My Pipes

[tjameson]

Just thought I'd share my small but slowly growing collection.

The first pipe is my Stonehaven from the previous "Stripping Naked" thread. It has started to darken up quite a lot and getting a nice patina.

 

[tjameson]

Next is a pipe my wife bought for Christmas a few years back and it is my dedicated english pipe. This one took awhile to grow on me but I really like the shape and rustication now.

 

[tjameson]

This pipe is very special to me. A LaRocca I bought my Dad for Christmas about 5 years ago. Its seen some abuse through the years but its a great memorial piece and I smoke it regularly pretty much dedicated to VA's.

 

[shaintiques]

Very nice I like that grain on the first pipe. Very nice

 

[cajunguy]

I love the pipes, especially the stonehaven. The grain is fantastic.
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[tjameson]

This is my first true estate. An Amphora 733 X-tra I love the canadian shape and this style of rustication. For $6 in very rough shape I figured it would at least teach me how to clean a pipe and start the restoration process. I will post a separate thread for before and after. This is after i got it to at least smokeable condition and cleaned much of the gunk and heavy oxidation from the stem and exterior...it was smoked pretty hard.

 

[tjameson]

And lastly my cellar setup. Not much but samples and a few tobaccos I really enjoy but my wife is a full time student and pregnant with our first daughter so PAD and TAD funds are really non existent. I was surprised I was able to squeek by with the $6 estate purchase. The photo on the right is me and my Dad on our first hunting trip, first time I shot a rifle and a deer

 

[tjameson]

Thanks Shaintiques and Cajun. The funny thing is that stonehaven was stained so dark you could barely make out any grain. I sanded most of the stain off and ended up with what you see there although it was a lot lighter and more matte. I smoke that pipe most so i figured a natural finish would patina quickly since its also a small pipe. The only "finish" on it is nose oil, which is kinda strange but thats what my grandpa taught me before I could even smoke a pipe and its worked nicely.

 

[gnatjulio]

Wow, that Stonehaven really jumps at ya. Nice tobacco rack too.

 

[photoman13]

Great collection. You seem to have a great selection of tobacco.

 

[ghost]

Yeah, love that Stonehaven! Great pics, thanks for posting them!

 

[igloo]

You have a nice setup going there . Let me know how that Amphora smokes I have found a few that smoke woderfully over the years .

 

[tjameson]

Well I smoked half a bowl out of the Amphora earlier, some Mature VA, this may become an English pipe. I didnt like the VA in it at all but it may still take a few bowls. I already have two pipes dedicated to VA and Burley so I figure this may do nicely as a taller bowl letting the flavors develop more for English blends.

 

[topd]

Nice pipes tjameson, thanks for posting.

 

[tbradsim1]

Beautiful set-up, very orderly, the zebra pipe is beautiful keep doing the nose oil and that will be your stellar pipe. The old cajun

 

[cigrmaster]

Very nice collection you have going, and a nice variety of blends as well. You are off to a great start.

 

[tjameson]

Thanks everyone! Bradley that pipe has been great from the start and I'm really happy with it now that it's a natural finish. Its my favorite pipe without a doubt I've really never had a bad smoke from it and can smoke it to the bottom from the first light.

 

[ejames]

I like the looks of that Stonehaven,great contrast. Also liking the birdeys that Amphora is showing.As Brad said-nice orderly setup. The damage on that La Rocca could be hidden somewhat with a bit of creative Dremel work and stain. Looks like a mouse got to it. I had that happen to a NOS Silver Duke I bought a couple of years ago

 

[gwtwdbss]

Very nice pipes. I like your setup a whole lot. :clap: