That’s a very nice blast! It’s amazing the variety of grain these pipes have; some are just duds while others (like this) are stunners.Wanted an 05 but didn't really see any I liked, found this Dublin with a nice little blast though.View attachment 248376View attachment 248377
Finally I can be the enabler and not the enabled muahahaha!Haha, going back and forth with @AroEnglish on chambers persuaded me to get an XL11 - (okay, and the XL16 I was going to get anyway). The announcement suggested Sherlock Holmes shapes and the release has me thinking they literally meant just the shapes and no actual “Sherlock” - if some actual Sherlocks show up I’ll send one of these back, depending on the shapes they offer. They are shameless promoters!
For me it's maintenance. I've got a bunch of the vulcanite Arans, etc. and they taste like sulphur if you don't keep them black. I've just got too many, may have someone make me acrylic stems for my favs and sell the rest.Just curious, what’s the issue?
"Add the P-lip stem, and then I'm interested."A lot of folks disagree with that opinion.
The band is hallmarked silver, and nicely detailed at that price. Add the P-lip stem, and then I'm interested.
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To me I taste rubber in the smoke, I don't like to have to deal with oxidation and prevention, teeth marks and scratches, and it seems to come only in black. I really enjoy the Savinelli acrylics for aesthetics. The Oceano and the Miele line particularly. I've tried the vulcanite and after 35 years of pipes I just like the feel of acrylic and how durable and hard they are.Just curious, what’s the issue?
I have a short I left in the cup holder of my wife’s vehicle a couple summers ago one sunny afternoon with the roof open, lol. Otherwise, mine just don’t see a lot of exposure to the elements so I’ve had good luck with the vulcanite on the Peres and other pipes, but I’m pretty careful about it for sure.For me it's maintenance. I've got a bunch of the vulcanite Arans, etc. and they taste like sulphur if you don't keep them black. I've just got too many, may have someone make me acrylic stems for my favs and sell the rest.
Can't help you there, a Turkish carver's work caught my eye.there's an insanely blasted 606 pot somebody needs to buy
It really is. I don't know how people buy rusticated or sandblasts on sites that aren't SPC, just a complete roll of the dice.That’s a very nice blast! It’s amazing the variety of grain these pipes have; some are just duds while others (like this) are stunners.
There are actually a few more, most I've bought from/checked into are across the pond, however.It really is. I don't know how people buy rusticated or sandblasts on sites that aren't SPC, just a complete roll of the dice.
I have mostly bents myself but I love Canadians. Bang for buck the 264 is just a darn great pipe.I like the look of the 264 and was considering one of those but wanted a bent pipe. I was between that and a 150 when considering straight pipes.