I've been smoking pipes since I gotout of the Army back in Nineteen [mumble]. My first pipe was a small PX straight briar billiard. It was a few years before I learned to rotate pipes and have a collection of them. My dad - whom I first tried to copy in pipe smoking behavior, favored bullcap-shaped briars with large bowls. He smoked Edgeworth and Granger. He rotated betwen 3 pipes. I rotated between 2 pipes, my Army billiard and a Sandblast "Bent Dutch" I picked up in Tunisia. I lost the Army pipe but still have the Tunisian briar, which is indestructable. I smoked Mixture 79 and Captain Black back then. Time moves on through many pipe brands and even more tobacco brands.
Today I have a rack with about 18 pipes, I normally rotate through 6: currently: My Tunisian Briar, an F&T Reject Bent Briar Pot, an MM Cob Straight Huck Finn, an Imported Briar No-name straight billiard Briar, An MM Hardwood bent Diplomat, and a No-name bent Billiard Briar. I normally smoke my favorite tobacco, Borkum Riff Original, along with various and sundry pieces, mixtures and custom blends I have picked up over the years.
Recently I realized I had a large number of Cobs - perhaps too many - and have started disbursing them. Although I have pipesmoked for many years, I only just found PipesMagazine.com. I am happy to finally be associated with such a wide variety of knowledgeable pipe-loving folks. Thanks for the add!
Tom W. , Dexter Oregon
Today I have a rack with about 18 pipes, I normally rotate through 6: currently: My Tunisian Briar, an F&T Reject Bent Briar Pot, an MM Cob Straight Huck Finn, an Imported Briar No-name straight billiard Briar, An MM Hardwood bent Diplomat, and a No-name bent Billiard Briar. I normally smoke my favorite tobacco, Borkum Riff Original, along with various and sundry pieces, mixtures and custom blends I have picked up over the years.
Recently I realized I had a large number of Cobs - perhaps too many - and have started disbursing them. Although I have pipesmoked for many years, I only just found PipesMagazine.com. I am happy to finally be associated with such a wide variety of knowledgeable pipe-loving folks. Thanks for the add!
Tom W. , Dexter Oregon
