Question: Sam Martin pipes

Steve J

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Oct 19, 2009, 9:26:47 AM10/19/09

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Anyone have any experience, or engineering opinions of Sam Martin pipes.

I've found one I'm interested in, and would appreciate any information.

Thanks

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Cuio vae,

Aearofallon (Steve J)

Ed Duncan

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Oct 19, 2009, 10:30:23 AM10/19/09

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No complaints about the S.Martin I wound up with at CORPS '89 show.
Relatively thin lucite bit, a few tooth "scratches"...understandable.
Engineering spot-on, good for a long smoke. Not well balanced, but is
more a holder than clencher, so moot point. Go for it.

Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY

max s

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Oct 19, 2009, 11:15:29 AM10/19/09

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I have several and they are awesome. I have two of the "Hunter" series and
few more plain ones and they are great =smokers.
I think he married the daughter of the couple that make C&D tobacco.
max

Mike Hagley

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Oct 19, 2009, 12:54:33 PM10/19/09

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You are thinking of Sam Learned. Sam Martin died in 1992.

http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Sam_Martin

Mike Hagley
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max s

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Oct 19, 2009, 4:42:56 PM10/19/09

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Wow, I guess my age caught up with my IQ. You are correct. I do have three
Sam Martin pipes though and they do smoke really well. The pipes I have are
a bit on the heavier side and the rustication is heavy. The pipes seem like
they are well crafted but not particularly artistic.
Thanks Mike
max

Steve J

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Oct 19, 2009, 7:43:51 PM10/19/09

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Mike Hagley wrote:
> You are thinking of Sam Learned. Sam Martin died in 1992.
>
> http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Sam_Martin
>
> Mike Hagley

Hi Mike, et al.

1) Thanks for the link!!! I hadn't run across the pipe wiki, and I'm
glad to find there is a central resource like this. It hasn't shown up
in any of my web searches, so hopefully it's still growing, and more of
our veteran pipers, tobacconists, etc. make contributions. I wish I had
the experience to help it out.

2) Yes it was Sam Martin. It's an unsmoked estate that I'm just
fascinated with. As a matter of fact, I just pulled the trigger on it a
little bit ago. (see:
http://www.jamesislandpiper.com/catalog_product.aspx?prod_id=1918)

Thanks for the comments EVERYONE!

Steve J

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Oct 23, 2009, 3:48:50 AM10/23/09

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Thanks again everyone for your comments!

I'm glad I mad this purchase. See my post "Re: Late Night Smoke 10/22",
if you haven't already. (ref:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=w6dEm.43734%244E.7575%40newsfe08.iad)

Dock J.Perry

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Oct 23, 2009, 7:35:12 AM10/23/09

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Martin was was best known for his modern designs and top notch
stemwork. His pipes have achieved a bit of a cult status among a small
group of collectors. One issue that I always had with his work was the
way he shaped the bottom of a bowl. Nine times outta ten they were
very uneven. I believe this is partially so as he used mainly all hand
tools in his pipes production.

Shawn K.

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Oct 23, 2009, 8:19:31 AM10/23/09

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On Oct 23, 3:48 am, Steve J <Aearofallon+...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Steve J wrote:
> > Mike Hagley wrote:
> >> You are thinking of Sam Learned. Sam Martin died in 1992.
>
> >>http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Sam_Martin
>
> >> Mike Hagley
>
> > Hi Mike, et al.
>
> > 1) Thanks for the link!!! I hadn't run across the pipe wiki, and I'm
> > glad to find there is a central resource like this. It hasn't shown up
> > in any of my web searches, so hopefully it's still growing, and more of
> > our veteran pipers, tobacconists, etc. make contributions. I wish I had
> > the experience to help it out.
>
> > 2) Yes it was Sam Martin. It's an unsmoked estate that I'm just
> > fascinated with. As a matter of fact, I just pulled the trigger on it a

That's a nice-looking pipe! I would have lusted after that one if I
had seen it before you bought it.

shawn

> > little bit ago. (see:
> >http://www.jamesislandpiper.com/catalog_product.aspx?prod_id=1918)
>
> > Thanks for the comments EVERYONE!
>
> Thanks again everyone for your comments!
>
> I'm glad I mad this purchase. See my post "Re: Late Night Smoke 10/22",

> if you haven't already. (ref:http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=w6dEm.43734%244E.7575%40newsfe08...)

Steve J

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Oct 23, 2009, 10:17:50 AM10/23/09

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Shawn K. wrote:

> That's a nice-looking pipe! I would have lusted after that one if I
> had seen it before you bought it.
>
> shawn
>

I think it looks even better in person. Did you grab his cousin, the
light colored one?