Pipe Making - Alaskan Banker

A few years ago I made a pipe for a customer who wanted a mix of a Ukelele, also known as an "Eskimo", and a Banker. We dubbed it the "Alaskan Banker".

Recently another customer came around that wanted a similar tobacco pipe, so it was time for this second rendition of the Alaskan Banker.
As usual I'm using a nice piece of Spanish Briar. In this case a special Birdseye block I'd been saving for a few years. Combined with a nice piece of SEM Limited Edition "Manduela" Ebonite, the end result is a wonderful instrument that'll serve its new owner well for decades of smoking.

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My Website: http://www.massispipes.com​


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0:00 Intro
0:18 Cutting the shape on the bandsaw
0:33 Turning and drilling the bowl
3:24 Starting the stem
4:14 Shaping the stummel
5:09 Completing the stem
7:01 Dangerous Lathe tricks
7:24 Sandblasting
8:27 Staining, Polishing and finishing
9:37 Completed pipe