Wednesday, January 27, 2010

SODIUM CHLORIDE!

Yup, new Salt!
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New Saltinis! Love the new black-tipped talons!
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For the missus?!
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Curlie-q!
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The red always looks awesome!
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Double trouble!
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And another worked straight, this one is a little fancier, using that killer red!
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With more of those sick new black claws!
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Big thx again to RHLV for the hook-up;-)
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Salt really kills it every time, and that's why all the glassheads love him! Me included! Thanks everyone!

PS This new stuff will not be available till next weekend as we are closed for a week starting tomorrow!
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

PILLAR!

Sovereignty's new Pillar Percs...all the rage...
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And for good reason...these things hit like real champs! Was able to get this slightly used gem from a Sactown pal for some testing before passing it over to another;-)
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Large bore for most of the tube...
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So down the stem, swirl around the tree arms, and down the central hole...
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And down on into the gridded & braced inverted 4-arm tree at the very base! Immense diffusion stacks up in that small chamber from out of those grids!!!
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Then back up through the 8-arm tree...
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And out through the top, which is basically another level of percolation as the water moves up the tree arms and bubbles through that rim, caught by additional pressure!
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Super-cool & classy reflection label! The way this thing is designed, it almost feels like it's got jet propulsion forcing the flow through it! Hell, it even looks like a boro engine inside there!
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With add-on... Man, Sov kills it each and every time, hands down! The levels of engineering manufactured down there in his shop are just un-frickin-believable! Beyond a tiny initial pop, the drag on this thing is next to nonexistent! Another amazing creation of functionality from SOVEREIGNTY!
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Oh, and another sneak shot of Sherpa's finished tubes;-)
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COUGHINS!

You will see now to the right a link for COUGHINS, an operation out of NY run by two brothers who make some excellent slide holders. Just got a box full of 'em, and they sure are nice!
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Even one with "SHINOBI" on the front;-)

Really fine woods, milled 14.5mm & 18.8mm aluminum inserts, and ultra heavy-duty felt footpads on the bottom to protect from surface scratching; an all-around solid product!
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They use a variety of domestic & exotic woods for the racks, and with over 20 years of woodworking experience, they also add several coats of either Linseed Oil, Teak Oil, or Clear Gloss Polyurethane to really make the wood shine! There are even ones with decorative Gold rings as well!
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Teak, quartered White Oak, Walnut, and more...
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Wenge, one of their best-sellers!
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Teak & ash combo...
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Maple/walnut combo for SHINOBI...
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Thanks Coughins Bros! Support your local artisans! And thanks for looking!

Monday, January 25, 2010

SHERPA!

Back on the lathe, making new tubes!
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A couple black-accented basics, going up on the site tonite!
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And some color sections coming soon!
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(Someone asked where the PHX HD's could be had in CA, and I remember seeing one in HBG in Santa Rosa, if you're anywhere near there. I have a used one also if anyone is interested in, please contact SHINOBI GLASS, thanks!)

Sunday, January 24, 2010

BIG ROCK COLLAB!

Well, it still hasn't been completed, but here's some mid-production photos of the parts...
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Sherpa's jesterhead carb...
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Can and basket weave by Je$ter & Koji...
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Skull neck by Dosa...
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A "bender," or triple bitch, by Swoop for the mouthpiece...

Great work guys, can't wait to see it all put together! And we plan on showcasing it in our AGE room too! Sah-weeeet...

Saturday, January 23, 2010

NaCl!

Sodium Chloride, aka SALT!

New batch of his tinis coming next week, along with a half-dozen hands!

Here's a worked straight I just scooped for a "regular" in SoCal!
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Creature features galore!
Swoop's new stuff is live!
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More "Moneycombs"!
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"Moneydome" set!
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Another shot of that opal inlaid in the front of that Dosadome!
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And a custom kitty made by Hacky Sacky for a SoCal customer!
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Siamese!
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Thanks to the artists, and thanks to you for looking!