Ben Wade by Preben Holm

[photoman13]

Wow that's killer cajun. You seem to like your pipes big!

 

[tbradsim1]

while traditional shapes are more my style this was an unsmoked estate and i could not pass it up i have several Winslows and they are good smokers, this one is very good, good draw smokes cool The old cajun

 

[rigmedic1]

I was really into free hands back in the 80's. These came from Preben Holms' shop:

Ben Wade Regent:

Rungstedt Seafarer:

Jobey Danske:

 

[papipeguy]

Here are my two, which I do believe were made by Mr. Holm. He passed away in 1989 and my pipes are from the mid-1970's.

 

[cigrmaster]

Cool pics guys, thanks for sharing. Everyone of those must be incredible smokers. I don't know how you could ever heat one up with those thick walls. Are they real heavy or are they lighter than they look?

 

[tbradsim1]

Harris that Ben Wade is a large pipe but I think it is not heavier than my large winslow, I am really happy with mine.I love the good info here on this forum by the folks, helps you make a good decision. The old cajun

 

[rigmedic1]

My Ben Wade is very heavy. Definitely not a clencher, heh heh. The Jobey is fairly light for its size. Both the Ben Wade and the Rungstedt have huge bowls, and will go for over 90 minutes with ease. The bowls on all of these barely get warm in hand.

 

[mlaug]

I'm not a clencher, so pipe weight was never a consideration for me. I love them for the beauty of the grain, the finishing styles, and the flow of the freehand shapes they produced.
My Unicorn Sable from new sponsor Dave Neeb arrived is yesterday's post. Its beautiful and is smoking like a dream.
cajun- Beautiful pipe.
papipeguy- A Golden Walnut and a Danish Pride?

 

[tbradsim1]

McLaug thank you, and thank you for all the good info on Ben Wades, if I remember right you are the farmer, big equip is on my farm soon to cut the sugar cane. The old cajun

 

[mlaug]

I don't know a thing about cane cutting.
Where is the processor located at from where you live? I was wondering how far the cut cane has to get hauled.

 

[tbradsim1]

Refinery is 30miles from my farm 18 wheelers haul the cut cane, approx 2ft stalks after cutter gets thru with them, used to cut whole stalks, they burn the fields before cutting to get rid of leaves and trash,the cutter looks like a praying mantis, 2 worm screws at a 45% in front pull cane in cutters, with wagons running alongside spitting cane in wagons, 2 years ago it was so muddy, 2 tractors chained back to back pushing mud like a tidal wave, hard year. The old cajun

 

[mlaug]

Cash rent?
What is land renting for in your area? Here in my part of Iowa rent runs $450-475/acre.

 

[papipeguy]

My 2 Wades are not heavy at all and they smoke fairly cool. I should smoke them more.

 

[cajunguy]

I've owned a number of Wades (Gold Walnuts and a Tawny), and all were fantastic smokers. All the ones I ownered were Danish manufactured, so I can't speak about Wades of other origin. Unfortunately, most were far too big for my jaw strength to handle. Pipeguy is right--most are very light--but they tend to be long, and sometimes the mechanical disadvantage on the jaw can be a burden.
But to anyone thinking of purchasing one, I highly recommend them. They are truly fine smokers.

 

[pappymac]

Love unearthing discussions long dead.

I hit the motherlode last summer when I walked into a junk shop in Mississippi that had a Ben Wade Martinique, Ben Wade Royal Grain and a Preben Holm Delight. I cleaned and restored them and they are all very good smokers. In fact, they are all three at the front of my rotation and get smoked weekly.

The one on the left is the Ben Wade Martinique, the one on the right is the Ben Wade Royal Grain.

This is the Preben Holm Delight.

 

[instymp]

Nice Pappy!

 

[panamacharlie]

Once again here are the two Preben Holmes that I bought in the 70's or early 80's. I liked the one I bought for me so well that I bought one for my dad, I reclaimed it when he passed. When I smoke one in public I never fail to get comments.

 

[Chasing Embers]

My Preben Holm pieces.

 

[pappymac]

@embers - That last photo you posted looks similar to a Soren I found last summer - at least from one side it does. The photo is from the other side.

It's a pretty good smoker too.

 

[sablebrush52]

Here's my Preben Holm carved Ben Wade:

Here's one of my favorite pipes to smoke, a Preben Holm Frasortoret:

Huge pipe, light as a feather.