Quote Originally Posted by bluenoser View Post
Ordered a cheap pipe off amazon today. Not sure of who makes them, Ukrainian pipe, supposedly hand carved. Probably will be a waste of money but figured it had good reviews and really liked the look of it (being a maritimer living in the prairies) so while placing an order for other things I added it to the cart. I only have 2 pipes so as long as it's not terrible it'll be nice to have another to add to the rotation. A little annoyed though, the tracking's showing eta of middle of next month...

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My girlfriend actually bought me one of these recently for my birthday because the anchor matches a tattoo of mine. Someone told me they might be pear wood, and I'm seasoning it accordingly. It smokes well for me thus far after a few bowls. The drilling in the stem is slightly unconventional but doesn't seem to have any ill effects. Even if you don't like how yours smokes they are a lovely display pipe, very pretty. My only issue is after the first bowl, the tenon has come a bit loose in fit, but that's nothing that can't be addressed with a bit of handiwork and maybe a dab of CA glue