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Recommend a quality good 1st aromatic please!
Awesome. Stir the pot much? I'd recommend Trout Stream from Four Noggins. -- Pat- pruss
- Post #16
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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What do you think about this pipe?
Pricing is what pricing is; for me, it is prohibitive. All it takes is one person to pay $800, though, and all of a sudden the pipe is worth the price. On the shape, I agree with Beefeater; the shank is too stout for me. I like a more elegant line on the shank on my straight pipes. In-fact... -
What New Pipemakers Are You Watching?
He started this thread... Oh wait. You meant Harris. He's probably chasing young nubiles on the beach somewhere. -- Pat -
What New Pipemakers Are You Watching?
Micah Cryder Evan Wiseman Cody Perkins Joe Hinkle Jeremiah Sandahl I think these guys are all turning out interesting work, and that they have all been pushing themselves to refine their skills over the last few years. I bought one of Jeremiah's early pipes, and have really enjoyed watching... -
I'm back (and I'm a father).
Congratulations! Welcome Simon! I hope that you and the family stay healthy, and happy, and that you take every potential opportunity to sleep over the next few months. :-) -- Pat- pruss
- Post #6
- Forum: General Discussion
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silly inquiry
If memory serves, you are old enough to purchase tobacco products in the state of Illinois. So you should be in good shape. Iwan Ries grows sales by growing a customer base. Wander in, ask questions, learn about pipes and tobacco. The only way this hobby stays alive is by folks like you...- pruss
- Post #7
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Naked Pipes... thoughts?
They appear to be blasted. I have a rusticated Blatter Brothers freehand from the seventies that was left unfinished. It looks like it was smoked frequently, and doesn't appear to have a mottled or blotchy look to it. I don't have photos handy, but I'll dig it out and see if I can snag pics... -
Authors... Why so popular?
I agree with Bigpond. The shape is a wonderful one to hold, and is also surprisingly easy to clench. I've built up a nice little collection of Authors over the last 24 months and if I'm not careful I may end up with a seven day rotation of them. To Zack's point, there are plenty of Authors on... -
Toronto
Julius Vesz still runs his pipe store out of the bottom of the Royal York hotel. Scuttlebutt has him closing, or turning ownership over to family in the very near future. If you want to meet one of the icons of the handmade pipe movement in Canada before he retires, make that a stop before you...- pruss
- Post #8
- Forum: General Discussion
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Toronto
Welcome! Enjoy your time here. Davet is right. -- Pat- pruss
- Post #3
- Forum: General Discussion
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Michael Parks Website Update
If you guys would just hold off on commissioning pipes he might have a chance to update his website more often... -- Pat -
Pipe Smoking and Asthma
This is the fundamental difference between your position and mine. Yours is based on a perceived notion as to my world view. My position is based on your dissemination of advice or theory which if taken at face value and without further analysis and review could be dangerous. I am not...- pruss
- Post #18
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Pipe Smoking and Asthma
To the OP -- Good luck with your journey. Keep us posted. Off topic rant: You have a contrarian view. You've made that clear. Others don't agree with your view. I find your view narrow, dangerous, and presumptuous. Why even put yourself in a position to give someone else advice about a...- pruss
- Post #17
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Nastiest estate pipes ever surely?
Two of the most gunked up Brighams I've ever had the pleasure... -- Pat -
Nastiest estate pipes ever surely?
Looks like fun. At least there is a decent cake layer built up. I've had more than a couple lots that came in like that, and generally found that they restored well, so long as there aren't any surprises under the cake. Look forward to seeing them brought back to the land of the living... or at... -
Your favorite GL Pease blend?
Haddo's ... Hands down. -- Pat- pruss
- Post #45
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Public Opinion
I'm with most of the folks who have posted above, I try to put myself in a place where I won't be in the face of others. Local legislation has helped with this, as I am now likely to be fined for smoking anywhere other than my own residence or property. Interestingly, as a guy who has smoked...- pruss
- Post #12
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Pipe Smoking and Asthma
To an extent, some of what you write is interpretative, opinionated, hogwash. While it is entirely possible that to any extent, anything that is labelled may be labelled incorrectly, a casual reader of your post may misunderstand asthma and react inappropriately when they experience someone...- pruss
- Post #9
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Directors Cut Tobacco, Another German Treat?
Hey Nate. One of my top five favourite blends. Here were my initial thoughts: http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/hu-tobacco-directors-cut-snapshot -- Pat- pruss
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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PAD Nate King olivewood author
Love that pipe. Well done, Sam. -- Pat