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jwolf

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Jul 28, 2013
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I have been meaning to buy this pipe for 15 months. My daughter was born on Christmas day 2013. I've wanted to get a christmas 2013 pipe since then to comemorate the occasion. I did not like the Savinelli St. Nicholas line for that year. I can't come close to affording a Dunhill, but the Peterson is very nice.
With a new baby though and the Mrs. Not working for a year it was hard to spend even $100 on a pipe though. But as time goes on the availability of a limited edition pipe becomes an issue. Last week i finally was in a position to buy one. I snapped up an XL20 version and it arrived Thursday.
Beautiful pipe, the nicest I have now, and most expensive. My other pipes have come from ebay second hand, which I have refurbished and enjoyed, with the exception of a clay, some missouri meerschaums and a Savinelli Qandale that I treated myself to once.
Tonight I loaded half a bowl of Dunhill Nightcap in my new prize, and set to work with the final sanding of a Czech mini churchwarden (my first pipe come to think of it). The laquer had started to bubble, and i enjoy the pipe for trying new blends. So it shall be my first refinishing.
With that done, but my new pipe still going, I decided to write this. I am exceptionally content at the moment. Sitting in the garage listening to classic rock, drinking a Dos Equis, and smoking such a nice, and sentimental pipe.
I'll post a picture of pipe when I go inside.

 

Chasing Embers

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Nov 12, 2014
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A beautiful moment of peace with a pipe and a good beverage. Enjoy my friend. Congrats on that XL20, very nice pipes.

 

dulgunz

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Feb 11, 2015
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Congrats on your pipe! It doesn't matter if it cost 10 or 1000 bucks, if it smokes well and you enjoy it, then it is great pipe.

 

jwolf

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stanlaurel

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 31, 2015
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Very nice! The XL20 is the same shape as the "Rathbone" from the Sherlock Holmes series.

 

jkrug

Lifer
Jan 23, 2015
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Very nice pipe jwolf and even more special now due to the waiting and the sentimental value! :puffy:

 

maxx

Part of the Furniture Now
Apr 10, 2015
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I enjoy my two Peterson's, the first pipes I bought, and would buy more. Getting a pipe to commemorate a birth is a very cool idea. Far better than a box of cigars.

 

blueeyedogre

Lifer
Oct 17, 2013
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Nice pipe. I have the same shape in the Claddagh line and its a great smoker, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

 

didimauw

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Jul 28, 2013
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That's the reason I bought my Peterson Christmas 2012. My daughter was born 12/21/2012. It's nice to have a commemorative pipe like that!
Beautiful pipe by the way!

 

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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Your daughter will be tickled when she's old enough to understand about your pipes. You can smoke it Christmas night to celebrate her birthday during a special time for her.

 

ericusrex

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Feb 27, 2015
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That's some mighty fine birds eye on that one! I also bought a xmas 2013 but I got the 05 calabash shape. I love my Petersons!

 
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