Hello fellow pipe smokers

[Wulf]

Hello to All
From North East England here.
30yrs a pipe smoker, 50yrs a guitar player.
My pipe smoking journey began with a corncob and a pouch of St. Bruno flake. Still a St. Bruno smoker, always willing to try different tobaccos and pipes, these days im smoking and old briar with a unique stem (old one broke off so i made my own). I often like to add a drop of whisky to my tobacco after letting it dry for a while, then let the alcohol evaporate. I find it adds complexity to the flavour.
After all these years I decided to join a forum to meet fellow pipe smokers (we are a rare breed indeed these days) and improve my knowledge of all things related to our wonderful relaxing passtime.
Im perfectly approachable, easy going and tend to infuse life with humour and am looking foreward to joining in the fun here.
Cheers to All
Wulf

 

[ThermionicScott]

Welcome from Iowa, Wulf!

 

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Welcome from New Mexico, USA.

 

[Wulf]

Welcome from Iowa, Wulf!

Thanks mate! Greetings from Northumbria

 

[Wulf]

Welcome from New Mexico, USA.

Thanks!! Greetings from Northumbria

 

[Wulf]

Oh..forgot to put a pic of my pipe!! (Only own one at mo) there..its quirky, and unique and a lovely easy smoking pipe.

 

[Kobold]

Welcome from Maryland, USA!

 

[Wulf]

Thanks to all!!

 

[ukbob]

Greetings Wulf from Norfolk.

 

[Wulf]

Greetings Wulf from Norfolk.

greetings from North Yorks Bob.

 

[Yadkin1765]

Thanks to all!!

How'd'do? from North East New England. That's an interesting stem by all accounts, how'd you fashion it?

 

[Wulf]

How'd'do? from North East New England. That's an interesting stem by all accounts, how'd you fashion it?

The wooden part i turned using a drill as a lathe, the copper sleeve is a bit o bog standard 12mm copper pipe...mouthpiece turned using drill again. It was a case of necessity being mother of invention. The bands on the pipe are literally 2 copper pipe olives and one brass olive. The stem fits into the slight recess (the olive is proud from the main body of pipe by a couple of mm to stop it wobbling. The stem comes apart easilly into 3 parts for cleaning.

 

[Wulf]

How'd'do? from North East New England. That's an interesting stem by all accounts, how'd you fashion it?

There it is stripped down

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Welcome from Pennsylvania and New York.

It has been said, “Necessity is the Mother of Invention.” Interesting solution—“pipe olive” is new to me.

 

[Wulf]

Welcome from Pennsylvania and New York.

It has been said, “Necessity is the Mother of Invention.” Interesting solution—“pipe olive” is new to me.

The pipe olives are mainly decorative although the one at end offers support for the stem.. I thought pipe olives were sort of appropriate even though theyre plumbing fittings for sealing conex pipe parts...(they crush when you tighten the fittings so they dont leak. Bit of oddball ingenuity and you get a sort of steampunk pipe stem..with the aid of a bit of brass tubing i had lying about in my odds and sods box.

 

[Wulf]

I also make jewelry from bits of old pipe and copper and brass wire

 

[Lees65GTO]

Greetings Wulf and welcome from SE Texas. Great pipe. The first time I smoked St. Bruno was back in 1976 and really enjoyed it, a little strong but still a good smoke.

 

[Wulf]

Greetings Wulf and welcome from SE Texas. Great pipe. The first time I smoked St. Bruno was back in 1976 and really enjoyed it, a little strong but still a good smoke.

Thanks! St bruno is potent stuff, im hardened to it...and while its strong itll take more than st bruno to blow my hat off!

 

[Briar Tuck]

Welcome, from the Oregon coast.

 

[FurCoat]

Welcome from North Carolina