Adding some Vulcanite to the rotation

[timt]

Looking to take a break from the all the acrylic and I don't have a bent pot. There's always a reason isn't there?

 

[coldsmoke]

Very nice pipe.

 

[haparnold]

Oof, that's beautiful. I love the way the silver contrasts with the brown on the stem.

 

[cigrmaster]

Great looking pipe. I am a huge fan of vulcanite as acrylic is way too hard for my old teeth.

 

[timt]

Had a few different ones under consideration. Smoking Pipes has a couple Savinelli Cumberland pipes that looked nice too but I settled on this one. I clench all the time and my teeth are feeling it.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I do love Cumberland stems. Lovely grab!

 

[timt]

Thanks guys. I'm counting on this to be a really comfortable pipe. Hope it smokes as nice as it looks.

 

[npod]

I sometimes miss the days of smoking only big lucite stemmed Italian pipes. I didn’t know what I was missing. Then I smoked a 23 gram artisan pipe with a thin ebonite stem. OMG, that was the beginning of understanding what I liked and needed. Kind of like my first vs second marriage. The only difference is that I stilll like my Italian pipes and can understand them for what they are. :rofl:

 

[mso489]

That's a fine broad chamber for blends with five or more tobaccos. Spreading the ember out across a surface really lets the complexity bloom.

 

[timt]

mso, I bet you're right on the complex blends. I'm also planning on smoking a ton of flake in it. I've seen some who swear by pots for flake so I thought I'd give it a whirl.
npod, I know what you mean on the first wife thing....what the hell was I thinking. :crazy:

I've never used softees but I grabbed some with this pipe order to stick on my meer w/acrylic stem. I love the pipe but it's got enough heft that clenching that sucker for a 2 hour smoke is wearing on a tooth.

 

[smittyd]

Beautiful pipe, hope it serves you well.

 

[kola]

Great pipe. I hate plastic stems. Nothing but vulcanite or cumberland for me. I'll pass on those rubber-booty-cover things too

 

[crashthegrey]

You only have yourself to blame when you want to replace all of those acrylic stems. Ha.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

I like Acrylic for them easy maintenance and that they are less prone to tooth marks, but yes, hard they are yet pretty fragile.

 

[timt]

Suppose I'm more concerned with preserving the tooth enamel than the stem. But, I hear what you're saying.

 

[papipeguy]

Lovely and one of my favorite shapes. Good luck with that beauty.