New Commonweal 20+ Year Old Briar Looks Pretty Sexy

[Chasing Embers]

Educate me. Does older briar tend to smoke better? Less resin and such?

Some swear by it but I've never noticed a difference.

 

[sablebrush52]

Educate me. Does older briar tend to smoke better? Less resin and such?

Depends on the carver you talk with, but basically past a couple of years of seasoning, no. That said, where would piping be without the romance and lore?

 

[sablebrush52]

Personally I like the blasts and the shaping of the stummels a lot. It's the bite zone, and to a lesser extent, the button that don't quite make it for me. But this will probably be somebody else's huckleberry.

 

[admin]

So many critics around here, and as of this post, they are all sold except for one. I think they're beautiful.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

In another thread, I had mentioned that Mrs. Cosmic had given me her perspective on what makes a "sexy" pipe, and all except the bent one would definitely pass her inspection. Hopefully they will release a few more bulldogs. I would love to have one of those in my collection.

 

[mso489]

I'm glad to hear Les Wood still has his hand in pipe making. I think he retired from his own line of pipes, or semi-retired.

 

[fjc623]

Good afternoon to all I was one of the buyers on these new line of pipes. Will know in a few weeks if this was a good purchase.
As always no rush to judgment until the facts are presented and i fire this pipe up.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Good afternoon to all I was one of the buyers on these new line of pipes. Will know in a few weeks if this was a good purchase.
As always no rush to judgment until the facts are presented and i fire this pipe up. View attachment 64278

Now THAT one, is pretty darn nice looking.

 

[fjc623]

Now THAT one, is pretty darn nice looking.

Thanks Alaskanpiper