PAD Strikes Again...Arrggggh...

[cwpiperman]

Hi all,
Well, it got me again. The PAD is strong in this one...
Anyway, thought I'd post a pic of my newest acquisition. It's another Radice pipe. I LOVE my Rind Pure, and I've been interested in bog oak for a long time, so when I saw this Sandblasted Morta Bent Billiard.....
The folks at SPC were unbelievably helpful in checking out the pipe, the drilling of the draft hole, the finish, etc while I chatted with them, and even sent me real time photos of all of the particulars.
In any case, it should arrive Thursday. It's very dark morta with a light olive Vulcanite bit...and here it is:

Can't wait to see this fascinating device in person....
ARGHHHHGGHH....the PAD. THE PAD!!!!!!
CW

 

[jvnshr]

Congrats! Enjoy it.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

PAD... it's a dreadful thing. Enjoy the heck out of it! :clap:

 

[jaytex1969]

Get you an asbestos glove and enjoy! ::

 

[mikethompson]

Very nice contrast with the stem! Gotta love the PAD

 

[bluto]

Is it talk like a pirate day matey , arrrgghh
I must have missed the email , ARrrrrr

 

[bigpond]

That’s awesome! My favorite stem color. It’s a bit like baby puke or a really oxidized stem, but I love it all the same.If this is your first Morta pipe know that it’s a good bit different than briar. Depending on provenance it may add a murky, peaty flavor that will fade with break in. Otherwise, it’s like other mineral pipes. Keep the airway dry and you can smoke it all day. Enjoy!

 

[jaytex1969]

If yer a pirate, EVERY day is TLAPD....
JAY

 

[lordofthepiperings]

I've gone kinda hog wild with PAD this year. Every time I go, "Okay, this is the LAST one I'll buy until the West Coast Show.", SmokinPipes has an update with something I just HAVE to have.
Hope it's a great smoker for ya!

 

[mso489]

Classy Redice, I like the traditional design and its flow. I just received my natural finish (unfinished) Peterson from PC, speaking of PAD. Great zulu shape and a nice piece of briar, no pits or fills. The bit is narrow, but it is a light weight pipe, so I expect good use from it.

 

[pappymac]

Yep. PAD can be a cruel mistress.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Is it talk like a pirate day matey , arrrgghh
I must have missed the email , ARrrrrr

It's September 19th. A few of us are really looking forward to it. That being said, a few of us look for any reason to do it any day :mrgreen: 'cause we be a bunch o' crazy, dirty, rotten, scallywags who live fer trouble. Yaarrrrr!!!

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Congrats on Your new achievement Sir and speaking of Smokingpipes.com customer service , they're second to none,very professional crew which is the main reason why I will keep doing business with them further on, they really do know their job,

should the customer ask them to inspect the pipe in question they do execute a close-up inspection and not only pretend to do so,I find this very relieving and helpful especially If You're buying them pipes from overseas)

 

[carolinachurchwarden]

That's a very good looking pipe there, CW. I know the feeling. I'm about to embark on a journey to my wife's hometown in Iowa this weekend and I have it planned out to stop by no less than 3 tobacconists along the trip out and back.....I'm in search of at least one pipe, but good lord knows how many I'm going to lay eyes on and want...

 

[cwpiperman]

Received the Radice Bent Billiard morta today, what a gorgeous pipe. Almost jet black, with an olive cream/drab bit...for it's inaugural smoke I chose Dunhill Navy Rolls, to see what the pipe tasted like. I'm currently smoking it in its first smoke as I type this....Yes, the pipe does seem to heat up a bit more than my briars, but the smoke is curiously much cooler...perhaps the pipe acts as a radiator. The flavors of the navy rolls are very apparent, and there is no added taste from the pipe. Radice chose to provide this pipe with a coated bowl, so that this might have something to do with the lack of a "peaty" taste added to the VaPer (actually chose a VaPer to see if I would detect a peaty/smoky taste from the pipe.....I'm guessing the coating prevents that? In any case, this pipe is wonderfully balanced, smokes like a dream, and the tactile sensation of holding such an ancient petrified oak pipe in my hand is wonderful.
Here's a couple of pics of the pipe loaded and smoking Dunhill Navy Rolls....note the pipe bit to protect the vulcanite.

Lemme know what you think!
CW

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Edit: Nice looking piece. I love my Radice!

 

[jaytex1969]

Looks nice. I found that the taste of my morta is most compatible with burley flakes.
Congrats!

 

[bnichols23]

I haven't made up my mind about mortas -- do I like 'em or hate 'em, or just DGAS, y'know? I've seen some that I found appealing but haven't pulled trigger on one yet. I know a lot of folks do love 'em, tho.

 

[jaytex1969]

Mine's a bit of a "novelty" smoke, so far.
I definitely reserve it for when I'm not in a hurry and can work on keeping the cadence down. Being a tall, thin, stack of sorts, with thin walls, I can fit a lot of flake in there and, sipping, it takes a couple of hours.
Couple that with sitting it down to cool a few times and it can be an evening affair. I'd be interested in trying a shorter, fatter morta with thicker walls some day.
Put it this way, the last time I loaded it up, it took the entirety of one of the LOTR films to finish it.