Talbert Pipes- New Talbert Briar, Morta, and a new Goblin

[Trever Talbert]

Bonjour to all!  For once I have a site update that isn't late at night!  I've just posted three new pipes, one Goblin and two new Talberts.  The Talberts are a green briar freehand and a bamboo-shanked morta - Check them out here:

http://www.talbertpipes.pair.com/talbert.shtml

The new Goblin is another Claw shape, this time in smooth:

http://www.talbertpipes.pair.com/goblins.shtml

This is tax month, so the site has been pretty quiet otherwise. I hope I'll get in one more update before the end of the month, but time will tell - With Emily out of the workshop and busy with our taxes (This year she has a new thing to contend with - How to handle large volume charitable donations, after last year's Japan aid fundraiser), production is slower and I'm focusing mainly on making a few higher grade pieces rather than a bunch of Ligne Bretagnes, since it makes shipping much easier on her (Less time to pack and ship 3 Talberts than 9-12 Ligne Bretagnes).  

Also, if anyone is interested in "Making of" stuff, the last post in the Pipe Blog showcases the drilling of the green Talbert in a photo essay that discusses the alternative drilling techniques used after the bowl shaping was done.

http://talbertpipes.blogspot.com/2012/02/some-alternative-drilling.html

In other news, I've recently been expanding my online presence into a couple of new social networks, Chime.In and Pinterest.  However, I am *not* yet doing any pipe posts in either - Thus far, all I've been sharing in each is Kentucky Fried Popcorn stuff.  Unlike with Facebook and G+, I don't see a big pipe community in either (at least not yet) so for the time being I am using them primarily for recreation.  Chime.In I like, but my opinion of Pinterest is still up for grabs... I'm not sure it will offer me the sort of interaction I enjoy.  Time will tell.  In any event, if anyone is interested in following my account updates in these odd places, here are my profiles in each:
http://chime.in/user/Kentucky.Fried.Popcorn
http://pinterest.com/kentuckypopcorn/

The Pinterest account is still pretty empty as I've just created it.  Chime is quite busy, though, and I think I'm going to enjoy its interest-focused style of conversation.  Instead of a wall of updates from people I knew in high school posting about what their cat just did, I have a wall of posts about horror movies and other interests I enjoy - It's a refreshing change of pace from other social networks.
That's all for now, thanks for your time!
Happy Smoking,
Trever Talbert
www.talbertpipes.com