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taerin

Lifer
May 22, 2012
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Mike is one of the funniest, nicest pipe sellers out there and he definatley will take care of you. I purchased this pipe from him:

http://briarblues.com/fg019.htm
He was nice enough to clearly explain the draw in terms of what you can stick easily down the button through the bowl of the pipe, shipped it to me without any payment of any kind and told me to buy it if I like it, or send it back. It came in absolutely flawless condition, not a scratch to be found anywhere. There was nothing left in the stem or shank of the pipe and it was reamed correctly to a good thickness of cake, without going all the way to the wood (ready to smoke). It is the perfect shape and draw for me, just love it! My new favorite shape is a bent apple with light sandblasting (so I can still wax it).
Definatley buy from this guy: Mike @ www.briarblues.com, he will answer any question, talk to you about the draw, how easily it passes a cleaner,(mine requires an easy twist to get through) and he will explain any damages before shipping, when he says "there is no damage" he means it, not a scratch.

 

eaglerico

Lifer
Jan 8, 2011
1,134
1
Mike is a great guy. You are lucky that pipe was still available. I almost pulled the trigger on that exact pipe a few times over the past couple of weeks. Congrats and thanks for saving my cash. He has a Stanwell that is also catching my eye. Of course I won't say which one.

 

quincy

Part of the Furniture Now
Feb 7, 2013
508
10
You're the second person within 24 hours to highly recommend this site. Looks awesome! Definitely going to keep him in mind!

 

brdavidson

Lifer
Dec 30, 2012
2,017
5
Enjoy Eric, I stumbled upon a GBD bent apple in a Natural finish at a Smoker's Haven in Buffalo back in January. Pretty much an identical pipe except it's smooth. Aged mine to approximately 1981, was never smoked, but is breaking in quite nicely at this point. I do have a little difficulty getting a pipe cleaner to pass through to the bowl, I'll try twisting to see what happens. Its a great clencher and really nice for taking for a walk.

 

tbradsim1

Lifer
Jan 14, 2012
9,093
11,012
Southwest Louisiana
Mike is a very good man, sent me a pipe I had only paid half on, waiting on dividend check, good sense of humor, I definetly will buy from him again. The old cajun

 

taerin

Lifer
May 22, 2012
1,851
1
It smokes better than any pipe I own. I do not see getting any more pipes anytime in the future for a while since I now have two briars I really enjoy, one for English, one for VA.

 

gecko13

Part of the Furniture Now
Feb 2, 2011
898
1
Goodyear,AZ
I echo the great experience with Mike at BriarBlues. I just purchased the following pipe, and it arrived yesterday.
www.briarblues.com/jj041.htm
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Dec 24, 2012
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Nice pipes guys. I have bought many pipes from Mike and hold him in very high regard. An absolute straight shooter.

 

tennsmoker

Lifer
Jul 2, 2010
1,157
7
Those are some truly beautiful pipes. Love the Kaywoodie! I have several from the 1960s that I would not trade for anything. Great looking pipes, Eric, and gecko.

 

ssjones

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Staff member
May 11, 2011
18,322
11,090
Maryland
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I've looked at that GBD plenty of times, you chose well! Mike is definitely one of the good guys in the business.
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taerin

Lifer
May 22, 2012
1,851
1
I'd gladly pay $10 for shipping any day on a good pipe from a great guy. I've been burned on so many pipes that I had to return that I've returned far more than I have purchased.

 

sorringowl

Starting to Get Obsessed
Dec 24, 2010
141
0
Isn't Mike up in Canada? If so, 10 bucks is not bad.
I love his site. Beautiful layout and beautiful pipes! Whenever my girlfriend catches me looking at his site, she always asks, "Are you looking at pipe porn again?"
Nice buy on the GBD, Eric! That's a beautiful pipe!

 

troutface

Lifer
Oct 26, 2012
2,328
11,362
Colorado
Talked with him on the phone before pulling the trigger on a beautiful Il Ceppo. It showed up yesterday and it smokes like a dream. Would buy from him again in a heartbeat.

 
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