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  1. gripsie

    Show Off Your Ashton Pipes

    Hey folks, I do have an Ashton Pebble Grain also.. A smaller Canadian. Smokes beautifully! Eddy
  2. gripsie

    Your Most Expensive Pipe?

    Hi everyone, I think, my so for most expensive pipe (the pipe I spent most money on) is this smaller Tokutomi straight Apple which I bought at smokingpipes.com one and a half years ago... Smokes as well as my other pipes do.. :) Best regards, Eddy
  3. gripsie

    My beginners pipe collection...

    Love all three of them! Have fun :)
  4. gripsie

    Pipe sizes

    rlunderhill: Perhaps you can post some pictures of the 8 small pipes? I personally prefer smaller pipes.. Perhaps there is one among them which I like and might buy from you?
  5. gripsie

    Forming cake

    I do it like hobie, I guess. I don't smoke my pipes with a noticable amount of cake... That doesn't mean I'm scraping out the bowl regularly to the bare wood or so but during smoking I use my tamper to slightly clean the bowl.. The problem with thick cake is: often it isn't hard, dry and...
  6. gripsie

    We Now Have Pipe Cartoons - Yay!

    Great news! :)
  7. gripsie

    What constitutes a high quality briar?

    Yeah, I also thought about Jess Chonowitsch for a second... If there is a smooth Jess Chonowitsch in that shop for $1000 I will strongly recommend you to buy this one instantly. And sell it on eBay for $4000.. Or hand it to me for $1500... BTW, Jess is making pipes again. Since summer 2011 I...
  8. gripsie

    What constitutes a high quality briar?

    OK, I'm excited about the maker! :)
  9. gripsie

    What constitutes a high quality briar?

    And yes, I mean, there are a lot of people who inspect a Stanwell Billard for example (which are beautiful pipes, don't get me wrong) and after that a let's say Bo Nordh Billard and they don't see a major difference.. But there are some collectors who have trained themselves in recognizing the...
  10. gripsie

    What constitutes a high quality briar?

    Hey! Maybe you missed the stamp on the pipe? Which brand/maker was it? Concerning high quality briar: As far as simply a good smoke is concerned you have to look for lightweight briar since it has a lower allotment of "structure wood", which isn't absorbing moisture as well as what we in Germany...
  11. gripsie

    Post Your Picture With a Pipe.

    Impressive Charatan, mlyvers! Are these real tattoos or hennas, smokinggun? Lov'em!
  12. gripsie

    Post Your Picture With a Pipe.

    Here's the me smoking a bowl of Samarra
  13. gripsie

    Welcome home package after a crap week

    Wonderful stuff you got there Mick. Lots of fun with it! I'm pretty drunk here in Germany and have to get up in four hours to play a soccer tournament.. Brrrrrrr... :?
  14. gripsie

    Dan Tobacco's Old Ironsides....smoke it?

    I haven't smoked it yet but it should be a great blend since all blends of this series I've smoked so far are very good. Give it a try! Interesting to get to know that some Americans are as much fond of some German baccies as we are of the American gems :)
  15. gripsie

    Hello from Germany and pipe collection

    OK, for those of you who are interested, here are the makers of the pipes: On top: Boris Starkov quarter bent Pot Then the left side downwards: Wolfgang Becker Wasp, Jess C Bamboo Pot, Rainer Barbi Apple, Starkov Brandy/Pot, Barbi long shank Blowfish variation, Tsuge Ikebana bent Brandy and...
  16. gripsie

    Hello from Germany and pipe collection

    Good morning everyone and thanks again for the kind welcome!! Especially your barbecue (that's no barbecue, that's the best looking piece of meat I have ever seen), off road driving and high power (!!) rifle shooting offer is great. Would love to do that. You are very kind everyone. That's what...
  17. gripsie

    Hello from Germany and pipe collection

    :mrgreen:
  18. gripsie

    Hello from Germany and pipe collection

    OK, OK - much to do, it ain't gonna be fun only! :)
  19. gripsie

    Hello from Germany and pipe collection

    Hallo Mick! Thanks for the kind words. Just drop me a message - I think every help with my plannings is very useful. Much appreciated! LA - Vegas - Dallas - New Orleans.. It all takes form! :)
  20. gripsie

    Hello from Germany and pipe collection

    Hey, you guys know much more about Germany than I do, damn! At least about Trier and K-Town.. I'll definately enjoy the states, you can bet on that! LA --> NO really might be what I'll do in summer, sounds great.