Chicago Pipe Show 2018 - Official Picture Thread

[jaytex1969]

I like the hand made "Crappy Pipes" sign in the background of one photo.

 

[buckaroo]

Wow, great pics, guys. Thanks for posting.

 

[seacaptain]

McClelland for $13 and $22? Wow. 8O

 

[balkisobrains]

=O Too bad that's Cyprian Star and not Syrian Star, though. =D

 

[jvnshr]

I like the hand made "Crappy Pipes" sign in the background of one photo.

The owner is the husband of Scottie Piersel if I am not mistaken.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Great pix! Hope y'all have a great show!

 

[jonas]

Thanks for sharing those pics. Glad to see a vendor selling McClelland for a reasonable price. Wish I was there to add some to the cellar.

 

[philobeddoe]

Thank you gentlemen for sharing these pics, I almost choked on my coffee when I saw the McClelland prices! 8O

 

[jamban]

Show us some Crappy Pipes!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Me giving Paulson (Son of Paul who makes Larryson pipes) $200 for the first pipe he ever carved.

A bit later, the Paulson pipe seeing it's first smoke.

 

[npod]

Shots from the smoking tent last night. This is where you meet great dudes and gals. It’s like Disney Land for a pipe smoker. At any time you can just walk around smoking a pipe and talk to like minded people without having to explain yourself. Everyone “gets it” here. And for those who don’t know, you can smoke in the rooms also. Lots of after hour parties going on.

 

[npod]

Hoosier above is a great guy. We smoked together and he was seriously happy with the Paulson pipe.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

3 Generations of Larryson. Father Larry, Son Paul (who carves the Larryson pipes) and Isaac who is 12 and carves the Paulson pipes. You'd be hard pressed to find 3 finer people.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

The second Paulson pipe I purchased, a nice blast Devil's Anse.

My first Larryson purchase, his Sequoia Bark carve.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

My Second Larryson pipe purchased at the show.

 

[npod]

Smokingpipes.com pre show party on Thursday. This was like the Who’s Who of the pipe world. Great event put on by a great company.

Friday pre show tables (first come first serve) and chances to venders that didn’t have a table at the main show (and some who did).

 

[npod]

Lots of tobacco for sale.

I bought a tin of Escudo from 1999. OMG yes. I passed it around for many to enjoy. Smoked the last coin early this morning. Now at the airport with a smile.

Pretty shot of Ebonite rods and stem material.

 

[npod]

More pipe porn from the Lars Ivarsson collection. So beautiful. It’s collections like these and being able to spend time looking at them that makes this show special. You can’t get the true sense of masterpieces like this off the internet or in books.