For Ben Wade Pipe Lovers
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I had a Ben Wade for 40 years. Never liked it much, finally sold it to smokingpipes for a lot more than I paid. I just needed a new pipe, was determined to get one that day, and in pre-internet times it was the best I could do.
There are two Ben Wade pipes. One made in England which would be post 1962. They are considered of lesser quality than those made in Leeds, England. Those marked (the other one) made in Denmark are considered of better quality; however, the one for sale from Denmark looks to be in poor condition.
I bought a Ben Wade rusticated panel billiard on an impulse at my local Tinder Box and smoked it for about
two years, and finally traded it for a different pipe. It just didn't have the smoking characteristics I like,
the draw a little too open, and the finish a little too varnished looking. It was well made and pretty good
looking, just didn't have the magic, I guess.
two years, and finally traded it for a different pipe. It just didn't have the smoking characteristics I like,
the draw a little too open, and the finish a little too varnished looking. It was well made and pretty good
looking, just didn't have the magic, I guess.
I purchased this beautiful Ben Wade freehand in the 1980's. Preben Holm's shop made these pipes for Ben Wade, and this one is much better looking in person than in this photo.
I don't dislike smoking it, but it is so huge and heavy that I dont smoke it often at all. Maybe 50 times in the 30 years that I have had it. I have a freehand Nording and a freehand Bjarne from that era that are more comfortable.
I don't dislike smoking it, but it is so huge and heavy that I dont smoke it often at all. Maybe 50 times in the 30 years that I have had it. I have a freehand Nording and a freehand Bjarne from that era that are more comfortable.
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