This rack was a gift from my wife a few years ago, as was the tobacco tray and my most prized pipe. The altinay billiard lattice meer third from the right.
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This rack was a gift from my wife a few years ago, as was the tobacco tray and my most prized pipe. The altinay billiard lattice meer third from the right.
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Very cool. Reminds me of some antique writing desks.
You noticed.
Inside the cabinet is an actual Dell computer that has over 5000+ MAME arcade games ranging from late 70's to early 2000's. Pretty much any arcade game you can think of is on this cabinet. It's like an entire arcade in one cabinet. It's pretty awesome! One of these days I'll have a full-size Leg Lamp. That's the goal anyway.
I don't know why, but I love seeing how other folks have there pipes and tobaccos displayed.
I’m sure many here can think of a single pipe that would fit in-between that rack.
The racks that have the stem-side down kinda gross me out a little.
I store my pipes both ways. I’ve never experienced a difference either way. As long as the pipe is swabbed after a smoke I don’t see why it would matter.
Also, that rack your wife got for you is gorgeous.
I'm not sure what you are doing with your pipes
but I never have a moisture issue to the point of dripping wet, if that is what your are referring to. Also, I do not drool down the stem. A little dampness in the bowl is all and at 7000 feet that dries up quite quickly. And as @Piping Abe says a quick pass with a cleaner would solve sloppiness if one is a "sloppy smoker" .
I almost exclusively smoke dry burley blends so moisture isn’t an issue for me either. I just prefer the bowl to be gravity side-down. But I know those kinds of racks are really popular in Europe so they definitely work.I'm not sure what you are doing with your pipes
The last time I checked on the soda crates, you had to order them from Michael's online. They had them, just not stocked in the stores. The jars I use in the soda crate are the 8 and 12 ounce "Jelly" Jars. The 12 ounce are just a little taller than the 8 ounce, but fit perfectly in the crate.
I keep my pipes in a wooden wine box. I like to keep them in a closed dark place, fist because I don't care much for cold pipe smell ... and second because, in my experience, vulcanite does not turn green/yellow if kept away from light.
A suggestion: when I've finished smoking my vulcanite pipes, when they're cold, I take the stems off and give them a coating of mineral oil for a few hours or overnight. I buff them afterwards, put them back on the pipes and then put them away in their bags - to keep them out of the light. The oil coating has kept the oxidation away for me.
Each to his own, but if it were me I would take a little oxidation before the taste of mineral oil... but that's just me.
I buff it off so I haven't noticed any taste, but I'll let you know when I get off the bowl. I've been stuck on the toilet for over a week now!Each to his own, but if it were me I would take a little oxidation before the taste of mineral oil... but that's just me.
Gorgeous display! . . . Really like the "major award" on top of the cabinet.
I saw a pic here recently of a coffee mug full of inverted pipes and thought (!) Great idea! Why didn't I think of that? Sure, I've got all sorts of rackage and stored pipes but I tend to smoke about 10 at a time. I've got dozens on racks but I keep the current workers on a shelf by the door. I just counted and I've got 11 pipes there right now and two of 'em are just laying on the shelf. 7 are in a mug and 2 in a 2 pipe Decatur wooden rest.
