It's not the spigot that I wanted but beggars can't be choosers.
Now I just to sneak it in the restoration queue.
Now I just to sneak it in the restoration queue.
Finally Got Myself a Ferndown
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A Ferndown with silver is a decadent thing! I had a spigot one, it was impossibly heavy and I didn't enjoy smoking it. Tudor Root below.
Same here - it's not extremely heavy, but still too heavy for my taste.
Sadly, most Ferndowns are 3 star size - trend to larger sizes. I never found a small Ferndown.
I have nothing against large pipes, as long as they are not too heavy, but here the chamber walls are so thick...
About ten years ago I owned two. However, I ended up trading them. For whatever reason I just did not enjoy them as much as I thought I should/would.
I have a one star. It’s like a group 4 size. Or maybe 3.5.
Ferndowns are excellent quality pipes with nice stems.
I love my one star Ferndowns. The three star I have is beautiful but it's massive. I do still smoke it more than I thought I would when it first arrived.
The silver work is top notch too. Les Wood continued to do silver work for Dunhill after he left the company and started Ferndown with his wife, Dolly. I own four of his pipes (including one without a silver band) and enjoy smoking them all.
Here’s my first I got a few months ago. I’ve got 3 now. Heh. Haven’t tried it yet but looking forward to it. Sorry for green background. I had the stuff all set up when it arrived so used the lighting for a pic for my records. Can’t tell really but it’s a Cumberland stem and I do like the small accent lines on the band.
