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Nate King

@natekingpipes

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Artist. Former aircraft and IndyCar mechanic. Any questions about my pipes, contact me! [email protected]
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A grp1 Eastwood, very small piece! Natural crosscut blast headed to the @vegaspipeshow taken in Palace Station Hotel & Casino by @natekingpipes
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3 hours ago
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A chocolate ring blast bamboo shanked dublin with a vintage horn stem on its way to the @vegaspipeshow!! Lovely bit of plateau on the rim as well! taken in Palace Station Hotel & Casino by @natekingpipes
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a day ago
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Next up for the @vegaspipeshow a mid-tone 'fan' blast Doc 'Holliday' with a custom cumberland stem! The show is fast approaching!! taken in Palace Station Hotel & Casino by @natekingpipes
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a day ago
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Another natural blast up for the @vegaspipeshow! Craggy elephants foot with a cool cumberland stem! Cannot wait!! taken in Palace Station Hotel & Casino by @natekingpipes
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2 days ago
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Another heading to the @vegaspipeshow! Natural ring blast, slight bent apple with custom cumberland stem. taken in Palace Station Hotel & Casino by @natekingpipes
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3 days ago
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This unique partial blast will be at the @vegaspipeshow with me! taken in Palace Station Hotel & Casino by @natekingpipes
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4 days ago
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Virginia, Latakia, Orientals & Cigar leaf. The same… but different. I don’t think I’ll ever really come to a conclusion as to which I enjoy more. Although I lean to be reaching for Robusto more, and smoking more of it than the Key Largo, I cannot definitively say I like one more than the other. In a recent/not so recent post I explained how and why I enjoy each at certain times for their own merits. Since then as a game, I reversed when I have each of them to see if it was a time of day indulgence for one than the other. It didn’t help! It did allow me to smoke more of them and yet enjoy each as much as the other as I did when enjoying its counterpart. The components are the same, there are slight differences in their measurements of each.. and although Key Largo is broken a flake… as you can see the “ribbons” of the Robusto are not so far off. Now that could be tin management during transport affecting the KL, where when it’s produced it is in fact pressed. Whereas the Robusto is not. I find Robusto to be more full flavored, whereas KL is a bit more refined and complex. Not that Robusto doesn’t have a complexity of character but they carry themselves differently. These two tins by the way, both 2024 and only 2 months apart. The real question is (and you should all know the answer)… Do I need to like one over the other.. NO! My @natekingpipes single knuckle bamboo prince, happens smoke wonderfully with either one… it’s non discriminatory, let’s say. However… the piquant tin note of Robusto, is very intoxicating. So … which do you prefer? More importantly why? ….. #monochromepipemonday #igpc #monochrome #images #tobacco by @natekingpipes
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7 days ago
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PART DEUX, Let’s flip the script! So now that we’ve established the fact in the last post, that there is no such thing as “perfection” That does not mean, a pipe can’t be “perfect” to you or for you …. Or me! A classic bulldog is primarily defined by its distinctive double-conical bowl, diamond-shaped shank, and characteristic bead lines cut around the widest part of the bowl. These are the primary “rules” setting the shape apart from all others. So theoretically, if a pipe maker successfully achieves these aspects, they’ve created a bulldog. Which is why I’m so enamored with not the shape so much as I am all the pipe makers interpretations. These two examples, to/for me… are absolutely perfect variants of a bulldog. From the classic bent by Aidan @hesslewood_pipes to the low profile avant-garde design by @natekingpipes and these couldn’t be any farther away from each other in the spectrum. Both wearing soft to the touch yet distinctive sandblasts, with their crisp lines detailing the diamond shank. The use of contrast finish to exemplify the bowls contours. And whereas each stem is very different in dimensions. Each stem is wonderfully created for their respective design. And let’s be completely honest here, aesthetically even without the bamboo shank and blue stem, both of these are all me! Rough around the edges, mean, abrupt and aggressive. Yet, very demure! So for me… for “my” lifestyle, for “my” aesthetics, for the way I see these shapely blocks of wood. These are perfection. What’s your perfect pipe? ….. #igpc #perfect #perfection #lifestyle #rugged by @natekingpipes
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a month ago
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Things are hopping at the #IndianaPipeShow!! Definitely stop by if you're in the area!! #GasCity taken in Mississinewa Cigar Company by @natekingpipes
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a month ago
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25 years later, I will never forget. by @natekingpipes
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a month ago
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Sorry I have been absent recently, have had some setbacks arise. Back on track and have a select few pieces for the 2nd annual #IndianaPipeShow in Gas City!! Cannot wait and I hope to see you there!! 😀🙌 taken in Mississinewa Cigar Company by @natekingpipes
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a month ago
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When a non pipe smoker thinks of a pipe .. I have to believe they conjure memories of Norman Rockwell paintings with billiards or bings .. maybe older covers of Sports Afield with saddlebit bulldogs clenched while wading in a river .. (my personal favorite images) But what they never could have imagined are the shapes we have today.. yes some crazy and outlandish others so basic and elegant.. and somewhere in between are the shapes that makers create that one day I have to believe will fall in line with what is known as a normal pipe. I began writing this with @natekingpipes “comet” in mind, but while smoking it, holding it and feeling its curves. I was also reminded of Nate’s “apostrophe” let’s just say my fingers did the talking! Some claim I have too many pipes in my collection, compared to others, maybe… and to others collections… I’m still just a baby and beginner. I do however am well aware of every piece I have, and often am reminded of a specific one while smoking another. Ironically, these two seem to actually fit together, like cousins. They’re kinda the same, but different. Forward thinking, innovation, a newness! When it comes to pipes, I have to believe… NO! I know it’s because of the makers today that have the kahonas to jump outside the “norm” not just there own boxes but what’s perceived by the masses as to what a pipe should be, and instead what a pipe could be. That’s welcomed more younger or older pipe smokers, collectors and new makers to the community. So, just a simple and humble thank you, to the pipe makers, that excite me, draw me in with their sculptures and provide me with the undisputed proof, that this hobby or lifestyle will outlive all of us. ….. #igpc #fresh #new #instagrampipecommunity #art by @natekingpipes
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2 months ago
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