Charatan Pipe Making Video - Circa 1945

[Bill]

Charatan Pipe Making

 

[Harlock999]

Great stuff, thanks for posting!
Wow, three minutes later, a finished pipe is on the showroom floor! For some reason, I thought pipes were harder to make (just kidding). :cheers: :cheers:

 

[LL]

Ignore the comment about linseed oil at the end. The commentator/copy writer was just guessing, or something. Do not use it on pipes!

 

[Bill]

Ignore the comment about linseed oil at the end. The commentator/copy writer was just guessing, or something. Do not use it on pipes!

Well, he was there so I'll take his word for it. However, I believe that Carnuba is what is typically used now.

 

[BuryMeInSmoke]

I wonder how many fingers have been lost to that circular saw, due to the absence of a guard.

 

[Harlock999]

I wonder how many fingers have been lost to that circular saw, due to the absence of a guard.

I wonder how many ears were lost with those long belts extended over the work area.

 

[LL]

I wonder how many fingers have been lost to that circular saw, due to the absence of a guard.

Believe it or not, sawing blocks from burls with open blades that extend several inches above the table is still how it is done in Europe and around the Med by companies that harvest briar. Amazing, huh?

 

[BuryMeInSmoke]

I wonder how many ears were lost with those long belts extended over the work area.

Haha, yeah, it looks like anyone over 6' tall would have a pretty rough time in there.

Believe it or not, sawing blocks from burls with open blades that extend several inches above the table is still how it is done in Europe and around the Med by companies that harvest briar. Amazing, huh?

I wonder why that is? Would production speed be hindered significantly by safety gear?

 

[SmokeyTweed]

excellent video! Reminds me of the videos of professional barrel makers(coopers) i saw at the guinness storehouse. Serious craftsmanship.

 

[RealtorFrank]

very cool video!

 

[MisterE]

Wow, that was the real hey day of pipe smoking. Hard to imagine an operation that big today.

 

[Thomas Tkach]

Sweet video!

 

[flylot]

Thank you for posting this video. It was most informative!

 

[NeroWolfe]

The Charatan video was great! Recognize that the video focused on the manufacture of Charatan's lower/middle grade pipes, but Charatan also made some great "hand-made" pipes for the higher-end market.

I did a search on the same site, and found these interesting pipe videos as well (mainly clay pipe making, "a lost art")----

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=37584

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=10561

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1075

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=11736

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=47138

 

[whiderwarde]

Last video link: Ida Humphrey is kinda cute.

 

[Skip48]

Have not watched the video yet, but will. I have several pipes that were 2nd that I bought at the Tinder Box way back and a few of them were made by Charatan. The smoke nice and didn't cost much at all and other than a few tiny spots where they had to fill, they are excellent.

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[Anonymous]

1) The overhead transmissions and belts were the industrial standard at that time. Everywhere.

2) Bear in mind with the (reported) linseed oil (I can't hear the voiceover), the date is 1945 -- six years of wartime austerity does that with supplies of imported stuff, forcing improvisation & adaption.

:face:

 

[brentona]

Sure Charatan's are good and all, but I'm most interested in finding my own pipe polishing lady. Anyone see one on eBay, lemme know...

 

[Harlock999]

Sure Charatan's are good and all, but I'm most interested in finding my own pipe polishing lady. Anyone see one on eBay, lemme know...

:cheers: :cheers:

 

[brentona]

FWIW --

I have an early 50's Charrie and it is a hefty sized bowl. It smokes englishes so wonderfully I'd like to have a collection, but my pockets hurt from time to time