Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds about right. I love that meer.
Has Forums Gone Budget On Pipes?
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My apologies to all on the forum: I’ve forgotten again that “hobby” is a curse word here, again.
For you smoking may be something else, something more; in my life it currently takes hobby status.
Me too. I may smoke a bowl once a week or I may go a few weeks between bowls. It's one of my hobbies.
When is comes to pipe purchases, i may be somewhat of a cheapskate... $100 has been my max per pipe for the last couple of years. I did, however, break this rule for the first time earlier this week. I just HAD to have that Savinelli Ottagono.
I don't feel that buying pipes under $100 is being a cheapskate. I purchased a couple of Molinas and a Chacom for under $50, good smokers. The most I've spent so far is close to $250...once.When is comes to pipe purchases, i may be somewhat of a cheapskate... $100 has been my max per pipe for the last couple of years. I did, however, break this rule for the first time earlier this week. I just HAD to have that Savinelli Ottagono.
The Savinelli Ottagono is a great looking pipe. Congrats.
+1.
Wow. You took the words straight from my brain and put them on paper (digital paper). I have also noticed this snobbery (snubbing high end instead of low end is all the same) under the guise of “sharing my opinion/experience” but really it is not and it is obvious to many here and tiresome to boot. “I have cobs because they are useful , are an American legend and smoke wonderfully but I tend to reach for other pipes more often.” This is an example of sharing a thought or opinion while at the same time celebrating corncobs without degrading comments. Or another example:
“I have Castellos. They are wonderful pipes that provide a cool dry smoke and look amazing but are too tight of a draw for me. Someday I will have them opened up but until then I just display them proudly and smoke other itallian brands”. However it is you want to say it you don’t have to continually shit on people to state your so called opinion. Unless of course you want to or just don’t know any better which is truly the way of forums where you have so many people from all over and all different ages.
I tried to say the same thing as you Cosmic but I fear it is not only redundant but not nearly as eloquent as your post. Nonetheless I have been wanting to say this for a long time.
thanks... it's supposed to show up today with my st. espresso... i will try to post pics. i don't think i will smoke it?
I love seeing everyone's pipes regardless of if they are expensive or not. Seeing a high end pipe that someone really loves makes me research the maker or shape and possibly purchase something similar or maybe a second from that maker. If there aren't as many of the high end pipes being posted now, I wish I had found this forum years ago so I could have enjoyed seeing those pipes.
Check out these past threads of fishnbanjo's (Sante - RIP) pipes. @jaytex1969 put in a lot of time and effort putting these threads together.
The Fish Files, Volume 1 :: Pipe Talk
A presentation of the pipes of fishnbanjo. Volume 1 represents the early years on the forum. Enjoy! March 2013 Bamboo shank billiard by Kriswell Cob collection, 1900's - 2013 Italian Collection Fritz Becker Horn Radice Rind with a faux bamboo stem, "...i.e. all the handwork it took...
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The Fish Files, Volume 2 :: Pipe Talk
This is the second half of a series celebrating fishnbanjo and his amazing collection of pipes. April 2016 "Having some Orlik Golden Slices in the MM Twain with 6 3/4" Tortoise Forever Stem." Diamond shank Bulldog with horn stem by Kaj Nielson "Here is a little Opera style pipe I picked...
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I don’t believe the forum has gone on the cheap. Rather, there has been a renewed interest in older “drug store” type pipes and a belief that these pipes have not only a good story to tell but a history about them worth celebrating.
I guess the artistry in factory pipes comes under the heading of industrial design, since the pipe are designed for replication by the thousands, in most cases, but that doesn't mean they're not designed, or that the designs aren't artistry.
My next pipe purchase is almost certainly going to be from Mr. Brog. Many unique shapes to explore there, and cost is similar to Cobs.
I wouldn't call it "being a cheapskate", but I rarely see new pipes for under $100 that I would purchase. I've bought a few from new artisans, but their prices are now already over that price point. Part of it is that the only new pipes I 'understand' are Petersons and Savinellis, and I personally would have to go over $100 with either of those makers.
It's a hobby, not a curse word, just some sort of existential challenge to a few here.My apologies to all on the forum: I’ve forgotten again that “hobby” is a curse word here, again.
For you smoking may be something else, something more; in my life it currently takes hobby status.
Disparaging a freehand pipe (likening it to male anatomy) is exactly the reason I won't be showing any freehand pipes here. In the old days, people simply held their tongues if they didn't appreciate something that was of value to someone else. Or so I imagine.
As regards price, I don't see much difference between high end pipe snobbery and disdain for high end pipes. I've never even heard of a high end pipe snob, but I've heard plenty of criticism of high end pipes.
As regards price, I don't see much difference between high end pipe snobbery and disdain for high end pipes. I've never even heard of a high end pipe snob, but I've heard plenty of criticism of high end pipes.
It's hard to put a defining word to what we do with pipes and tobacco - for me it's sometimes a hobby, an obsession, a habit or an addiction. Lighting my pipe is a habit. Categorizing over 400 pipes in a spreadsheet and trying to build a run of hallmarked 1900-20 pipes, or get every cool old Peterson I can find, HAS to be a 'hobby'. Having a cellar with more tobacco than I can ever smoke is an obsession. And I think snuffing might be turning into an addiction.
I admit to having a Ser Jacopo, a Ferndown and Caminetto (thanks to Forums members), a Nording Zebra hunting pipe, an Austrian Kemperling, and a few other somewhat higher end pipes. I thoroughly enjoy smoking them, though most of my ninety or so pipes are mid- or lower priced pipes. Plenty of cobs, a few moderately priced French pipes, two Rossi, and plenty of Savinelli and Petersons. Great smokes happen when they happen, usually not related to the price of the pipe I've chosen to pack that day. I do savor my six or eight American (U.S.) factory pipes, both for being cost effective, and just being unique.
Put up a nice Dunhill and see what happens. I guarantee at least 1 "dig" within the first 5 responses, Often from the same person.