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BenMN

Lifer
Jun 21, 2023
2,374
40,476
St. Paul, MN
Took delivery of this kk Sea Rock today
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I wouldn't call it a "mini," but it's nice and small, 31g
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Will be dedicated to Haunted Bookshop, and have some from '17 to get her started with
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I like that the top is smooth and (pretty much) in line with the stem/shank, as opposed to canted forward perpendicular with the bowl axis
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PiperdownCan

Lurker
Apr 23, 2024
16
247
Vancouver, BC
Took delivery of this kk Sea Rock today
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I wouldn't call it a "mini," but it's nice and small, 31g
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Will be dedicated to Haunted Bookshop, and have some from '17 to get her started with
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I like that the top is smooth and (pretty much) in line with the stem/shank, as opposed to canted forward perpendicular with the bowl axis
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Very nice pipe! I saw that one and it caught my eye too, looks like a nice light easy smoker.
 

PapaCoolDown

Starting to Get Obsessed
Nov 19, 2024
111
799
Minneapolis, MN
Took delivery of this kk Sea Rock today
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I wouldn't call it a "mini," but it's nice and small, 31g
View attachment 353869
Will be dedicated to Haunted Bookshop, and have some from '17 to get her started with
View attachment 353868
I like that the top is smooth and (pretty much) in line with the stem/shank, as opposed to canted forward perpendicular with the bowl axis
View attachment 353870

Great looking pipe Ben. A little Haunted Bookshop sounds perfect about now.
 

BlueRidge

Part of the Furniture Now
Dec 24, 2022
565
12,248
You really got some gorgeous 11’s
Thanks Paul. Castello caught my eye when I first starting smoking a decade ago. Was never much for Britwoods or Danish pipes. I started with cobs and American drugstore brands and smoked them for years. Now I enjoy Petes and Italian makes the most for briar. This thread pushed me over the edge on Castello :ROFLMAO:
 

geoffreybeene

Lurker
Sep 4, 2024
31
277
Seattle
Thanks Paul. Castello caught my eye when I first starting smoking a decade ago. Was never much for Britwoods or Danish pipes. I started with cobs and American drugstore brands and smoked them for years. Now I enjoy Petes and Italian makes the most for briar. This thread pushed me over the edge on Castello :ROFLMAO:
Do you have pics of your other 11s? That's my fav shape - got an old antiquari, sea rock, and le dune so far. hoping for a nice aristocratica sometime.
 
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BlueRidge

Part of the Furniture Now
Dec 24, 2022
565
12,248
amazing. is that first one the virgin finish or is that the old antiquary brown? that's an amazing blast.

and thanks for the compliment on my pipe :)
hard to say, Maxim listed it as natural but it's not stamped Natural Vergin. It is darkening quickly


there's some discussion on vergin pipes a few pages back, seems most are sea rock but who knows
 

geoffreybeene

Lurker
Sep 4, 2024
31
277
Seattle
hard to say, Maxim listed it as natural but it's not stamped Natural Vergin. It is darkening quickly


there's some discussion on vergin pipes a few pages back, seems most are sea rock but who knows
It's looking great. I've seen some virgin type finishes that end up being kinda dirty but yours is coming in very nicely