***What Are You Smoking, April 2024?***
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Finished up early at work so I’m enjoying one of my work pipes and some Mac Baren London Blend, which I don’t actually know the name of. Is it golden brown burley? Is it London blend? I think it’s London Blend and contains golden brown burley, but I digress.
In any case, the pipe is a very late 60’s Adjustomatic Grabow. I don’t know what they call this shape, I haven’t seen them make it a ton. This pipe actually has my favorite shape/lines of any pipe in my collection, but it’s got several flaws that have relegated it to work pipe status unfortunately. I need to do some serious work on the stem oxidation, it was too far gone to buff out when I received it, unfortunately.
In any case, the pipe is a very late 60’s Adjustomatic Grabow. I don’t know what they call this shape, I haven’t seen them make it a ton. This pipe actually has my favorite shape/lines of any pipe in my collection, but it’s got several flaws that have relegated it to work pipe status unfortunately. I need to do some serious work on the stem oxidation, it was too far gone to buff out when I received it, unfortunately.
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I have some LBF from them that is about that age but I get a copper flavor from it that is giving me a hard time.
I’ve heard so much about LNF I will be sorely disappointed if it doesn’t turn out better for me, I intend to pull the trigger and try it soon.
Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in a newly acquired Marxman Royal that's a real beauty with some heft.
Old Georgetown Blend in an Icarus Tear Straw
Ilsted's Own 66 in what was my white whale until I finally got my hands on one thanks to simong here on the forums, a 2021 Peterson POTY.
Yup two of em. One for the wash and one for the dry. I have two Diplomats for English, two Country Gentleman for Virginia's, and two other cobs for aromatics that are my yard cobs. They are always loaded and ready to go, and if I'm outside, I'm smoking. I'm taking the Country Gentlemen out with Low Country Natural VaBur and getting to work on washing the wife's car....lol
I like this one a lot! Bought a box in a whim, without tasting it first and glad that I did. Almost finished the entire box.
2018 SG Best Brown in a Rad Davis
I came across your colouring thread that was almost derailed. That’s a real beauty. I have two MBSD meerschaums that are that kind of translucent material and are colouring similarly.
This Tekin meer is smaller, very comfortable and easy to clench compared to the Tekin bent Dublin and pickaxe I have. Those pipes are 70-80 grams and the stems are ginormous.
A while back I was wishing to make all my stems the comfortable thin tapered or saddle bit stems I like so much but I’ve gotten used to the chunkier ones on some of my pipes.
That’s probably good because I was already researching how to make my own stems. I’d need rod stock, a lathe, plenty of tools, a buffer, etc., etc., and a workshop to put all that stuff in. It’s best not to go any further…
Good looking pipe and nice sweater, his Dudeness.
Earlier, I smoked a bowl of unreleased 2023 Sutliff English slab in a brown medium bend 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a military mount and a tapered black acrylic stem.
Currently, I am finishing this bowl of unreleased 2021 Sutliff VaPer in a mid-2000 decade Tom Eltang straight black sand blasted canted AJ Dublin with a cream and brown horn ferrule, and a tapered black acrylic stem.
Currently, I am finishing this bowl of unreleased 2021 Sutliff VaPer in a mid-2000 decade Tom Eltang straight black sand blasted canted AJ Dublin with a cream and brown horn ferrule, and a tapered black acrylic stem.
2019 HU Aus dem Krater Plug in a Castello LOB.
C&D Steamworks in a Peterson Prince Tavern Pipe at the local B&M with some friends. Enjoying a smoke after work with a Narragansett Fresh Catch which is a SMASH Citra session ale
Working on a review of KBV Sleepy Dragon in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a tapered dark tortoise shell colored acrylic stem. This will get me to dinner time. Watching the Braves-Guardians game.
TGIF
2020 KBV Verge Engine Overdrive in a Pete.
2020 KBV Verge Engine Overdrive in a Pete.
Big n Burley in a Rossi 8320.
My first time with this blend. Seems like everything I smoke in this pipe always turns out well. I usually put latakia blends in it for whatever reason. I never have problems loading it and it feels good in the hand. I ordered a few Savinelli 320s this week.
My first time with this blend. Seems like everything I smoke in this pipe always turns out well. I usually put latakia blends in it for whatever reason. I never have problems loading it and it feels good in the hand. I ordered a few Savinelli 320s this week.
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