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  1. bluegrassbrian

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

    McConnell Rich Dark Virginia in the Kai Nielsen JoD B.
  2. bluegrassbrian

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

    Tilbury in the Pipe Dan (Knudsen) “Spike”.
  3. bluegrassbrian

    What Do You Mean When You Say….

    It means it’s a keeper. It consistently delivers easy smoking action with no overt flavors, no gurgle, minimal heat, and supreme comfort while smoking (clenching). Pipes of all shapes and sizes can be good smokers. They become more easily recognized and appreciated once you’ve experienced BAD...
  4. bluegrassbrian

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

    I’ll take a rainy Friday over a sunny Monday any day! Steamworks in the Musico Club w/ silver army mount.
  5. bluegrassbrian

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

    Waiting for the PO to open.. sending a pipe to Michail Kyriazanos for a stem repair. Steamworks in the Scarlatta bent egg.
  6. bluegrassbrian

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

    Steamworks in the Mitakidis bent “Dan”, in strawberry wood.
  7. bluegrassbrian

    Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes

    I was looking at his listings this morning and it looks to me like he may have upgraded his camera- the pics look more clean and crisp than I remember. The high-contrast, stark white background is a love/hate thing, I think. There have been listings in the past where I felt I just couldn’t see...
  8. bluegrassbrian

    Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes

    I assumed he was referring to “working on the descriptions of his listings”. I think I’ve bought one pipe from him over the years. He always has nice stuff, but those pictures… yeeeugh! And the minimal descriptions are… minimal. You don’t have to go full on Deadmans or Doug Valitchka, but...
  9. bluegrassbrian

    Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes

    Nuance, details, one man’s junk…
  10. bluegrassbrian

    Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes

    When I first started really getting in to pipes I was bewildered. Two straight billiards that looked more or less identical- one was $150, the other $1500! I knew I had a lot to learn. Brand/carver is the most important factor, for better or worse. Condition and grain are right there with it, I...
  11. bluegrassbrian

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

    Ye olde Steamworks in the Adebayo bent.
  12. bluegrassbrian

    Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes

    Winning a Barling S-M in good shape is always thrilling. https://ebay.us/m/bcZqnX
  13. bluegrassbrian

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

    McClelland 2010 in the Musico Floodlight w/ silver hybrid army mount.
  14. bluegrassbrian

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

    Dobies Four Square Curlies (late 1970s) in the Musico Set Special pot. Eventually, I will come to the end of this tin, and I will weep.
  15. bluegrassbrian

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

    Steamworks in the BST full bent chimney.
  16. bluegrassbrian

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

    Tilbury in the Chris Morgan bent stack.
  17. bluegrassbrian

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

    Steamworks in the Martelo..
  18. bluegrassbrian

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

    Steamworks in the Peterson PSB Deluxe 65. Happy Friday!
  19. bluegrassbrian

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

    I picked up this enamel pin at a shop in Detroit about 15 years ago. Think it was $1.. score!