***What Are You Smoking, May 2025?***

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, snapper and snow peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm smoking year 2012 E-soterica Dunbar in a smooth straight, dark brown 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Watching the Braves-Padres game with Sleepy Suzy by my side. Daisy the Feral Princess finally woke up from her snooze to eat. Then, she laid down in the middle of the den, and stayed there until I let Harry the Hairy in to eat. She wanted out, of course.

After Harry ate and got a little of attention from me, he wanted out. I opened the door, he went out, and Daisy came right back in. Molly Danger is on m'lady's lap, and she had a watchful eye on Harry the Hairy. She's settled down now for a snooze. Daisy is by my feet after a little play time.

 

[cshubhra]

Peter Heinrich’s Curly Block from April 2020 in the Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard

 

[PrivatePiping]

A couple of firsts tonight. A new Boswell poker arrived in the mail today, along with a few tobaccos to try. Starting off in the new pipe is Boswell Private Stock VaPer. The pipe is beautiful and smokes just as well! Excellent VaPer blend. Perfect combination of sweet and spicy.

 

[ashdigger]

Been a long week. Dark plug in a 1922 Pete

 

[Lucro]

Settling into a nice bowl of KBV B.Frog’s Sabotage in my Boswell. This blend behaves so nicely and is so flavorful. I’m getting a bit more cognac flavor

 

[tfdickson]

2019 St Bernard Flake in my Suhr bent dublin.

 

[rsshreck32]

Exclusive in a Radice Rind Lovat.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2016 Wessex Gold Brick in an undated straight black sandblasted Kevin Arthur brandy with a multi-colored accent on the white acrylic saddle stem. This pipe was originally owned by Sante “FishnBanjo” Guiliani. Watching the rest of game one of the Orioles-Red Sox. The Orioles play like a losing team.

 

[JimInks]

Listing this a few minutes early: year 2013 Capstan Blue Flake in a 2015 Ryan Alden quarter bend burgundy sandblasted Queen of Hearts freehand with a black acrylic saddle stem.

 

[Sandblast]

And then it was BriarWorks…Country Lawyer in a BriarWorks bent pot sandblast with saddle stem.
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The classic simplicity & beauty of a black sandblasted pipe (!!!). As fine a black sandblasted pipe as I've ever seen.

Now finishing some Union Square in a Stanwell 62 Vario. No accolades for Union Square are "over the top".

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

This morning, Sir John's Flake Virginia in an Altinok.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Graycliff Toro while playing golf.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Earlier this evening, Hamborger Veermaster in an Altinay.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

MB Virginia Flake in an Altinay.

 

[gord]

It may be common knowledge around these parts, but I recently learned you could chew rope tobacco!

As a result, on the menu at Disneyland is a nice chunk of GH&Co Whiskey Twist loaded in my mouth while at Disneyland with my wife and kids.

Hope you all have/had a great Friday!

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I've never tried rope tobacco, either in a pipe or as a chew . . . . I have my 3 favourite pipe tobaccos that I use as chews in order of preference: Sir Walter Raleigh, Smokers' Pride Classic and Smokers' Pride Whiskey. All, to me, are preferable to canned chewing tobacco, and cheaper too. All are quite delicious, especially SWR. I use them when shooting indoors, fishing or hunting. Glad that I'm not alone! Bravo! And that's a lovely family you have there, too!

 

[cshubhra]

Samuel Gawith Black XX Twist from June 2022 in the PCI Horn Meerschaum carved by Ahmet Govem

 

[gord]

View attachment 394023Dr. Grabow Royalton Bulldog. Two original Van Hoople paintings in the background.

My interest in photography, and still doing the occasional portrait job, has led me to examine the pipes that guys on forum take selfies with. A lot photograph themselves with bents, and I'd use very few bents as props - they don't suite many faces, except longish ones. You picked a pipe that really suits you photographically. Just thought I'd mention it. If I was to stick you in front of a studio camera, that pipe would be my choice. Bravo! It Works!! and is a beautiful little guy, too!

 

[Servant King]

Between a near catastrophe with a windowpane, a breached garden fence, and a horse colic, it has been a mostly lousy week. Finished it off with a bowl of Stokkebye Evening Flake in a Stefano Rhodesian. Never happier to have finally arrived at an extended weekend! 9/10

Bird report: House finch, California towhee, California scrub-jay, American crow, Red-tailed hawk, Steller's jay, Northern flicker, Mountain chickadee, Western bluebird, Hairy woodpecker, Violet-green swallow, California quail, Anna's hummingbird, Spotted towhee, and White-breasted nuthatch.

Looking forward to some homemade falafel, tahini and pita bread for dinner. Hope everyone has a great weekend, and perhaps I'll see some of you at the Sunday zoom.



@tubbyninja1337 I totally dare you to smoke the whole rope on an empty stomach, down a few shots of tequila, and then go ride the teacups...

 

[telescopes]

My interest in photography, and still doing the occasional portrait job, has led me to examine the pipes that guys on forum take selfies with. A lot photograph themselves with bents, and I'd use very few bents as props - they don't suite many faces, except longish ones. You picked a pipe that really suits you photographically. Just thought I'd mention it. If I was to stick you in front of a studio camera, that pipe would be my choice. Bravo! It Works!! and is a beautiful little guy, too!

Thank you. The Dr. Grabow Royalton Bulldog is considered by some a crowning achievement for Grabow. Unfortunately, they no longer make this pipe. Of all the Royaltons, it was the most sought after. I had just ridden 200 miles through the Mohave Desert - one stretch is over 100 miles with no gas stations. Exhausted by the 100+ heat, I plopped down on the sofa in Laughlin for a White Russian and a smoke of this pipe.

 

[telescopes]

Here is a picture of the bike before the journey. 1800cc of insane work - a classic just like the pipe I smoke afterwards.Once I get where I am going, this is how it strips down.