You're piping now? It's all downhill from here, old man! Enjoy the ride :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brimy
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You're piping now? It's all downhill from here, old man! Enjoy the ride :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brimy
LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
It's been a rarity that I smoke the pipe, but thx to @Emperor Zurg & memories of my Dad I've decided to delve a little deeper into the pipe.
Let's see!
Cigars are still my 1st love. :)
Nice pipe, @Brimy ! I've been eyeing those Chris Morgans... Let us know how it smokes!
Jobey Torino...
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Wil do!Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyCAYP
Picked up a Christmas gift for myself.
250g Samuel Gawith St. James Flake (Just smelling this stuff is like Christmas!)
8oz H&H Anniversary Kake
2oz Lancer Slices (Smokingpipes.com gave me a VERY generous 2 oz)
A nose warmer. Don't know the maker...
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Finally able to obtain some unicorn jizz Tobacco
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How'd you do that, and is more available for Bums?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shemp Jizzle
Sasieni Old England....
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Nice! Is that the stuff that @JimInks refers to as the best dang tobacco or some such?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shemp Jizzle
An Alpha pipe off the bay. I know i've seen mixed reviews between people on this brand, but i'll see how it works for me.
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got it thru a group buy elsewhereQuote:
Originally Posted by AlanS
Yes sir.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
One of my sons girlfriends was just on the ground there for a month, I should of had her bring some back.
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Originally Posted by AlanS
dude, your sons girlfriend was no where near me. stop spreading rumors
And i would have at least used the bed.
Yello-Bole "Duo-lined" and a Country Club (GBD Second)
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Assuming Xmas gifts count here, my wife gave me a Peterson Kinsale XL26 smooth bulldog with p-lip, and a Stanwell WO Larsen 2015 sandblasted bent panel pipe, plus a lighter and pipe tool.
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Old Kaywoodie Flame Grain 09B, Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake, Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bulls Eye Flake and Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake
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Purchased a "hodge podge" of items. Couple of Schizo cigars, Anejo 888, Casablanca and Dubliner pipe tobacco and 5 estate pipes.....
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How many girlfriends does your son have, and why couldn't someone help her up? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AlanS
Been wanting to add another pipe to the rotation so I stopped by the B&M this afternoon and picked up an unfinished Savinelli. It is a series III which means the briar has some fills but I aint fancy so not really worried about that.
I'm on the balcony now with it and it smokes as good as any pipe I have. Really nice smoker.
It will be dedicated to VA blends and Vapers so I'm breaking it in with some Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture.
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Well, 2 days in a row. :)
Was at an antique shop today and picked up this pipe. It is a King's Cross, which a quick Google search on my phone told me was a sub brand of Savinelli. So I trusted it would be a decent smoker and picked it up for $15.
It has some rim darkening and teeth chatter, but a rubber bit covers that anyway.
It's got a salt treatment in it right now so maybe Wednesday or so I'll see how she smokes. It's nothing special but should be a good smoking pipe I think.
If anybody has any more information on these like what years they made them or anything like that, feel free to chime in and enlighten me.
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Are you going to finish it, or just leave it raw?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
Gonna leave it raw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
I love the way they darken as you handle and smoke them.
DH 2 Bent Fat Apple Briar Pipe & Yello-Bole Imperial Honey Cured Cake Small Billiard...
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Got two big bent Cellini billiards on Ebay from judperl, one of my favorite estate pipe dealers. Paid less than $20 for each of them:
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Tin of each of Frog Morton Cellar & Bayou, 4 oz. of PS Luxury Twist Flake tobacco and an Early Model Super Grain Kaywoodie. This pipe is stamped with a four digit number which situates its production year between 1931 and 1938. Because of the introduction of the "Imported Briar" stamping in 1935, the pipe has been manufactured between 1935 and 1938....
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I was hoping that Pipes & Cigars was going to have a sale during the holidays but they didn't.
@Aguineapig told me about a 20% off coupon code to Cigars International right before the new year so I stocked up on some McClelland Virginia tins for cellaring.
I ended up with 20% off, free shipping and a free Colibri Macanudo cigar cutter.
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Nice! that's a good little boost for your cellar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
I just got a lb of Stokkebye Proper English in yesterday, used their free shipping code, and paid for most of it with the gift card I got with a ten pack of 5 vegas classics. So ten 5 vegas, and a pound of proper English for 28 bucks. I paid for it using money I trickle-accumulate from survey sites and clicks; I actually pay for a good bit of tobacco that way.
I have a question-- have you noticed any difference between McC bulk and tins with regard to humectant presence? I have only had two of their blends (PM Pipe, and 5100), both bulks, and while they had their merits, I really didn't like that there seemed to be a good bit of humectant/PG. Especially at the (nearly 50 dollar/lb) price point. I wondered if they only sauced the bulks with humectant. Not that I can afford to stock up on their tins either, being even more expensive than the bulks (plus I already have an unfortunate penchant for absolutely loving G&H blends already).Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
I try to stick with Stokkebye and C&D bulk, and hunting for mason jars at thrift shops, to keep things *somewhat* fiscally responsible ;)
I've only recently bought some McClelland bulks at my local B&M and I did notice that is more moist than the tinned tobaccos. Didn't really give it much thought but it is probably due to a humectant. Have you tried C&D Yorktown? It is supposed to be a good Virginia. Big Lots has Mason jars that are only $8 a case. They only have the half-pints and quarts and the quarts are not wide-mouth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aguineapig
I heard tell that they were pressured, at one point, to add humectants to their bulks because the B&M's didn't like having to get it any special treatment. No idea if that's true or not. I hope nothing like that happens to C&D though, whose style I absolutely love. Haven't tried yorktown though, or too man of they VA's in general yet-- I did smoke some Orion's Arrow, and Three friars recently though, and found both excellent (and plan to buy a pound of each during Smokingpipes next C&D sale).Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
I can usually find jars for between 8-9 dollars around here. I've gotten oodles at thrift shops though-- I just check the rims for chips, and clean them good, and obviously buy fresh lids. Probably ends up being half the cost of buying new.
I'll have to start keeping my eye out for them when I go to thrift stores. My girlfriend and I go to them often but I don't remember seeing Mason jars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aguineapig
A couple of favorites and a couple new ones to try.
FVF and St. James Flake are always kept on hand.
I've been wanting to try Rattray's Hal o the Wynd and Frog Morton Across the Pond. Looking forward to it.
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Congrats, that stuff's hard to procure. I've managed to find it at a B&M once or twice.Quote:
Originally Posted by droy1958
That's what I heard. I kinda tripped over it, as someone posted that it just came in at Mars Cigars about the time I hit the thread. I was lucky enough to get this, but the Stonehaven was gone.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
A buddy of mine at the office keeps trying to score a bag online, but when it comes it, it's gone right away. This past week he said (I forget which etailer) had it, and when it called they said it sold out in 10 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by droy1958
Who made that bent apple? DH is coming up empty in the memory banks.Quote:
Originally Posted by droy1958
It's DH or DH2. That's all I have for you. I've seen 3 or 4 sold on the bay, but I can't find anything on them...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alligator Gar