Greetings from Nottingham England

[m6aeyds]

Good morning everyone
My name is Jim and I am writing from Nottingham in the UK. I have been pipe smoking with some regularity now for about 6 months. My wife treated me to a Falcon Cool way for my birthday and I added to this a Missouri Original Corn Cob so I could rest this (I actually started favouring the Missouri if I'm honest, it's by far the least fussy of my pipes)
Last week I took the plunge and decided to spend a bit of money (by my standards any how) and went for a Falcon International straight stem with Dublin Hunter Bowl (along with a nice Peterson pouch and a very serviceable Mitchell Thomas knife) and I have to say I have fallen in love with Falcons!
The Cool Way as you will know better than me is a traditional briar pipe. I tend to favour straight stems over bent so the design I chose was perfect for my purposes at first. Moving to a Falcon "proper" shall we say has been a revelation in pipe smoking for me. The last week has seen some of the best pipe smoking I can remember. I'll still use my other pipes of course (including the little Dr Plum Dinky I forgot I even had until I found it under a cupboard this weekend!) but I am entirely sold on Falcons now and can't believe I waited so long to adopt one...
Next pipe purchase is likely to be a bent stem Falcon in original aluminium, most likely with a dental grip. For more relaxed smoking days. I'll also be adding more bowls to my collection.
As for tobaccos I'm mostly smoking Condor but have an unopened pack of Special Virginia at home. I'm very lucky to work a few hundred yards away from Gauntleys of Nottingham so am never more than a lunch break walk from any number of new and exciting flavours.
That's all from me for now, I am very much looking forward to enjoying and adding to the forum(s). Apologies in advance if I ask any silly questions but like all people new to a hobby or interest I am still learning.
Kind Regards
Jim

 

[brassmonkey]

Welcome aboard, I'm yet to try a Falcon but now I might if I can find a decent estate.

 

[m6aeyds]

Hi brassmonkey,
Can't recommend them enough. Worth the money new in my own opinion but Estate is a good way to go to (read in another thread that you can deep clean them, not something I've ever tried but nice to know if I do see a pipe I like on the bay I can give it a new lease of life)
https://www.smoke-king.co.uk/pipes-html.html?cat=528&product_list_order=price
This is where I got my International from along with my other bits. That said within minutes of being on this forum I clicked on a banner for Missouri pipes! didn't quite appreciate the history of these. Think I might be telling the Mrs I need another rack!

 

[ukbob]

Greetings fellow uk piper , I'm based in Norfolk also a Falcon fan smoke one every day.

 

[m6aeyds]

Hi ukbob
I'm sure my tastes and needs will alter overtime. That is one of things I am enjoying about smoking pipes, there seems to be one for every occasion. If I was working outside in winter and wanted a smoke I'd leave the International at home and take a traditional briar or my con cob out with me but of an evening or if I was in the pub (well, outside it anyway) I'll be using the falcon each and every time.
I think I will start making my own dry rings as these are a bit overpriced. Does anyone have a source for cheap 6mm filters in quantity? I'm trying to only use one a day but even at that this eats up a few pounds each month that could be spent on bacca or new pipe! I'd rather use a trusted supplier than eBay but if needs must...

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Apologies in advance if I ask any silly questions but like all people new to a hobby or interest I am still learning.

Ask away, Jim. That's why we're here, to share information and learn from each other about something we all enjoy. Nottingham... one of the places on my list I hope to visit someday. Welcome, from Texas.

 

[m6aeyds]

Thanks Anthony, same here always wanted to visit the lone star state.
The other thing I really like about pipe smokers is everyone is so friendly. If this was a video game forum and I was espousing the feature and benefits of one console over another or one phone operating system over another by now I'd have been chased in to a corner and beaten. Here its a bit more "I like Falcons" "Really? I like Petersons but there's no wrong answer"

 

[mikethompson]

Greetings from Canada Jim!
Welcome to the forum! I think you will find most answers to your questions here. You are very fortunate to be a stones throw from a good tobacconist!

 

[james72]

Welcome to the forums, dude! I haven't tried a Falcon yet but I plan to.

 

[techie]

Welcome! I am new also and learning a lot from the kind, friendly folks here on the forums.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Welcome from N California. Something I did not know:

Made in the U.K, Falcon Pipes are the largest selling tobacco pipe brand in the world. Created by an American engineer, Kenley Bugg, in the 1930s, these metal, and briar pipes bring modern technology and traditional craftsmanship together giving you hundreds of interchangeable bowl and stem combinations. They call themselves "The clean, cool one."

 

[mawnansmiff]

Welcome Jim from Sunny Cornwall. My paternal family come from your neck of the woods, Eastwood, Bulwell, Greasley etc and just over the Derbyshire border.
There's a few Brits here so you'll blend in just nicely ::
Regards,
Jay.

 

[jpmcwjr]

And some of us are just plain Anglophiles. Esp. the birds. Ever get tied up in Notts?

 

[sablebrush52]

Welcome from the center of the known Universe, beautiful downtown Burbank!

Welcome from N California. Something I did not know:

Here's something else you didn't know. At one time, Falcons were made in the Barling factories, and they became Barling's US distributor after Nichols was let go.

 

[yuda]

welp you got me really interested in Falcon pipes now, and this is after an endorsement from Ralfy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw8584Tso8g

 

[derfatdutchman]

Welcome from Pennsylvania.

 

[crashthegrey]

Welcome. I hope you had a chance to visit GQ when it was still a B&M location, but look into the Nottingham Pipe Club, although I don't know if they are still around. GQ still runs a Nottingham based online company. Nice to see a new face, or at least username.

 

[piper64]

@brassmonkey pm me your address I have a falcon estate you can have. I'm in northern Ireland but will get it to you ASAP.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Methinks the OP has left us since his last post was drawn to an abrupt end.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[workman]

Welcome. I have asked some silly questions on here and gotten both good answers and some good-mannered ridicule. This is a great place.