New Mr Brog - Taste That Pearwood!

4dotsasieni

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 6, 2013

756

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• Jun 25, 2013

• #1

I just received and had my first smoke in a Mr Brog pearwood "#3 Boxer." Wow! You can really taste and smell the sweetness of the pearwood.

I've smoked pearwood pipes before (from Ukraine), but this Mr Brog (for only $25, through Amazon) is a truly unique experience. Colour me impressed!

 

matchstickman

Lifer

Jul 15, 2011

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31

• Jun 25, 2013

• #2

Thats a nifty looking little pipe. I keep telling myself Im going to snag myself a Brog someday, but it is going to be a while because I just pulled the trigger on my first Mario Grandi. Just out of curiosity, is the break in any easier/more difficult/relatively the same as a briar pipe?

 

4dotsasieni

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 6, 2013

756

6

• Jun 25, 2013

• #3

"Just out of curiosity, is the break in any easier/more difficult/relatively the same as a briar pipe?"
Too early to tell, PN, but I'll say this, it's the sweetest first smoke I've had in any pipe so far. I filled it with the mildest aromatic I could lay my hands on, that being MacBaren's Vanilla Cream (NOT the flake, the loose cut) and the sweetness I'm getting has a distinctly pear characteristic.

 

thesmokindragon

Lifer

Jul 12, 2011

4,135

4,215

• Jun 25, 2013

• #4

When I started carving I practiced on olive, pistachio , apricot ,

etc...loved working with it and of course "smoking it" ;-)

 

M

michalski

Lurker

Apr 16, 2013

33

1

• Jun 25, 2013

• #5

Mr Brog has a special place in my heart, my very first pipe that I bought at the age of 16 was Mr Brog. At that time, I still lived in Poland so made and bought in Poland...no matter what I will hold on to it as something that will remind me my motherland

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,210

60,459

• Jun 25, 2013

• #6

thesmokingdragon, a post about non-briar wood, giving a little detail and smoking characteristics,

would be of interest to a number of Forums members, I think.
Meantime, that is an attractive pipe, taking advantage of the simplicity of the shaping to give it

a really hefty, pleasing look. Please let us know how it unfolds.

 

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aikatal

Might Stick Around

Apr 10, 2013

75

0

• Jun 25, 2013

• #7

I like the look of the "natural" pearwood. Wonder if it will darken with use and age the way briar does.

 

petes03

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

6,212

10,653

The Hills of Tennessee

• Jun 25, 2013

• #8

Very nice looking pipe! I had never heard of Mr. Brog until I joined the site. I might just have to get me one of those.

 

jndyer

Lifer

Jul 1, 2012

1,020

725

Central Oregon

• Jun 25, 2013

• #9

Okay, I always ask this question when I see a new Mr. Brog pipe, 4dotsasieni how big is the bowl on the pipe? I ask because it is had to tell from the pictures and Mr. Brog does not always give a dimension when they post a pipe. The pipe you just got is one that I want to bid on.

 

4dotsasieni

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 6, 2013

756

6

• Jun 26, 2013

• #10

"How big is the bowl"? Bigger than it looks - I can get most of my thumb in it - which makes it about a Dunhill #3 size bowl. It was advertised as giving a 50 minute smoke.

 

latbomber

Part of the Furniture Now

May 10, 2013

570

4

• Jun 26, 2013

• #11

Interesting to hear, I have a Mr.Brog lumberjack in the mail right now and cant wait for its arrival!

 

jndyer

Lifer

Jul 1, 2012

1,020

725

Central Oregon

• Jun 26, 2013

• #12

Thanks for the information. That sounds like the size bowl I like in my pipes. I have an Amigo and a Kentucky that both I think have about the same diameter bowl on them. I also have a Billiard and I find the bowl to be a little on the small size.

 

nsfisher

Lifer

Nov 26, 2011

3,566

20

Nova Scotia, Canada

• Jun 26, 2013

• #13

5 Mr. Brogs and they are all great.

 

jndyer

Lifer

Jul 1, 2012

1,020

725

Central Oregon

• Jun 26, 2013

• #14

I have number four on the way and hopefully will win and ebay bid for number five this weekend. We will have to see how the auction goes.

 

javajunkie

Starting to Get Obsessed

Feb 26, 2013

160

2

• Jun 26, 2013

• #15

I have an Amigo and a Kentucky that both I think have about the same diameter bowl on them.

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Hey, same here! These two styles, at least, seem to have a decent bowl volume. I really really like them both (although the amigo seems to have a narrowing of the stem right at the mouthpiece) and they both smoke great to me. This most recent one, however, i chose to take a little sandpaper to the bowl, getting rid of the bowl treatment. For the coin, you really can't help but gamble on one, right? o)

 

tbradsim1

Lifer

Jan 14, 2012

9,104

11,066

Southwest Louisiana

• Jun 26, 2013

• #16

For the money they are the best value, I have 6, they are my Tractor and yard pipes.

 

daytonsean

Lifer

Aug 28, 2012

1,018

3,201

Dayton

• Jun 26, 2013

• #17

It's nice. Does they taste of pears eventually go away?

 

gwtwdbss

Lifer

Jun 13, 2012

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16

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• Jun 26, 2013

• #18

That is a nice looking pipe. Any idea what the draft hole size Mr. Brog uses for their pipes?

 

tbradsim1

Lifer

Jan 14, 2012

9,104

11,066

Southwest Louisiana

• Jun 26, 2013

• #19

Chris I"smoking my Scoot with Cap Blue, don"t have my drill bits out but a large fluffy goes in real easy, maybe a tad under 5/32, Sean yes the taste of the Pearwood goes away after a few smokes.

 

gwtwdbss

Lifer

Jun 13, 2012

2,945

16

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• Jun 26, 2013

• #20

Thanks for the info Bradley. I like the 5/32 a lot. They probably use metric bits so it may be a 3.5mm which is a hair smaller than 5/32. Sounds like a nice draw though.