A Belated Happy New Year

Well, it’s January 9th, so let me be the last to wish you all a Happy New Year!

Lots of exciting news from the Turner Pipes workshop!  First, and maybe most importantly, I’m excited to announce that I finally have outfitted my shop with an awesome sandblasting rig.  This is going to open up a whole new stream of finish options for my pipes! here’s a shot of the rig:

Looks a bit like I should be handling nuclear material in there, huh?

In other news, i’ve been playing with some morta blocks that I picked up in Chicago last summer.

The straight billiard has a sterling silver ring, and the bent has a celluloid ivory stem.  Both of these pipes are already spoken for, but I do have some more morta to play with, so keep your eyes peeled for new morta pipes in the next couple of weeks!

I did make several Christmas pipes this year, my absolute favorite of which was this lovely paneled prince with Bethlehem Olivewood shank extension:

As of now, my travel plans for 2012 include the Chicago show in May, and the West Coast Show in Vegas in November.  I may add to that itinerary as the year progresses…

Looking forward to an amazing year ahead, and hopeful that it will be one filled with good news, good smoke, and good memories!  Thanks in advance for being a part of that journey!