...And One Pipe To Rule Them All

[rmpeeps]

That would be “My Baby”. It’s the second pipe I carved from a Tinsky pre-drilled kit back in 1998.
Details are shady, but I know I opened up the stem a bit before bending it, and I flared up the taper of the bowl.
She the best pipe I own, hands down.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I'm fortunate to have some great pipes. Difficult to pick number 1. I'd have to go with this Rubio Bulldog at the moment. The Alden is a close second.

 

[sablebrush52]

Nope, just nope.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

My Les Wood Silver Spigot Bulldog Churchwarden.

After not being terribly happy with the default draw through the stem, I put the heat gun to it and ran a 1/8" aircraft bit down the now irreplaceable silver clad churchwarden stem.

After destroying many stems since then, I feel incredibly lucky that one survived.

Not only is it the most expensive Pipe I own, but the shape, the stem, and the strong history of the brand all combine to make this the ultimate pipe of my collection.

 

[Mr_Smokey]

I have five pipes. If I had to choose one it would be my Peterson Standard System 317 smooth, with army mount and nickel band. When I put it in my mouth everything goes grey and hazy, and time slows down. I guess I also turn invisible. ?

It's small for when I want a quick smoke and I can just refill it if I want more. It has a moisture catch to prevent gurgling from moist tobacco. I like the draw on it and the P-lip keeps the smoke from pointing directly at the tongue.

It also has an army mount so I don't have to worry about heat when pulling the stem off. The draft hole is really low so it doesn't miss any tobacco or get soggy. It's like the best thing since sliced rope.

 

[ssjones]

I've honed down my collection where they all have some sort of sentimental tug. If I had to chose one favorite, it would be this 1937 GBD. A favorite shape and the age and condition still astounds me. Wish this one could talk.

 

[writingraav]

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Walther Canadian. Hands down.

 

[writingraav]

Walther Canadian. Hands down.

 

[pipestud]

I purchased this Lovat sandblast from the late Bruce Weaver at the Kansas City Pipe Show in 2007. It is my first smoke of the day, every day. It always delivers the true taste of the tobacco, never clogs up because the drilling was magical, and I just flat love the blast.

 

[karam]

Only my first pipe, the simplest entry level Savinelli straight billiard money would buy. All my other pipes are gifts, all have something I dislike but gift horse, mouth etc.

 

[hauntedmyst]

Probably my Astley's

 

[ray47]

My Saint Nicholas 2016 606 is my favorite, any blend I smoke in it tastes great and it smokes cool.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

My favourite (at the moment) is my one and only meerschaum. It's light as a feather, has a big old bowl and as soon as its cooled down it's good to go again.

 

[DarkButterfly]

Would have to say my Falcon, bowl after bowl it's sublime.

 

[RobertL]

I've honed down my collection where they all have some sort of sentimental tug. If I had to chose one favorite, it would be this 1937 GBD. A favorite shape and the age and condition still astounds me. Wish this one could talk.

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That is absolutely beautiful.

 

[alexnc]

It's an awfully hard choice between these 2, a Moretti and my first Viprati - if I had to choose it might be the Moretti

 

[alexnc]

That would be “My Baby”. It’s the second pipe I carved from a Tinsky pre-drilled kit back in 1998.
Details are shady, but I know I opened up the stem a bit before bending it, and I flared up the taper of the bowl.
She the best pipe I own, hands down.

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This is inspiring! Glad it's one you made!

 

[Dandy Pipesmoker]

Maybe this Savinelli Punto Oro Mr.G: not my first pipe but the first good one.

 

[mso489]

Always a shocker when for an hour or so it is my Kaywoodie Drinkless Ruf-Tone with its screw-in stem stinger, no less. You just never can tell.

 

[gamzultovah]

This is my favorite pipe, a 2005 Paolo Becker Pencil Shank, Stacked Lumberman. This was my dream pipe for a long time and for a lot of reasons: I admire the story of Paolo’s father, Fritz Becker (a Jew) and his escape from Nazi annihilation to become, amongst other things, one of the premier pipe makers in the world; I love Paolo’s take on this particular shape and his sand blast technique; I’m proud to own this pipe as they are so rare to come by on the estate market; but, most importantly, this is my favorite pipe because it taught me a very valuable lesson.....

.....it taught me how fast the things that we love can (literally) slip through our fingers.... Gam Zu L’tovah...