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Well done. That looks like the perfect pipe for those flakes. Give us a full review on the pipe and how it handles those blends.
Well the TAD/PAD arrived yesterday. The pipe looks even better than it did on the website. It is light weight but end loaded so it feels heavier than i actually is when clenched. The bit has good width to it so it is easy to clench. I loaded some Sam Gawith Full VA Flake into it . I could only fit about half a flake into it but I'm a noob to flake smoking so I will probably be able to get more in as time goes on. As far as the smoke goes it smokes like a champ . It needs a little break in but once I get a few bowls through it will be a great pipe. As far as the VA Flake goes to my coffee scalded and unprofessional taste buds it is slightly less sweet than Wessex BCDF . But only slightly . It is a good replacement if no BCDF is available . I will be buying more to cellar along side my 6 tins of BCDF.
Great choices there! Your SG FVF must have some age in it, every time I tried to smoke it, it took so much prep time that it wasn't worth the effort. BCDF is much easier for me to smoke straight out of the tin than FVF.
Your Belgique bowl is rather small, it might accommodate perhaps 2g of baccy max, about a third of one of those thick SG flakes, no more than that or you won't get a proper airflow ( OK maybe if you cube cut it ).
As long as you treat that pipe with care (it's rather dainty) it will last you a long time. I own two, one in the smooth, and other in the rusticated finish. They are good flake and VA pipes in general.
Your Belgique bowl is rather small, it might accommodate perhaps 2g of baccy max, about a third of one of those thick SG flakes, no more than that or you won't get a proper airflow ( OK maybe if you cube cut it ).
As long as you treat that pipe with care (it's rather dainty) it will last you a long time. I own two, one in the smooth, and other in the rusticated finish. They are good flake and VA pipes in general.
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