Pictures of my Pipes II

[juni]

I'd exchange it to the "Venezia Pipe Shape 506" one - looks really nice.

 

[juozapas]

Help !!...My CornCob pipe gave birth to FIVE babies....!!!

 

[pstlpkr]

LOL! Puppies!

Everybody loves pictures of puppies.

 

[igloo]

Cortez you should adopt one , knowing how you love the corncobs so . lol

 

[pstlpkr]

Here you go guys.
August has been a banner month.

More shots in the PAD string.

 

[wallbright]

I have yet to try a corn cob pipe. Am I missing out?

 

[hauntedmyst]

Yes, you are missing out on looking like mountain folk a wandering through the woods trying to find Pa's hidden still. Get a pair of overalls and a straw hat to complete the look.

 

[hauntedmyst]

Nice grabs pstl!

 

[kcvet67]

Got this Boswell on ebay today for $29. Boswells are usually more unconventional in design, but this one promises to have all the great smoking qualities of my bigger ones.

 

[pstlpkr]

That look excellent KC.

You might think about having a 7 or 8 inch stem made for that.

Excellent grab, worth every penny and a whole lot more!

 

[kcvet67]

Good thought, it would make a nice CW, wouldn't it.

 

[pstlpkr]

Uh huh.... I think so.

 

[bubbadreier]

Thanks you guys, now I HAVE to go buy a new pipe...
Those are some beautiful pipes Lawrence and that bulldog looks huge!
kcvet67, that is an unusual design in itself, but still very gorgeous!

 

[kcvet67]

bubba, you can check out some of his other work here:
http://www.boswellpipes.com/

 

[bubbadreier]

Wow is all I can say, thanks for the link... he has some amazing pipes, but sadly non for sale at this moment.
I love This One!

 

[kcvet67]

He rarely has more than 2 or 3 unsold pipes on the website, the demand for his work is too great. I think it's primarily because he insists on keeping his pipes at an affordable level. If you compare his prices with those of other carvers of comparable talent you'll see that his are priced at half or less what you'd pay anywhere else. He wholesales a lot of his pipes to other shops and my understanding is that he pre-prices them all before they are shipped and that he won't tolerate a shop that jacks up the price. Since he has a long waiting list of shops that would love to carry his work, he gets his way.
I buy a lot of pipes on ebay and I can tell you that most of them sell for nearly the same price you'd pay retail for a new one. I don't know how this one slipped through the cracks and only cost me $29 but I'm looking forward to getting it in hand.

 

[juozapas]

I have officially retired my good'ol Corn Cob pipe...

It lasted all month long, and it was the first pipe I have ever purchased....and yes,..I did buy a new one today !!!

Adios Amigos !!!

 

[juni]

Every pipe smoker needs to have a churchwarden. Here is my latest addition to my collection, a Stanwell Hans Christian Andersen II:

And here it is with its other stem (now a calabash?):

I originally wanted the non-rusticated version but when I saw this thought it looked much better. Really old-stylish.

 

[pstlpkr]

That is very classy, absolutely beautiful.

I agree Juni, every pipe smoker should have a churchwarden or six.

 

[hauntedmyst]

Very cool, it came with both stems?