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  1. LudwigB88

    Castello Pipes

    I’m in trouble now ! Just ordered my second new Castello, against the advice of my financial planner. This first one has immediately become my favorite pipe. I’ll see if the second lives up to it. Smoking my Castello Virgin just now, and had an amazing taste, especially toward end of bowl with a...
  2. LudwigB88

    Best Way To Clean Up Rim Darkening?

    I’ve had some luck with cutting board “butter” … food grade mineral oil and beeswax. Just put a little on rim and polished with toilet paper or microfiber cloth. https://theboardsmith.com/products/boardsmith-board-butter
  3. LudwigB88

    Castello Pipes

    That’s a beauty. I agree 100% !! So easy to just sip those flakes. They call it “open draw” but I just think of it as correct draw. My guess is that Castello experimented over the years and arrived at an ideal formula for draft hole size relative to bowl size. I’d love to know if this is true. I...
  4. LudwigB88

    Castello Pipes

    Yes. I’d like both of those ! That’s my style.
  5. LudwigB88

    Castello Pipes

    You must see them in person. Photos don’t do them justice. Great things about them : the briar seems uniquely aged and sweet; the finishing work is immaculate; something about the draw is perfect. I find that I’m not fussing with the tobacco so much (in fact, not at all !) Their bowl interiors...
  6. LudwigB88

    Ugly Pipes

    Seems like it’s a love/hate thing. Glad I posted it. If nothing else, it’s a great conversation piece.
  7. LudwigB88

    Ugly Pipes

    Shank looks like it’s made of bone. Damn, the entire thing looks like a bony fossil.
  8. LudwigB88

    Ugly Pipes

    Looks like stem screws on.
  9. LudwigB88

    Ugly Pipes

    What kind pipe cleaners you use ? Lmao.
  10. LudwigB88

    Ugly Pipes

    Might have to wear one those cut-proof gloves to smoke it. Lol !!
  11. LudwigB88

    My First New Castello.

    He’s not a virgin I’m sure.
  12. LudwigB88

    Ugly Pipes

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/176390845076?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ti4afjsesba&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=kWh730e2R86&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  13. LudwigB88

    My First New Castello.

    Interesting.
  14. LudwigB88

    Ugly Pipes

    It is actually somewhat interesting … MICOLI, BY ROBERT EUGENE “MIC” BURNS, HAND MADE IN THE USA PIPE, PFEIFE. On eBay. Seller is in Italy … “collectiblepipes”
  15. LudwigB88

    My First New Castello.

    So … never hold it until when ?
  16. LudwigB88

    My First New Castello.

    Smooth rim. I don’t know how they decide. Next will be Sea Rock with rusticated rim.
  17. LudwigB88

    Ugly Pipes

    Just saw this on eBay. Somebody beat it with an ugly stick ! Maybe it’s a piece of Kryptonite !
  18. LudwigB88

    My First New Castello.

    I agree. The photos can’t capture the scale and detail. They are really objects of art. Not at all clunky like so many pipes.
  19. LudwigB88

    My First New Castello.

    I’m already looking at another one. Lol. CAD = Castello Acquisition Disorder !
  20. LudwigB88

    My First New Castello.

    As far as Castello briar goes: I’m definitely picking up on a very nice sweet wood, incense, and coffee note that the briar seems to be imparting. So, Yes ! There does seem to be some merit to the talk about Castello briar being premium.
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