Bargain With Friends

[Ethan]

I like pipes made out of unique woods, or with other interesting features. When I came across these I was immediately intrigued. Price is good...olive wood is something I don't have a pipe made out of. I reached out to a couple buddies, and talked them into this idea, got my offer accepted for a discount on a buy of 3 pipes. Our new pipes arrived today!! Fit, and finish are actually quite nice. The only complaint is in consistency with drilling the draft holes in the shank. A bit high on 1, and I did run a drill bit through the stem on the 1 I am keeping. Not enlarge the hole, more as a clean up pass. I have not had a smoke just yet, but am planning 1 for after supper. Any of you do a bulk buy with friends? If so, what did ya get? Don't be shy with the pics...

 

[gervais]

Sweet pipes! Absolutely lovely

 

[Ethan]

Sweet pipes! Absolutely lovely

Perfect little clencher, 1st bowl of some Low Country OR/VA.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

I have one made of meerschaum, one of morta, a handful made of briar, and about as many cobs. I do not yet, however, have any made of olive or “strawberry,” and would very much like to remedy that in the near future. Those are some nice looking olive wood pipes.

 

[BROBS]

Those do look pretty good the middle one especially. How does the olive wood smoke?

 

[OzPiper]

I have a couple of olive wood pipes which I bought because I was intrigued by comments from Forums members. Unlike some, I didn't find any "olive" nuances from my pipes ?? Well-seasoned wood. I love the olive wood grain.

 

[Ethan]

Those do look pretty good the middle one especially. How does the olive wood smoke?

So far I am just getting it broken in. The outside of the bowl has gotten a warm a few times where I have had to put it out and come back to it. The wood itself seems to impart little to no flavor to the smoke however. Once it develops a little cake inside I expect it to be a fine smoking pipe.

I have a couple of olive wood pipes which I bought because I was intrigued by comments from Forums members. Unlike some, I didn't find any "olive" nuances from my pipes ?? Well-seasoned wood. I love the olive wood grain.View attachment 83143View attachment 83144

I am also a huge fan of the olive wood grain patterns...Those are some nice looking examples you got there.

 

[OzPiper]

Thank you. The 1st is a Davorin Denovic, probably better known for his morta pipes. The 2nd is by Marco Cascia.