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Just grabbed another pipe I didn't need on Ebay this morning. Don't know much about the maker except that he had a tobacco and pipe shop in Chicago and retired around 1942. The reviews that I've found by googling all seem to be positive.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271837311692...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Saw this at the Raleigh (TAPS) Pipe Show Saturday and could not help myself. I'm a sucker for a bulldog and this old timer reeally caught my eye. Based on the the type of stinger, two-digit shape number, Flame Grain nomenclature and round/inlaid logo I estimate product from 1938-1939. After my father-in-law it's the oldest thing in the house.
And the July Dog Fry is coming up soon - you gotta have (another?) bulldog, right? :D
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Dan,Quote:
Originally Posted by Mister Moo
You hooked a beauty. Great harmony in colors, grain and shape, very quintessential pre-war Kaywoodie and they were some very good pipes. Can I ask what you paid for her? How was the Raleigh show?
thanks for the kind words. I just smoked a bowl number one withl some kind of hazelnut aromatic and the pipe smokes fine as frog's hair. I don't like talking about prices but I will tell you the Raleigh show was well attended and everybody seemed busy there. The Richmond show closed its doors this year and I think a small amount of traffic came from Virginia just to attend.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
also be aware that the first annual pipe show in New Orleans Louisiana will be the first week in October this year. The show will include an optional tour of a perique processing operation with transportation lunch and beverages included for a modest fee. I would really like to do that but doubt I can make it down there. If you're near NOLA, I sure recommend this especially if you smoke a pipe!
Perfect back pocket wallet for tobacco, lighter and tamper
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Arf! Love dogs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
Last year I bought a couple of Groupons for BnB Tobacco and just cashed in
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George, I'll say that you cashed in! Nice haul!Quote:
Originally Posted by GWBowman
Nice assortment! (Please don't change your avatar, at least until I get used to the new name; I Struggle enough as it is these days...)
Are you saying that you're easily confused?Quote:
Originally Posted by mooster
Ordered another 10 pipe grab bag, ( third in two months), and a straight stem General. The bag is to share with pipeless friends, the General is for me.
LOL, addictive, isn't it? I've bought a couple of these.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
Just received my latest P&C order:
1 oz Daughters and Ryan Picayune - strong!
1 oz D&R Cockstrong bcs I thought it would... never mind, didn't work :)
1 oz Captain Black Cherry - for blending, but tried some straight - not too bad
1 pouch Virginia Gold Cherry - also for blending, haven't tried it yet.
4 replacement MM stems
I just received a smoky gray mini-churchwarden forever stem for my cobs. The tenon is a bit off-center, but I still like it a lot. It looks really nice.
It's that time of year when I stock up on cobs. Memorial Day weekend is when we have our big annual get together up north in the hills. There are usually about 40 people there and although few of the women will indulge, most of the men, even nonsmokers, will have a bowl or two. One of my friends supplies cigars and I supply pipes and tobacco.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
A couple of pics of my latest acquisition, a Neerup bent apple. My wife surprised me with it earlier this week. She said I'd looked at it so many times she wanted me to have it. I didn't realize I'd looked at so many times; it's what inspired the eyeballin' thread.
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That's a beaut, Ryan. Not many pipes REALLY grab my eye, but that one sure does. Love the little adornment, and that stem is very unique. Perfect blast and some purty ring grain. Congrats!
Nice lookin' pipe, Ryan.
Hi Ryan,Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsefeathers
Lovely pipe with some nice grain and you proved a point in your narrative - you married a good woman! Nice!
My wife and I trolled through the flea markets today, but it was practically a bust.
:(
The only thing I found was a mini Missouri Meerschaum. At least I only paid $0.25!
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Thanks for the kind words Pete, I'll let her know you said so!Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Quality time with the wife and a new pipe for only a quarter. Sounds like a win to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by BryGuySC
True! Man, you should have seen what we did last night! (no, that's not what I'm talking about!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsefeathers
We have three boys (ages 9, 11, 13) so we don't get to go out much. My mom took the boys for the weekend, so my wife and I were trying to find something to do last night. After almost 15 years of marriage, our main criteria for a date is "what would make the best memory/story?".
Well, I found that an avant garde experimental jazz duo was playing, so off we went. It was crazy and amazing.
Here is a taste!
https://youtu.be/-54N5OG3mVo
I'm not much on mini-pipes, but that music is excellent!
I found a cure for PAD.
My wife (is fine - thanks) was hit from behind by a kid who was texting and our car totaled. Needed to quickly buy another car. Cure for PAD.
Fortunately I had already put in my high bid that was enough to secure this pipe. Not wanting to step on @mooster 's toes, I made certain to bid on a smooth that happens to be my first (and probably last) "L" logo'd Jacopo.
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The birds eye on that is mesmerizing. Very fine looking briar.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Stunning pipe, Pete.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Just put a coral sticker over the stem :p
Brilliant idea!Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
This is the first pipe of note I've bought.
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A friend was proxying this for an older gentleman. It appeared unsmoked.
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The light makes it appear to have a long flaw on the front quarter panel, but I assure you it is a trick of the light. It is smooth as a baby's bottom.
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I really wanted some plateau briar showing and this pipe delivers, along with a cavernous bowl.
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I love the freehand style and crazy grain... is it a flame grain? I'm still learning the lexicon, but I know what I like, and this pipe spoke to me the moment I saw it. I'm almost certain this is the last nice pipe I'll ever buy, other than that sweet Neerup Bent Apple I have my eye on. Oh, and those two Savinelli Authors I've got dibs on. And then THATS IT!
Thanks for looking.
And be sure to remove that possum hair before smoking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
Beautiful pipe Jim. I loved your comment that it may be a freehand but that doesn't mean hands free!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alligator Gar
The term straight grain is always subjective to the smoker and maker. Companies do mark their pipes as 'straight grain' but that's their opinion and sometimes their opinion is well, prejuduced :). In a general sense, straight grains should be pipes where the grain flows from rim to heel in parallel straight lines. Flame grain usually connotes that the grain flows similarly but may be angled one way or another or both ways.
No two straight grains are the same and they vary in quality with the ideal being the tightest (least room between the grain) and straightest.
Your pipe was cut from plateaux briar (that's the burl exterior on the top of your pipe) that's usually the source of the best grain and it's often the most expensive cut of briar. The shape of the pipe affects the quality and amount of straight grain that can be expressed on the pipe. Your pipe was handmade to follow the contour of the grain. Had your block of wood been made into a billiard it would necessarily have had mixed grain around part of the bowl. You'll sometimes see the term, 360 degree straight grain that simply means that the owner feels that the straight grain goes all around the pipe.
Pete
Great knowledge drop, Pete. This is why I love you guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
I think the reason I like that freehand is because the maker honored the grain. I've tried going against the grain when turning wood and the results are not as moving. There's something nicely organic about letting the wood dictate the final form.
A 8 oz bag of Margate and a 3.5 oz tin of Dark Star.
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Ive decided to buy a pipe this is what I like...any thoughts?
Harvey, if you like that pipe, that is all that matters.
Pipe tobacco is MUCH cheaper than cigars, and easier to smoke on and off all day with out blowing out yer palate. If that pipe is briar it will be good for probably twoish bowls per day before getting swampy. Pick up a corn cob pipe, or two, the next time yer at Walmart or Walgreens. Corn cob pipes can be smoked over and over and over and over with out any problems.
Yer gonna be surprised at the array of flavors available with pipe tobacco, how easy it is to store (small mason jars), and how inexpensive it is.
It's briar hand made an carved with inlays, an has been charred. stem has air cooling an filter. I will probably only smoke it in the evenings, one or two bowels...Ive been lookin for something that said Lynn when I saw it, an this one does, even she say's it is me...looked in my turning woods an found a piece of aged cherry so when I have time Im going to make one of cherry.
That's mighty fine looking. Welcome to yet another steep, slippery slope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
what you mean swampy??Quote:
Originally Posted by El Whedo
Pipes need to dry out. Especially briar. Otherwise they stay moist and start to smoke real wet and impart a nasty taste to your tobacco.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
They literally smoke "swampy" if not allowed to dry out.
That's why we all have a bunch of pipes...it's not PAD...really it isn't....honestly...Every pipe I buy is justified...quit judging me A-holes! :lol:
No idea what they are, but at less than $20 each, I couldn't resist.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/estate-tobac...vip=true&rt=nc