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  1. wasatch

    Good tobaccos for cigar smoker

    I posted the same question and was given some great advice, which has been repeated in here. Explore the pipe tobacco world with a fresh point of view and you'll find that some of its best offering are quite a bit different than (insert cigars you enjoy).
  2. wasatch

    Question: Small Circular Indent in the Heel of my Two Soren's

    I recently purchased two new Soren Refbjerg's. I noticed that there is a small circular indentation in the heel of both bowls, very close to the draft hole. I was wondering if any of you have noticed this with your pipes, is it anything out of the norm, etc.? Below is a pic. of what I am...
  3. wasatch

    Condor's Crazy Awesome Gift!!!

    Terrific community
  4. wasatch

    Why Do Pipes Attract the Most Generous People in the World? It's a Stick!

    For me, enjoying a pipe or cigar slows me down and makes me reflect on the things that matter the most in our world, which are people. I can only speak for myself and a small circle of friends who I occasionally share a smoke with, but I can't recall ever enjoying a pipe or a cigar and thinking...
  5. wasatch

    Piping on the Upper Provo--Uintahs, Utah

    Dunhill Flake in my Soren One of the greatest things about the section of the Upper Provo in the Uintahs, being a smaller river without a damn above it, is that there is quite a bit of change from year to year. One of my favorite runs last year was completely washed out; however, now there are...
  6. wasatch

    Piping on the Upper Provo--Uintahs, Utah

    The best part of yesterday, besides the incredible piping experience, is that I was able to teach my cousin, who has never fly-fished. He caught three gorgeous brookies and the second largest fish I have ever seen on the upper provo, which was a cutthroat--must have been 17 or 18 inches. He went...
  7. wasatch

    Piping on the Upper Provo--Uintahs, Utah

    The most enjoyable piping experience that I have had to date and I want to thank the lot of you for your contributions--contributions that I have found directly on this forum and indirectly, where a google search has brought me back to older threads on this forum. These contributions have...
  8. wasatch

    Would like opinion on this pipe

    some good tips in here and I appreciate them...learned a lesson for sure.
  9. wasatch

    Would like opinion on this pipe

    Fortunately, the seller has agreed to refund me upon receiving the pipe back. He still seems to disagree with me, but did respond that he would include my picture when he goes to resell this pipe on ebay. This guy has sold quite a few pipes on ebay and I find it difficult to believe that he...
  10. wasatch

    Would like opinion on this pipe

    seller responded and says that he can't tell what I am talking about from the photos. Unreal.
  11. wasatch

    Would like opinion on this pipe

    Thank you gents for the advice. I contacted the seller and hopefully this goes smoothly.
  12. wasatch

    Would like opinion on this pipe

    Purchased a pipe off Ebay. Admittedly, I am relatively new to pipes. Wondering if I should take issue. Pics that I took are at the end of this post. Description: This lovely and very large Jobey Florentine Extra has very few flaws. The rim has no dings or char, the "Jobey link" is in good...
  13. wasatch

    What are You Reading?

    The River Why by James Duncan. Terrific, humorous book centered around life and understanding it through fishing in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon).
  14. wasatch

    She's Arrived! Fatherhood Begins...

    ha...just noticed our daughters have the same middle name. Great stuff. Life is great.