finished it. The current setup is using CSS and div's.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
New Website Under Construction I've decided to move away from a blog based website. I'll have the new site up asap along with new pipes for sale! posted by Chris Houser at 1:32 PM
Friday, June 12, 2009
Pipe 18
This pipe was made for a friend. I used a Bocole extention on the stem. It looks to be a good smoker.
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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Wedding Set
2010 Tobacco Crop
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Tobacco seeds have germinated! I was recently given some tobacco seeds from a fellow pipe maker and figured I'd try my hand a growing tobacco! I have planted Orinoco, Tennessee Red Leaf, Burley, Hungarian Sazmosi, Virginia Gold, Goose Creek Red, Turkish Samsun, and Havana.
I used a 72 cell domed tray type planter to start the seeds with some Miracle grow potting soil. I also purchased a heat pad to keep the seeds at 70-80 Deg f.
After about 5 days I was able to see the little guys start to grow. At the 7 day mark, they had sprouted and have leaves.
Labels: Tobacco
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
This blog is now located at http://blog.houserhandmadepipes.com/.
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posted by Chris Houser at 1:37 PM 0 Comments
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Blog is now integrated into my site! I'll be adding some pipe making videos shortly. posted by Chris Houser at 8:33 AM 0 Comments
Thursday, January 21, 2010
1001 - Stubby Nosewarmer I completed my submission to the Pipemakersforum pipe trade. The theme was a nosewarmer. I used a cutoff tool to cut the end of the shank off to use and the stem insert. I applied a black stain at the early stages of sanding then moved to a medium walnut.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Completed two new pipes!
I finished this pipe on Friday. It is a very nice sandblasted ball with a bamboo shank. However, this pipe is very small. I used a smaller block of briar that had been in my briar back for the better part of a year.
posted by Chris Houser at
4:11 PM
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
New website! Well I finally have a website up for my pipes! It was definitely a learning experience. I do not have any web experience, so it took a few days to learn the basics. first edition was all sliced images in a table. I scrapped that two days after I finished it. The current setup is using CSS and div's.
I will be adding more pipes and finish putting content in the pages this week. I also have a new Dublin with a very gorgeous contrast stain that will be going up as soon as I can take some photos.
Thanks again for checking back!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
New Website Under Construction I've decided to move away from a blog based website. I'll have the new site up asap along with new pipes for sale! posted by Chris Houser at 1:32 PM
Friday, June 12, 2009
Pipe 18
This pipe was made for a friend. I used a Bocole extention on the stem. It looks to be a good smoker.Pipe Info
Length: 5.8"
Height: 1.89"
Chamber Diameter: .75"
Chamber Depth: 1.36"
Stem Material: ABS With Bocole Extention
Bit Thinkness: .18"
Airway Diameter: 5/32"
Weight: 1.55oz
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Wedding Set
Cumberland Stems and Sterling Silver Bands
The straight billiards were for the groomsmen. The bent billiard was for the best man and the freehand churchwarden was for the pastor. We did break open that can of three nuns at the wedding!
Labels: Billiard, Set, Wedding Set
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