Just Got 3 Eggs In The Mail!

[uperepik]

And was pretty excited when I opened it up. L’Anatra Della Uovo D’oro 3 egg. Never paid any attention to L’Anatra Pipes until I got a great deal from Bruce on one a while back. They are excellent pipes.

 

[balkisobrains]

Quack quack!

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Lovely pipe. I have one, an olivewood, and fully intend to add more.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I love egg shapes. The grain on that one is fantastic! :clap:

 

[artificialme]

Quack quack!

is that a duck figure on top of the stem?

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

is that a duck figure on top of the stem?

It is. L'Anatra, literally meaning "the duck" in Italian, put a little silver duck head on the stem of some of their pipes. Seems a bit odd, I suppose, but it's one of the things I really like about mine.
Here's my olivewood 2 egg.

 

[npod]

Beautiful pipes!
@uperepik, did you smoke the egg right away?

 

[artificialme]

It is. L'Anatra, literally meaning "the duck" in Italian, put a little silver duck head on the stem of some of their pipes. Seems a bit odd, I suppose, but it's one of the things I really like about mine.

Seems odd but funny to watch :mrgreen: Puff it, and let the child in you play around :rofl:

 

[cortezattic]

Gotta love a duck! :clap:
(Mine was really slow to break-in; musta been a hundred smokes before it lost that "green", raw wood taste. Anybody else experience this with L'Anatra?)

 

[saltedplug]

Any takers on this shape being a canted billiard, not an egg?

 

[yaddy306]

Any takers on this shape being a canted billiard, not an egg?

Absolutely. I believe the “egg” refers to their grading system, not the shape.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Beautiful pipe!! Congratulations!!

"Canted?" why, I think it can. ::

 

[unkleyoda]

Any takers on this shape being a canted billiard, not an egg?

I wouldn't even say canted, it's a regular billiard.
Either way it's a beautiful pipe.

 

[saltedplug]

duh! (3 eggs)

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I had a 3 egg "gigante" squat tomato with oval shank.

It was one of my first nice pipes, way before I realized I preferred them much smaller. Smoked like a champ though, and I still look at their pipes when new ones come in at SP. I think they do a great job with getting the most grain out of their wood.

 

[mso489]

I like the grain (who wouldn't) and the balance with the shorter stem, a beauty.

 

[tbradsim1]

Goose or duck still a fine smoker, on porch this afternoon burning tobbaco and big pile of pine cones in yard. ::

 

[uperepik]

I like that Dublin

 

[smittyd]

I am partial to the Dublin as well! :clap: