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  1. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2024?***

    Steamworks in the Miscoi full bent w/ mammoth inlay.
  2. bluegrassbrian

    Show Us Your Knife (And Pipe)

    I see a LOT of similarities between knife collecting and pipe collecting. It's wild.
  3. bluegrassbrian

    Show Us Your Knife (And Pipe)

    Depends on the type of knife I guess. If we're talking fixed blades with "entry level" steels I look for 52100, 10xx, AEBL, 14c28n. In folders, certainly, you see carbon steels less frequently.. especially these days. AEBL or NitroV are affordable and I'd personally prefer them to D2. Now of...
  4. bluegrassbrian

    Show Us Your Knife (And Pipe)

    D2 was a legit acceptable steal for a long time. Anymore though, almost feels like it's gone the way of 440C. Perfectly fine with the right heat treat, but there are so many better options these days.
  5. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2024?***

    Hey how bout that- it's July! Forgot to open a new tin of Steamworks last night so I'm starting with some Mcclelland 40th Anniversary in the Davide Iafisco bent w/ silver.
  6. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2024?***

    2012 Mcclelland Brindle Flake in the 2x Special Musico Floodlight prince w/ silver.
  7. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2024?***

    Steamvvurks in the Barling Straight Grain.
  8. bluegrassbrian

    Show Us Your Knife (And Pipe)

    Gonna need both of these today to cut through the heavy ass air. Ohio Valley humidity is the pits.
  9. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2024?***

    Mcclelland Yenidje Supreme in the Scarlatta full bent.
  10. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2024?***

    Steamworks in the Charl Goussard.
  11. bluegrassbrian

    Show Us Your Knife (And Pipe)

    I've always got that thang on me.
  12. bluegrassbrian

    Show Us Your Knife (And Pipe)

    Man, GEC are a whole thing aren't they? Some of them can get PRICEY. I'm not HUGE on traditionals, but if I found a GEC I liked I'd probably pick it up. Fancy Friday for me, Maxace Peregrine.
  13. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2024?***

    Steamworks in the Regina 5 Crown.
  14. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2024?***

    My morning Steamworks in the Musico Club w/silver army mount.
  15. bluegrassbrian

    Show Us Your Knife (And Pipe)

    Amazed we made 10 pages before slowing down! Packing double today.
  16. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2024?***

    Dobies Curlies in the Kai Straight Grain w/horn.
  17. bluegrassbrian

    Famous Owner (Jack Lemmon) Dunhill Brought Back to New

    So cool- love Jack. So many great films. Frequently accompanies one of my other favorites, Shirley MacClaine (The Apartment, Irma Da Louce) I only recently found out she and Warren Beaty are siblings. How about that?! Don't know if either of them smoked a pipe though.
  18. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2024?***

    Steamworks in the Ashton Brindle XX.
  19. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2024?***

    2004 Peterson Sherlock Holmes in the Charl Goussard w/boar tusk.
  20. bluegrassbrian

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2024?***

    Steamworks in the Radice Clear E.