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  1. agnosticpipe

    Movie Music

    Once in a while I see a movie that I really like the soundtrack to and end up buying it. Doesn't happen a lot, but I have some that go back quite a while ago. I came across this soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's 1996 movie Romeo and Juliet. It was so weird and the music was equally weird in its...
  2. agnosticpipe

    Restored a Natural Finish Savinelli Root Briar With an Odd Tenon

    I got this old Savinelli Root Briar a little while ago and gave it a clean up. It was unstained with a natural finish sort of like the Punto Oro Corallo line of pipes. It had obviously been smoked as the chamber had a thick cake, but for some reason the rest of the innards were pretty clean. In...
  3. agnosticpipe

    Mystery Pipe, Has a Name but What Else Can Be Found?

    This is not my pipe or my pictures. I found this on eBay and have never seen a pipe like this. Stamped "BUX, Cherry Cured, England". Looks to me more like briar and not cherrywood, so I don't know what cherry cured means, also bowl and stem look to be made separately, and the end of the stem...
  4. agnosticpipe

    Ok, Alright Already! I Finally Got a Pipe by Lee.

    I've read a lot about these pipes here on the forums, but I've never even seen one. So after years reading about them I decided to find one for myself. I found a nice 3 star (5 points) that was very inexpensive and looked like it had never been smoked. I'm sure it has, but it's so clean it will...
  5. agnosticpipe

    My Civic Duty to Smoke a Civic Pipe?

    Here's a British pipe you don't see too often. Part of the history of British pipes is the Civic brand. Not a lot of info about these pipes but started up as part of the Imperial Tobacco Co. and ended up part of the large parent company of Cadogan along with other pipes made in England. Nice...
  6. agnosticpipe

    I Normally Wouldn't Buy a Pipe Like This, But....

    Deer! I don't care for figural pipes all that much, but when I saw this, at a reasonable price no less, I had to go for it. Usually these type of pipes are Meerschaum, but there are quite a few carved briars out there. Most of them I don't care for but this actually matched some pieces I already...
  7. agnosticpipe

    Another Nice French Pipe!

    In spite of the worsening arthritis in my right hand, I still can't help working on old pipes. I recently bought this great Chacom Deauville pipe. I had one of these back in the late 80s but passed it on for reasons I can't remember. Later I kind of missed its uniqueness. I found an ad for...
  8. agnosticpipe

    I Paid Too Much for a Pipe... On Purpose!

    I've been reading about Algerian briar lately, and I know there's been plenty of talk on this forum about the great smoking properties of Algerian briar. So I looked through all my pipes and I couldn't find one pipe that had Algerian briar stamped on it. I do have an old Dunhill (rather rough...
  9. agnosticpipe

    Clean Up on a BC Simoun

    I've seen these pipes come up a few times over the years, and always thought they were interesting. I know Butz Choquin went out of business back in 2019, but was always curious about this line from them. I don't know what the purpose of the copper inlay is. It's kind of an odd shaped bit of...
  10. agnosticpipe

    Question About This Kaywoodie Pipe

    I've been digging through some old pipes that I've had for years that needed some restoring. I cleaned up with this Kaywoodie that I've been trying to date to some degree. The #83 shape shows up in the 1936 pipe guide from Kaywoodie as a slim octagon. However it's stamped Standard too which...
  11. agnosticpipe

    Deeeep Sandblast on an Old BBB Thorneycroft

    Ok, I dug out this old BBB OwnMake Thorneycroft that I've had for a few years that was dirty and had a very small crack in the shank. Due to my worsening arthritis in my hands I haven't worked on pipes in a couple of years, but I felt the urge to try and do something with this pipe because of...
  12. agnosticpipe

    Good Ole Pipe

    I'm sure most of you have a good ole pipe that you pull out once in a while. This is one of mine, I've had it forever it seems, only stamping on it "Imported Sterling Briar". So I assume it's an American made pipe, probably a basket pipe, but with an original sterling band. There used to be some...
  13. agnosticpipe

    Just Had Cataract Surgery, Similar Experiences?

    Well finally at 77 years old my eyesight couldn't be fixed with glasses. So I went ahead and had cataract surgery done. A Pretty simple process, no pain, in and out in about an hour. Had a patch for about 4 hours, then I got to remove it and enjoy some lovely blurry and double vision that...
  14. agnosticpipe

    The Right Pipe for Smoking Licorice Tobacco

    I can't seem to resist being a smart ass for all that long. With that thought in mind, I have two pipes dedicated for smoking licorice flavored tobacco. I really like the licorice flavor to be rather up front, like Esoterica's Blackpool and Ramsgate. Granted that finding these blends is tricky...
  15. agnosticpipe

    Took the Red Ferrari Out For a Spin.

    Ok, start the hate mail for my click bait here. But it is stamped Ferrari, and it is red, so.... In fact I smoked some Blood Red Moon in it. I reserve this pipe for cherry blends, so I don't smoke it all that often. I don't know much about this pipe except it's made in Italy and it's a nice...
  16. agnosticpipe

    Briar Stem Issues

    I posted yesterday about a new pipe I got with a briar stem. Turns out I don't like the mouth feel with the briar as it sucks all the moisture out of my mouth. Pity, because I really like the looks of the pipe, but it has been suggested that I start this post to see if any of you have had the...
  17. agnosticpipe

    Briar Stems Anyone?

    I just got my first pipe with a briar stem. I'd thought about getting one for some time, and when I looked at the sale on estates at Smoking Pipes I found this little gem. A very nice shape with beautiful color made by Genod of France. For just $65.00 including shipping what's not to like? And...
  18. agnosticpipe

    Came Across an Old Pipe and I Feel Smarter Already

    Yeah, I found this old WDC pipe I forgot about that is similar to the pipe that Smithsonian has of Albert Einstein's. Just a simple straight apple shape, so I dug out my C&D's version of the tobacco he was thought to have smoked. They call it Epiphany which is supposed to be like Revelation. I'm...
  19. agnosticpipe

    Van Gogh For All Exhibit

    I just got back from this traveling Van Gogh exhibit at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta in Greenwood MS. It was a somewhat interesting interactive exhibit that looked to be geared more for kids or casually interested adults. Pretty well sanitized in its content. A short eight min. animated...
  20. agnosticpipe

    Do All Old People Like Butterscotch?

    I guess I do. Great beginning to a new year!
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