A Peck of Pokers

monty55

Lifer

Apr 16, 2014

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Bryan, Texas

• Apr 28, 2014

• #1

My Peck of Pokers I got during April...


A pair of Larrysson Tree Branch Pokers. 1 with a conservative slant, 1 with a more free hand..


Nice ring grain, great stem work...





More nice ring grain and more nice stem work!






A pair of Anthony Machelli Pokers...






This one has a very interesting finish. It is very very lightly sandblasted. The texture "feels" soft. Between the color and texture it looks and feels exactly like leather!




A Rick Black Poker...

 

ejames

Lifer

Oct 6, 2009

3,916

22

• Apr 28, 2014

• #2

Nice group of pokers! I especially like the second Larrysson !!

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,210

60,455

• Apr 28, 2014

• #3

Some of those pokers have other shapes hybridized, like freehands and Dublins, but great lookers all around.

I have only two, a La Rocca that has somewhat folk rustication, and Parker that is a poker/cherrywood. I like

that basic cylinder for a bowl, but I like so many different shapes, I have to look hard to find the ones I don't like.

 

bubblehead33

Part of the Furniture Now

Mar 17, 2012

615

0

Canada

• Apr 28, 2014

• #4

Great looking group monty! The second one is my favorite too.

 

leacha

Part of the Furniture Now

Jun 19, 2013

939

8

Colorado

• Apr 28, 2014

• #5

That freehand is cool. It reminds me of a mushroom for some reason.

 

monty55

Lifer

Apr 16, 2014

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Bryan, Texas

• Apr 28, 2014

• #6

Thanks guys. Yeah I like that second Larrysson also. I think it will look much better after a few bowls are smoked in it. That light color bowl kinda looks odd to me right now, but I think when it's black it will look much better, er more natural. It fits the hand like a glove tho!

 

mrenglish

Lifer

Dec 25, 2010

2,220

72

Columbus, Ohio

• Apr 28, 2014

• #7

I never really got into the Poker but after seeing these, I am changing my tune. Nice pipes!

 

petes03

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

6,212

10,653

The Hills of Tennessee

• Apr 28, 2014

• #8

Nice!

 

monty55

Lifer

Apr 16, 2014

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Bryan, Texas

• Apr 28, 2014

• #9

Michael, yeah they kinda grew on me too. I only planed to get a couple, but I accidentally won all the auctions... that PAD can be a real b!tch sometimes!

 

goldsm

Can't Leave

Dec 10, 2013

430

1

• Apr 28, 2014

• #10

Thanks for showing pokers.

I'd received ready to made block and stem for poker today.

I will look around lots of poker include yours.

Hope I make good one.

 

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pipejunky

Starting to Get Obsessed

Feb 16, 2014

210

2

• Apr 29, 2014

• #11

That black Tree branch poker is very nice. I'm sure it will smoke well for you.

 

ravkesef

Lifer

Aug 10, 2010

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9,458

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Cheshire, CT

• Apr 29, 2014

• #12

Beautiful--I'm salivating all over my desktop.

 

ssjones

Moderator

Staff member

May 11, 2011

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11,301

Maryland

postimg.cc

• Apr 29, 2014

• #13

I really like the Larryson Tree Branch pipes, but the free-hands just aren't my cup of tea- that slant, black pipe is a beauty!

 

irish2fish

Starting to Get Obsessed

Sep 28, 2011

203

0

Alaska

• Apr 29, 2014

• #14

Those are beautiful!

 

antbauers

Part of the Furniture Now

Jul 12, 2013

675

0

• Apr 30, 2014

• #15

Nice set! They look great but how do they smoke?

 

monty55

Lifer

Apr 16, 2014

1,724

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Bryan, Texas

• Apr 30, 2014

• #16

antbauers, I have smoked them all now and a few several times. The only one that has any issues is the Rick Black. I have smoked 5 bowls thru it and it's still steamy and green, but I'm sure that will go away in time. All the others smoke like a champ. They all seem to love Mississippi River too!

 

stbruno70

Part of the Furniture Now

Jul 9, 2013

580

238

• Apr 30, 2014

• #17

Pokers are a great shape, and you have some handsome ones. Well done.

 

layinpipe

Lifer

Feb 28, 2014

1,025

8

• Apr 30, 2014

• #18

Nice pokers. I have a Rick Black poker as well, smokes like a chimney, i love it. His pipes are far from perfect aesthetically speaking as he is still learning, but for the price i don't really care. They can't all be Castello's and Dunhills! Mine smokes as well as the majority of my other pipes and i can honestly say that i have had ZERO issues with his pipe performance wise. It is a great yard pipe or pipe to take out with you camping or to the bar (assuming a bar that actually allows smoking), basically somewhere where it could get some dings, nicks and scratches or be in your pocket for a while. I will definitely be purchasing more of his pipes in the future and always keep a watch on his listings on Ebay and they seem to slowly be getting better and better.