Finally! My rotation is complete!

[thehappypiper]

This week I bought two pipes, the Chacom and yesterday a Pete Donegal 106. My collection is now complete, with no holes in the line-up. I am a very happy man. So here is the list.
For Lats: Don Florian Fan with plateau, Comoy Freehand Bulldog.

For Ky: Large Moretti bent Dublin with plateau, Don Florian thick-walled straight Dublin with plateau.

For pure Va: Radice Rind straight billiard (red stain).

For S.G. Navy Flake: Don Carlos black rustic straight billiard.

For Va/Per: Chacom straight panelled billiard

For Lakeland blends: Peterson Donegal Rocky 106

Misc (of late, S.G. Chocolate Flake): Vauen Firenzi 562.
It took me quite a while to get all these but I have a real sense that unless anything untoward happens, this should do me well for years to come. I have three other pipes in need of a home and another one in need of some work from an experienced pipe-maker, but I feel that what I have 'on the rack' (I don't have a rack) is certainly good enough for me. It's too early to make this comment with the new acquisitions but every time I smoke the others, there is a moment when I look at it and think to myself "This is a really nice pipe". I would say that unless one has that, one is smoking the wrong pipes.

 

[petes03]

Sounds like a pretty nice collection. But around here we have a saying, "Pics, or it didn't happen!" Lol!

 

[yazamitaz]

I'm with Dan. No pics, no pipes.
The other Dan

 

[ravkesef]

Yes--we must have pics! But your collection does read well. Hope they give you much pleasure in the years to come.

 

[fadingdaylight]

Thats quite a collection, congrats!

 

[thehappypiper]

Bowing to peer pressure, her is a hastily taken picture.

http://pipesmagazine.com/members/thehappypiper/album/picture/12428

 

[sidious]

Very nice collection.

 

[thehappypiper]

Thank you all. I have spent the last hour or so doing a better job of photographing the straights. Please visit my album to view at your leisure.

Happy smoking!

 

[fnord]

Fabulous collection, my friend. But you definitely need a rack.
Hit the Bay. You can find one down and dirty for ten to fifteen bucks plus shipping.
That would be money well spent.
Fnord

 

[mso489]

It's true, you have pipes to last most of a lifetime. I know of very few Forums members who can quit at that

point, but if you have the restraint and perspective to do it, I don't think you'll ever "need" another pipe, or

not for many, many years. Either way, happy, happy smoking.

 

[allan]

I know of very few Forums members who can quit at that

point,

I know that I can't
Congrats on your collection.