1 Grabow for 1 Year (8/2/19)
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Smoking has slowed to a crawl as it seems to do every winter. But every chance I get I smoke as much as I have time for.
We got about 5" of snow today, so I got outside and plowed the driveway, while the daughter and dog played in the snow. Had enough time for 4 bowls. Only dropped it once, banged it out on the mower once, and snow was blowing hard while I smoked.
Bowl 515.
Got inside and ran some pipe cleaners through it and noticed the stem is starting to crack right before the spade. Which had happened to me before on another Grabow.
And more pits / pin holes are starting to show up.
We got about 5" of snow today, so I got outside and plowed the driveway, while the daughter and dog played in the snow. Had enough time for 4 bowls. Only dropped it once, banged it out on the mower once, and snow was blowing hard while I smoked.
Bowl 515.
Got inside and ran some pipe cleaners through it and noticed the stem is starting to crack right before the spade. Which had happened to me before on another Grabow.
And more pits / pin holes are starting to show up.
didi', repeating myself, but my dad only smoked one pipe at a time all day every day for years. So he drove those babies right into the ground, until they split or vaporized. I wish you'd started with a Dr. Grabow Royalton with an acrylic stem, but maybe this is more middle-of-the-road Grabow. Hope it goes the distance for you. You're a brave pipe smoker. All encouragement to you.
How many smokes you have had so far?
It has been a very interesting thread to follow!
It has been a very interesting thread to follow!
I haven't had any issues with the stem or any stem leaking air. However my other Grabow, leaked nasty pipe juice out of the part that cracked. I super glued that one, I won't be doing that to this one lol.
Those are the guys that I envy. And the reason I do this stupid stuff. I like thinking about the simple times. No hard decisions, on what pipe or tobacco to smoke. I have over 25 pipes, and choose to just smoke one.
would you consider smoking just one of the Grabows with an acrylic stem during the next experiment? Im curious as to the amount they could take as well. I would do it myself, but I don't have the chance to get that many smokes in.
Next one is going to be a meer...?
How long do you expect a Meer to last?
100 plus years. A lot of mine are that old...
I'm not sure what I'll do next....I did mention a meer next. But it would have to be brand new for it to count, which is pricy for me. And they (from what I gather) are fragile. And I'm not nice to my pipes....
There’s more than one reason I take a cob fishing or hiking! The biggest is that I don’t want to put my briar through the experience of getting dropped or knocked around... I guess I need to get some basket pipes so that my cob does not get all the abuse!
Now that the wear and tear is really starting to show it will be interesting to see if the progression is slow or more exponential. I am hopeful you can nurse this pipe to the finish line but am not suggesting you hold back at all.
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