My Main Pipes

Hope this works. Posting pics on this site is such a royal pain that will probably be a long time before I try again...
Bought this pipe for $10 at an antique store. Unsmoked. 1970's Yello-Bole Centura complete with stinger, which I keep and use. Pipe smokes very, very well. But, I think it is also very ugly. I don't like the color, so I don't smoke in public- just at home and in my truck.


This is my all-day every day beat the hell out of and still smokes dry every time pipe. I absolutely love this pipe. A few weeks ago, I couldn't get a roofing nail into the bowl, and definitely not much tobacco... Scraped it out and will probably need another ream soon!


This is my pipe that I smoked all day before I got the Peterson. I wish I could find another pipe that looks just like it, because I consider this to be the best looking. I love this pipe. But, it smokes wet, and needs to be repaired. Paid $20. Italian no-name briar. This pipe has been through hell, and never given up. But, I can't smoke to the bottom because of the wetness. As soon as I taste steam, I have to dump it. May try philt pads.

Thanks Roth. Now I know to search for a blasted lovat.
Pchitti, thanks for the tip. Maybe I'll give that a shot. Yes, my problem with the top pipe is the color. I hate it. I prefer stain, and it looks painted. I will one day get it refinished, and then I will like it more.
Last pipe is by far my favorite looks wise. 2nd pipe is the best smoke.
The reason I don't maintain my cake better is the bowls are too small once they get much cake for my reamer, and I need to get a proper pipe knife so I can just give a little scrape Each day or so. Using a pocket knife is difficult to do without thoroughly screwing the pooch.
I also was of the belief for a long time that cake is a badge of honor, and would only ream or scrape until the bowl was just about sealed off. You notice it when a pouch of tobacco starts lasting 2 weeks or more instead of 1, yet you smoke as often! One way to cut down...
I also have a savinelli sitter that is a beauty, a peterson 308 which isn't made anymore, and a cesare imperial beautiful bulldog that I smoked drunk one time and burnt nearly the entire outside of the bowl on the left. When I see the burn, I have no clue how the hell I did that, but at least it still smokes well.