Do You Have Any Pipes You DON'T Smoke?

[AreBee]

That's a really cool story.

 

[Sig]

Ive got WAY too many pipes.
All but one are smoked, but many haven't been smoked in years.
My only unsmoked pipe is a MM 5th Avenue that I bought about 15 years ago. I added a Forever Stem back then, but I have never smoked it.
Why?
I have no idea.
When I want to smoke a cob, I always just grab my Great Dane that I bought at the same time...but no Forever Stem.
It has absolutely no significant value, it just sits there.

 

[AreBee]

I found this in an antique shop for $9 and had to have it just because of its funkiness. It’s a Kaywoodie Lady Briar from the ‘50s or ‘60s and has never been smoked. The plan is replace the missing rhinestones and put it in a shadow box or some such display.

 

[Choatecav]

I found this in an antique shop for $9 and had to have it just because of its funkiness. It’s a Kaywoodie Lady Briar from the ‘50s or ‘60s and has never been smoked. The plan is replace the missing rhinestones and put it in a shadow box or some such display.

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Are there rhinestone holes on the other side, too?

 

[AreBee]

Are there rhinestone holes on the other side, too?

Yes, there are three sets of four rhinestones. The plan is to replace them all. A few are missing and the ones that are still intact are pretty beat up. They almost look melted.

 

[Elric]

Several pipes I haven't yet smoked and one I don't as it is badly in need of repair.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

I found this in an antique shop for $9 and had to have it just because of its funkiness. It’s a Kaywoodie Lady Briar from the ‘50s or ‘60s and has never been smoked. The plan is replace the missing rhinestones and put it in a shadow box or some such display.

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It will be difficult to find rhinestones with pointed backs like the original. On my Kaywoodie Lady, I had to use new, flat back rhinestones and stack two in each hole missing an original. I have red and clear if you need those colours.

 

[Bassman65]

Moved to filter smoking. Enjoy it more. Bunch of pipes I bought pre-conversion. Couple Savinelli, a Peterson, 2 Butz-Choquin, a Capri and some Brighams.

 

[AreBee]

It will be difficult to find rhinestones with pointed backs like the original. On my Kaywoodie Lady, I had to use new, flat back rhinestones and stack two in each hole missing an original. I have red and clear if you need those colours.

I think we had this conversation before. I found the pointed versions the other day. Between $1.00-$2.00 for 10. $20 to ship! I’ll keep looking and keep the doubled up flats in mind! Thanks!

 

[dd57chevy]

I have 5 or 6 small pipes I bought on e-bay that look like they're sized for a 6 yr old . Bought as a lot not realizing how dinky they were .

 

[TheIronMonkey]

I think we had this conversation before. I found the pointed versions the other day. Between $1.00-$2.00 for 10. $20 to ship! I’ll keep looking and keep the doubled up flats in mind! Thanks!

Where did you find the pointed ones? I would consider redoing mine with the correct type.

 

[AreBee]

Where did you find the pointed ones? I would consider redoing mine with the correct type.

I saw them on Etsy. Can’t find the link at the moment but I found a place that allowed you to buy as little as 10 of any one color of cubic zirconia. It was about $8 total for four lots of 10 but the shipping was around $5 per lot! I’m going to keep looking.

 

[Joe H]

This was an interesting thread to read, thanks to the original poster for instigating the discussion. I too have a few pipes in my small collection I do not smoke, but have too much sentimental value to chuck. They all belonged to my dad and were purchased shortly after WW2. After I found them in his house, long after he died, I cleaned them up and smoked them but as you can see below, they’re far more complicated than regular two-piece briar pipes.


I found them too much trouble to clean and though they all smoke great, so do my regular two-piece briars. I decided to make a display of them which now hangs on the wall with all of our family pictures.


I even glued a note to the back in case I’m not around and some future family member wonders why they made it into a display piece.

 

[MisterBadger]

This was an interesting thread to read, thanks to the original poster for instigating the discussion. I too have a few pipes in my small collection I do not smoke, but have too much sentimental value to chuck. They all belonged to my dad and were purchased shortly after WW2. After I found them in his house, long after he died, I cleaned them up and smoked them but as you can see below, they’re far more complicated than regular two-piece briar pipes.


I found them too much trouble to clean and though they all smoke great, so do my regular two-piece briars. I decided to make a display of them which now hangs on the wall with all of our family pictures.


I even glued a note to the back in case I’m not around and some future family member wonders why they made it into a display piece.

- That's a really fine thing to have done, IMHO: framing them with photos and the note on the back of the frame. To give your posterity some interesting information about your father, their ancestor, and to put it in a wider historical context at the same time. Truly excellent.

 

[PLANofMAN]

This unsmoked Nørding. Made by Erik, unstamped and ungraded. Really belongs in a museum somewhere. If it had been smoked, I'd smoke it.

 

[PLANofMAN]

I bought this uncommon Nørding grade 2 'Scandinavian Original' as a placebo, so I could smoke the 'Nørding Guinness World Record Pipe' vicariously. It's honestly the only way I could stop myself. I don't know as people would consider that a rational solution, but it's my work around.

 

[OzPiper]

I bought this uncommon Nørding grade 2 'Scandinavian Original' as a placebo, so I could smoke the 'Nørding Guinness World Record Pipe' vicariously. It's honestly the only way I could stop myself. I don't know as people would consider that a rational solution, but it's my work around.
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Justification for another pipe purchase is totally unnecessary
A lot of like minded folks here