A Rumination on Whether It's Worth $32,000 (US)

Log in

SmokingPipes.com Updates

96 Fresh Peterson Pipes
9 Fresh Winslow Pipes
New Cigars
12 Fresh BriarWorks Pipes
18 Fresh Rossi Pipes

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

HawkeyeLinus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2020
5,589
40,944
Iowa
Would be worth $60k if it wasn’t in the ugliest pipe category. ?
Looks pretty cool to me. We need both our cars, though.
 

ssjones

Moderator
Staff member
May 11, 2011
18,397
11,272
Maryland
postimg.cc
The pipe is made from dead root briar, which is incredibly rare - right? I think most pipes have briar that is not yet dead. But, I'm not exactly clear on when the death of the briar actually occurs, that's hazy.
 
  • Haha
Reactions: burleybreath

jpmcwjr

Moderator
Staff member
May 12, 2015
24,673
27,237
Carmel Valley, CA
The pipe is made from dead root briar, which is incredibly rare - right? I think most pipes have briar that is not yet dead. But, I'm not exactly clear on when the death of the briar actually occurs, that's hazy.

Pretty sure all briar in my household is dead, Jim, dead!

I've always surmised that "dead root briar" is briar harvested from the shrubs that had died in the ground. Hence it was aging for a time before being dug up. Could be a few months to many decades, so, to me, a marketing play.