July 13, 2019, 09:26 PM
Pipe SmokerInteresting material – “tagua nut”
The end of this pipe shank is “tagua nut”. I’ve never seen anything like it – black dots on cream in all directions:
www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new...fm?product_id=326501A couple of more tagua nut links:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offe...BX6WTDH9BJWFASG9DMSGhttps://www.wood-database.com/tagua-nut/Even better:
www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new...fm?product_id=326499July 13, 2019, 09:58 PM
CooksterInteresting information on the tagua nut in the bottom link provided, but I had no idea that tobacco pipes could be so pricey.
There's a Lobnik pipe for sale on that web-site for $1,600.00! Wow!!
July 14, 2019, 08:42 AM
TigerDoreI've brought back a few items from South America made from tagua nut. It's often call jungle ivory. It really is interesting material.
July 14, 2019, 11:26 AM
Warhorsequote:
Originally posted by Cookster:
Interesting information on the tagua nut in the bottom link provided, but I had no idea that tobacco pipes could be so pricey.
There's a Lobnik pipe for sale on that web-site for $1,600.00! Wow!!
Shocks me too!
Quite an expensive pipe.
July 14, 2019, 12:43 PM
Pipe SmokerI have a lot of pipes (too many), including a couple of pricey Dunhills. But there are many moderately priced pipes that smoke just as nicely as the supper expensive pipes.
July 14, 2019, 01:48 PM
maladatI have a set of dominoes that my dad bought somewhere in the 50s or 60s that are ebony faced with what he called "vegetable ivory," which I have read is another name for tagua nut.
July 14, 2019, 04:44 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by Cookster:
Interesting information on the tagua nut in the bottom link provided, but I had no idea that tobacco pipes could be so pricey.
There's a Lobnik pipe for sale on that web-site for $1,600.00! Wow!!
Check out Jess Chonowitsch's pipes. I have none approaching those prices.
That material is cool. It looks nice as an accent.