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Peterson Christmas Pipe Release
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Man, the rustication/finish on these is...rough. Almost looks like little pits on a lot of the pipes, as well as discoloration/black areas. I know people like the copper bands, but these look almost brass in the photos (lighter colored copper?). Pretty cool they did a B5, though.
I think they look great and expect they would in hand but I've bought a couple of limited releases recently. Had I not, I'd probably get one of these but maybe not - I've pretty steadily picked up their Christmas releases and again, although I think they look great, I have several Petes that look the same except for that copper band and have gotten a bit more picky about when I'm pulling the trigger. I'm expecting sometime in the next few months something new with the Sherlocks so planning for that and hoping that is correct.
One day Ill get me a Christmas pete. Maybe when I finally square away my stash.
This is what I mean about the rustication/finish looking rough. Look at these two 120's from SmokingPipes. Besides the big black spots on them, the finish itself looks like it has little pits (bubbles?) all over it. There are some that are much better, but you definitely want to get this one from a site where you can see photos of what you're buying.
Easy for me to criticize, not being any sort of pipe maker, but to say the least- this release was underwhelming at best. I realize a huge amount of work goes into these releases so I do not mean to take away from artisans following orders but I am still disappointed to see the basic nature of this release. One member of Peterson Pipes Notes pointed out that it was curious the new “pebble” finish was not utilized, if nothing else. Peterson has had such amazing Christmas releases in the past, I understand it is difficult to constantly improve but I still wish more innovation was evident in this year’s edition. That being said, sure makes it very easy not to click “add to cart” button. Maybe next year.
Definitely not my flavor. Enjoy to those that grab one. 
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Certainly agree with switching to the pebble finish. Not that I'm in the market for a pipe as I've more than enough. Didn't I tell myself that a few pipe purchases ago?
Yeah, these don't interest me. A pretty dull release
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The ones I saw on a very quick look were all P-lips. Not a fan of those.
It seems that not a lot of effort go into the design these holiday pipes lately, Savinelli and others included. Add a color stem or band to existing stock and call it a day. That being said, I still fall into the marketing trap 
I wonder, too, if these were a way to recycle the stuff that didn’t make snuff for a cobble. Peterson is aware we love the copper bands, so it seems an easy way to offload them.
None of them have me reaching for my wallet.
I always find it interesting that there’s a price difference among the same line of production pipes by size/shape, yet the special releases are one price for all shapes in the same line, ie the 69 being the same price as a 701…
I always find it interesting that there’s a price difference among the same line of production pipes by size/shape, yet the special releases are one price for all shapes in the same line, ie the 69 being the same price as a 701…
Purely my own subjective preferences, but in the past few years, the only Petersons I’ve been tempted by are Army mounts (regular and spigots). I’ve never been that fond of their rustication. I’d love to see some Rua spigots that aren’t Plip
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They're not inexpensive, either, for rusticated pipes. I don't know if it's the rustication, or the stain, but something is not quite right.