I have 2 Christmas pipes, an Altinok (previously posted) and a Savinelli St. Nick 2017 bent billiard. Both are smoked year round, but see more action around Christmas.
He'll bust you with the ol' Applachian Dulcimer!
I'm at the point of my pipe career where any pipe I buy has to be something I'd be willing to smoke year round. I did like the Peterson series from the year before last, I think, with the white stems.
What you done said, yeh.
BTW, re what I've said about just not caring much for Pete's, that one I actually do like.
For what it's worth I thought the Peterson Christmas 2018 pipes looked very nice. However Peterson seems to have some quality control issues. Lots of members love them (including many with a lot more experience than me), but I would personally not buy a new Peterson.
Ray - that's an awesome meerschaum! What a perfect Christmas pipe.
I have a 2018 Peterson Christmas pipe, and it's one of my favorite pipes. It's an 87 shape, a straight apple. The maroon color of the briar and the copper band make a very good looking combination. I also bought a bent shape, but the draft hole was drilled at the top of the mortise like so many other Petersons so unfortunately I did not like it and I sent it back.
SO - Is a Christmas pipe only to be smoked during Christmas? I think that is the question that makes me hesitate when considering buying one. However, I do like the idea of getting another pipe. Just not one that I will only use for a couple of months at the most.
This is really getting sad, as much as I hate to have to say it. I mean, WTH are they thinking at the factory, allowing so many substandard items to go out? Did they can all their QA staff, or even more basically, did all the good production people disappear? All it does is increase costs due to all the returns & associated lost revenue & goodwill. I seriously honestly am NOT one to harp & criticize, but really.... Can you imagine what would happen if artisan makers, or other reputable production makers like, say, Savinelli were to let this happen? They wouldn't last two years.
I truly don't have axe either for or against Peterson; they're just a maker like some others where I "just never got into the habit." To me at least, that means I look at the situation from an unbiased POV. :\ I really do hate to see a good maker go down like this.
Bill
I put Pipes and a list of tobaccos at the top of my Christmas list. No more socks for me....!!Hi there guys, there are some nice Christmas edition pipes out there and every year at Christmas, Peterson and Savinelli makes new ones. I've been tempted several times to pull the trigger and get that pipe but I am held back. What should I consider?
I'm an amateur pipe smoker. Your feedback will be very much appreciated. Thanks!
@smudgersmissingleg ,I'd assume Ben Wades are today made in France ?
I purchased one of the 2019 Comoy’s Christmas pipes. It’s a great, well-drilled smoker. View attachment 6045