Pipe Porn Purchases Just in Time for The Holidays. Whatchu Got?

[sandollars]

I will start:

These are now complete and on their way to me! Super excited!

Silver Gray Eskimo Egg (commission) and a freestyle she calls "The Sitting Bull" or "Bull Sitter".

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Yeah, that second shot looks a little scandalous! ?
Gorgeous pipes. ?

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

Yes, I'd agree that photo 2 belongs in the Pipa Sutra

 

[FurCoat]

Congrats on teo stunning pipes.

 

[kcghost]

Wonderful looking pipes. I'd really like to get me a Brad Pohlmann or two before I die but his prices aren't in mu budget.

 

[bnichols23]

Too much Frigate, maybe. -laugh- Snagged a gorgeous GBD Golden Autumn from good old Dave at mkelaw. Really looking forward to this one getting here. Pic won't upload. :\

 

[cshubhra]

Fantastic!!! Enjoy your new pipes!
in terms of Holiday season purchase, mine should be here by Monday, but the second teaser

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Fantastic!!! Enjoy your new pipes!
in terms of Holiday season purchase, mine should be here by Monday, but the second teaser

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Holy flame grain!

 

[cshubhra]

The seller called it 360 tight straight grain and from the pictures I have seen, I agree

Holy flame grain!

 

[sandollars]

Fantastic!!! Enjoy your new pipes!
in terms of Holiday season purchase, mine should be here by Monday, but the second teaser

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That's some BEAUTIFUL grain!!!!

 

[cshubhra]

Thank you! I plan to unveil the pipe next week when it is finally in my hand. Fingers crossed ?

That's some BEAUTIFUL grain!!!!

 

[Jwebb90]

I decided to kick my Peterson Sherlock Holmes collection off with this Lestrade.

 

[cshubhra]

Is this a P-Lip or a Fishtail bit?

I decided to kick my Peterson Sherlock Holmes collection off with this Lestrade. View attachment 53217

 

[Jwebb90]

Is this a P-Lip or a Fishtail bit?

P-lip

 

[jerseysam]

A trizzle of new blasted Rubios and a rusticated, silver-trimmed Rinaldo. Rubios smoking awesome as expected....my first go-round with a Rinaldo and am impressed.

 

[bnichols23]

Holy flame grain!

I'm SERIOUS! That's truly some delicious flame.

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

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A trizzle of new blasted Rubios and a rusticated, silver-trimmed Rinaldo. Rubios smoking awesome as expected....my first go-round with a Rinaldo and am impressed.

Those are some work-horse mammouths

 

[ChuckMijo]

Just got it . Sasieni 58 royal Stuart. Exactly like my moorgate . Love it

 

[jpmcwjr]

Some gorgeous examples above. Enjoy!

 

[jerseysam]

Those are some work-horse mammouths

I likes em' funky n' chunky.

When I first started buying artisans, I leaned to the very meticulously carved smooths. Blowfish and whatever warmed-over Danish from all the 4.7 wave carvers. Most came in around 1"-1.4" tops in chamber depth. I can only speak for myself.... but like in a lot of hobbies/vices first I bought what matched my imagination, then I learned to buy what matched my reality. While I can keep a pipe lit, cool, and rocking....I'm no slow smoke champion. I also really valued my "cigar-like" smoke windows of 40-90 minutes.....I don't get a ton of 'idle' time so being able to sit back with headphones, some water and bergs' as the man says, and have a loaded chamber ready to roll for that stretch became what fit me. Blast em' big and bring them on....nowadays it takes a real personal eye-catcher for me to grab anything less than 1.6"-2" inches in the chamber.