An old soldier in training

[fishnbanjo]

Back from my weekly ivIG infusion and it's time for a pipe. Chose this other old soldier in training which has been due for a custom Forever Stem so I took a trip to the Old Log Cabin Pipeworks and found they had Forever Stems in stock for order but are limiting 3 Stems per customer. I ordered a swirled Caramel color.
Now enjoying a celebratory smoke of Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls which will probably be the last smoke in this pipe until the new Forever Stem arrives, keep it smokey.

banjo

 

[mso489]

Forever stems are among the best things that ever happened to MM cobs. I'm enjoying my new Dagner MM poker, which comes with an acrylic stem. I have three MM's with Forever stems.
Cobs are a reminder that the best things in life may not always be free but they don't have to cost a lot either.

 

[woopigpiper]

Interesting! I've never heard of these Forever Stems.
These look awesome!

 

[sablebrush52]

Beware those log cabin stems. I bought three in a fit of excitement and found that they were uniformly poorly made. Tenons were way to big and would (and did) split the shank of a cob. Draw was tight. I fixed the ones that I bought, will buy no more, and will not recommend them to anyone that I don't hate. BTW the draw on a cob with the original "el cheapo" stem, is infinitely better.

 

[woopigpiper]

Beware those log cabin stems.

Well that was some short-lived excitement. Any retort fishnbanjo and mso489? Haha

 

[sablebrush52]

Well that was some short-lived excitement. Any retort fishnbanjo and mso489? Haha

The Old Log Cabin stems aren't the same make as the "Forever" stems. The Old Log Cabin stems I bought were complete crap. Forever stems stopped being made, so that when these other stems started being made.