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  1. thesmokindragon

    Talbert Vampire

    I want one :worship:
  2. thesmokindragon

    IMP Meerschaum: Smooth Bent Egg with Silver

    No PAD....Bad PAD - Noooooooooooooooo ~ I may make 24hrs, hope somebody snags this one....tic/toc IMP Meerschaum: Smooth Bent Egg with Silver Measurements & Other Details Length: 5.86 in./148.84 mm. Weight: 2.30 oz./65.20 g. Bowl Height: 2.22 in./56.39 mm. Chamber Depth: 1.75 in./44.45 mm...
  3. thesmokindragon

    IMP Meerschaum: Lattice Paneled Bent Dublin

    I keep telling myself....I don't need another...I don't need another....PAD keeps telling me "yes you do", hehe The stem reminds me of ribbon candy I use to eat when I was a kid around Christmas time...dang - If this one goes over 24hrs without being sold, PAD gonna take it for the win IMP...
  4. thesmokindragon

    Cigar Leaf Blends

    Well, I have been working my way through some new ones I had been wanting to try out also breaking in a new Radice Rind Bulldog with them; Cornell & Diehl: Billy Budd - An old fav of mine, revisited it not too long ago, still a great blend C&D's Habana Daydream ~ A great blend, does have some...
  5. thesmokindragon

    Release The Bracken

    It being three days until my bday I wanted a really nice blend to go along with the celebration - I gazed through the stack of tins and there it was some SG Bracken Flake. The tins have about 8yrs of age on them so far and I was waiting for them to hit the 10yr mark, but could not wait any...
  6. thesmokindragon

    SAV Oceano Line

    What do you all think about the SAV Oceano line? I don't know but it is just something about that stain combo with the blue swirl stem that just POPS :puffy: and.....there goes my dang PAD again...ugh!
  7. thesmokindragon

    BriarWorks Pipes

    Call out if you own BriarWorks Pipes, I'm interested in hearing reviews on them since my PAD is really dig'in their sandblasted Cutty designs - And here is a pretty looking smooth Most of them seem to follow these specs, which work for me... :puffy: Measurements & Other Details Length...
  8. thesmokindragon

    Triple Threat Briar Tamper

    Hi All - I was just sitting around on a rainy Sunday afternoon having a good old smoke of C&D's Dreams of Kadath and while looking across the table I had seen a scrap of briar just kicking around, so I got the dremel out, some sand paper and fabricated a quick rustication tool to make this one...
  9. thesmokindragon

    C&D's Mad Fiddler Flake - The Devil Went Down To Georgia

    @perdurabo - Thanks for the suggestion on trying this blend...I can feel the TAD deep in my bones calling for another few pounds of this stuff. I had my first taste of Mad Fiddler Flake this morning in the new Radice Silk Cut Dublin...man those two made beautiful music together - all I head was...
  10. thesmokindragon

    It's Five O'Clock Somwewhere - Cornell & Diehl: Five O'Clock Shadow

    I just got some of C&D's Five O'Clock Shadow in, popped the 8oz tin open ( had a date of 08/2017 on it ) - the aroma from the tin was stewed fruits, but also some chocolate and nut with some wood and smoke in the distance - so at this point I'm trying not to drool into the tin, hehe - The plugs...
  11. thesmokindragon

    PAD and TAD Strike Again - Radice: Silk Cut Dublin

    Title says it all :puffy: I had been looking for a Radice Silk Cut for awhile now, when this one showed up the PAD kicked in. I also ordered some C&D's Mad Fiddler Flake to keep her company :worship: Measurements & Other Details ---------------------------- Length: 5.70 in./144.78 mm...
  12. thesmokindragon

    Entering The Dreamlands with Cornell & Diehl: Dreams of Kadath

    Having read another great JimInks review and seeing that Dreams of Kadath scored 4/4 , I figured with such a high rating it was at least worth a try and I'm sure glad I did. JimInks review was yet again spot on for this one :worship: ( see his review below ). The 2oz tin I received from...
  13. thesmokindragon

    TheSmokinDragon's Black Dragon ( 2018 ) Custom Cob - MM Washington

    A friend of mine was looking into moving from cigars to a tobacco pipe - I figured I would start his journey off right with a basic custom cob and some of GLP's JackKnife Plug. I used some 24k gold foil on the bottom of the bowl as a stamp for the design. It features a blue swirl lucite stem...
  14. thesmokindragon

    Caught the PAD's Eye - Castello: Sea Rock Briar Billiard (KK)

    The dance begins again...damn you PAD! Well, the 'ol bday is coming up next month and I always try to treat myself at least one a year on my bday to something I consider really nice...I don't have a Castello yet in my collection and have really wanted one for a number of years, hmmm :evil...
  15. thesmokindragon

    While Visions Of Triple Play Plugs Danced In Their Heads

    JimInks review of GLP's Triple Play Plug was spot on and thank you, thank you for that - I always review his stuff before trying new blends. Since I was really enjoying GLP's JackKnife Plug ( had a few pounds with 5 yrs of age on tit ) I have been wanting to try Triple Play and I'm sure glad I...
  16. thesmokindragon

    PAD acting up again...Radice 432 Silk Cut

    Ugh, I thought I had my PAD under control.....nope I may make it through the night without ordering....maybe
  17. thesmokindragon

    TSD - Major PAD Jitters

    I have been looking over a few for awhile now...starting to get PAD jitters Brothers - which one would you go with? I know what my PAD Dragon is telling me...go with them ALL..or even better, add one more for a new 7 day rotation set :puffy: SerJac953 SerJac805 Radice917...
  18. thesmokindragon

    Anyone Else Rolling Your Own Cigars

    I found a local whole leaf distributor, just ordered a bunch of samples to try this out
  19. thesmokindragon

    The Magnificent Twelve - Some old favorites back into my rotation

    My PAD has been really bad over the years, hehe - but finally put these twelve back into rotation Ser Jac Poker Perry White Mag Dublin Blast Ardor - Giove Fantasy Bent Dublin with Silver IMP Rusticated Bent Apple Mark Balkovec Ring of Fire Jake Hackert #14 Radice Rind Bent Billiard...
  20. thesmokindragon

    TSD Hand Carved Oak Ashtrays

    Good Morning All, We just cut down a large oak tree from the yard - I have my two sons ( 8 and 10 ) outside this morning picking out and cutting some nice 6-7" diameter logs 2.5-3" depths for some ashtray projects - stay tuned in this post to see how their work is progressing - we are...