PAD--Resistance Is Futile

congrats on Your new achievement Sparrow,I'm encountering just the same Pad problem as you described,but often If I'm buying something new I usually sell something off in order to keep my collection from accumulating too much,and then there this financial aspect which I must take into count as well, as for Peterson pipes no I can't believe them being manufactured in Spain, Greets, Paul

Ooooo, did he say "Nording" & "bulldog"?? Ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy......... :worship:

That's a beautiful Nording, wherever it was made. Nording, the man himself, is trained as an engineer (not sure if formally or through apprenticeship) but he has always gotten it right on my pipes. If I was going to spend a lot of money on a pipe from a maker who has pipes at all price levels, I'd be confident that Nording would give me my money's worth. I have one of his econo-pipes, an Eriksen; a mid-range signature; and an up-market Zebra hunting pipe, and they are all excellent. The Eriksen is the perfect pocket pipe for travel or car, and the others are great in any context.

I've heard of Petersons being made in France, Italy, Spain... apparently they're made everywhere BUT that factory in Sallynoggin Ireland, where apparently all the workers there are just pretending to make those pipes :mrgreen: I see this more often on Facebook and other sites, then on the forums. I think this is what happens when someone says something online, somebody else believes it, and says it too, and then somebody else does the same, etc., etc., etc., until it's common knowledge and since it's online it must be true. And that he believes Nordings are all factory made by machines is laughable. Try finding two of the Nording Great Danes that look exactly alike... not going to happen.
That being said, that is an awesome looking Nording Great Dane, Sparrow. I'm not normally a fan of partial rustication, but I often like the look on a Nording. Enjoy the heck out of it! :clap:

Nice looking Nording - Congrats !
I’ve found the cure for excessive PAD - - - TAD !
And the cure for both is running out of money in the pipe smoking budget !
(Well, at least it’s cheaper than premium cigars and at a whole level healthier than cigarettes)

She's a beauty. Well done.