A Wessex pipe...

[snowyowl]

I couldn't resist this Wessex: leaning forward with soft finish and plenty of birdseye, trending toward that leather-look. Ordered from somewhere deep in the Black Forest (or maybe Berlin).

Everyman, everday priced; 9mm, my preference.

Searching the Forums, I found some interest in the Wessex line of pipes, but no acquisitions. So:

 

[lightmybriar]

Ooooooooooooh that's beautiful!

 

[markus]

wow! That birdseye is amazing!

 

[davet]

Nice :clap:

 

[aldecaker]

I have a Wessex shape # 601 bulldog I purchased from P&C. It's a great little smoker (only 5.4 inches long). No beautiful grain like yours, since it's a sandblast, and instead of the "W" stem logo, it has a black and brass rondel on the stem. Yours is a looker!

 

[pagan]

Very nice :clap:

 

[davidintexas]

I want that pipe. Congrats on the choice snowyowl. It is a looker

 

[snoopy311]

I have a Wessex bent and it smokes terrific. I love mine.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Very nice grain on that Snowy but I think a buff up with carnauba wax would really set it off.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[doctorbob]

I think I like the matte appearance better than a full polish on this pipe.
Doc

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Wow..spectacular grain! I'm not huge on bents, but I'd have to snatch that one up if I saw it.

 

[theloniousmonkfish]

Shape, stem, grain, color, I like it all. Nice acquisition, congrats.
"Very nice grain on that Snowy but I think a buff up with carnauba wax would really set it off."
Some people like a matte sheen on most or all their pipes. Possibly because their hands will smudge/smear/wipe off carnauba, I can't have that stuff on anything.

 

[blueeyedogre]

That is a beautiful pipe and a great shape for a clencher.

 

[mawnansmiff]

"Possibly because their hands will smudge/smear/wipe off carnauba, I can't have that stuff on anything."
Very good point there. I have buffed & polished many of my pipes only to have them go dull on me so very rarely do so now. I just thought it would have been nice to have seen Snowy's pipe with a nice shine to it.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[papipeguy]

Very nice. Enjoy that beauty.

 

[jerwynn]

Superbly magnificent pipe!! AND a 9mm to boot! Snowyowl, I'm a 9mm man myself and frequently get frustrated with the dearth of really pretty 9mm pipes in the American market. Yours is GORGEOUS! Love the birdseye and satiny finish!

 

[davet]

Love the grain on this one, beautiful 8O

 

[voorhees]

Wessex is a bargain find. They make a beuatiful cumberland stem pipe as well.

 

[snowyowl]

Fired up the Wessex.
Nice to see all the interest generated by a new, soft-finished, birdseye, yet inexpensive ($75USD, including shipping from eBay.de) and not-much-talked-about briar type.
Without thinking (although what would Freud say), I prepared some Germain's Special Latakia Flake for the maiden voyage: Deep EU find; now in the States. Even though the stain is dark, from the feel of the bowl, this pipe will darken a bit from the touch of my thumb and finger.
I did take in mawnansmiff thoughts. Not with the overall finish: that would have been wrong, in my mind. My pipe. I made a quick, high speed surface pass on the rim with my buffing wheel and block of carnauba... just a bit a protection from initially smoking the rim, dark. Sort of like cuddling after sex.
For a second date and beyond, finepipes.com will be my wingman.

 

[mso489]

Elegant grain, classic shape, and smooth simplicity.