Show Off Your First 2023 Pipe Purchase!

[Briar Lee]

At 3 am I snagged this Loewe and Thadon (GBD sub brand) both for $22.50 delivered.

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They ain’t Lees, but they ain’t bad.

Show off your first pipes of the New Year!

 

[AJL67]

Eh i think this goes in the Meer thread but since I literally just completed the checkout process.

I love my Russian figure meers but really wanted something more lattice designed and for smoking VA / VaPers so I went with this as a bday present to myself.

 

[didimauw]

My new Kaywoodie, that technically wasn't purchased (trade) and only arrived after the new year.

Pictured with my Altinay for reference.

Elegante bent billiard.

Beautiful grain on this huge chunk of briar. Still one of the highest quality factory pipes around.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Okay @Briar Lee - I need clarification! I’m sitting on three categories - ordered in 2022, paid for but will be delivered in 2023; ordered in 2022, not yet paid for and will be delivered in 2023, and ordered in 2023, paid for and will be delivered in 2023. Is “purchase” just whichever pipe wins the race to my house? Does money have to change hands in 2023? What is your ruling?

 

[didimauw]

Eh i think this goes in the Meer thread but since I literally just completed the checkout process.

I love my Russian figure meers but really wanted something more lattice designed and for smoking VA / VaPers so I went with this as a bday present to myself.

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Hurry up and color that thing. That's a really cool carving on that, and should color very interestingly.

 

[AJL67]

Hurry up and color that thing. That's a really cool carving on that, and should color very interestingly.

Shipping from Turkey, due to arrive tomorrow. I just hate the breaking in process.

 

[didimauw]

Shipping from Turkey, due to arrive tomorrow. I just hate the breaking in process.

It's so bad. I absolutely cannot stand breaking in meers. 10 to 15 bowls of.....blech...

 

[Grangerous]

Saw this puppy in the window. Old Danish Factory Stanwell 03 Billiard Sandblast/Smooth. First of 2023.

 

[Waning Embers]

It's so bad. I absolutely cannot stand breaking in meers. 10 to 15 bowls of.....blech...

Chalk

 

[Ben.R.C]

Found a great deal on prior briar, this is the last pipe I’ll buy till this time next year, I swear! It’s on layaway, only 100 made, got number 43

Radice Smooth Rubens Rhodesian with Silver (Pease/DiPiazza)​

 

[didimauw]

Chalk

Nailed it! Exactly like licking chalk..... ughhhh

 

[Briar Lee]

Okay @Briar Lee - I need clarification! I’m sitting on three categories - ordered in 2022, paid for but will be delivered in 2023; ordered in 2022, not yet paid for and will be delivered in 2023, and ordered in 2023, paid for and will be delivered in 2023. Is “purchase” just whichever pipe wins the race to my house? Does money have to change hands in 2023? What is your ruling?

First ordered, or first arrived.

First new pipe of the year, you call it.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

First ordered, or first arrived.

First new pipe of the year, you call it.

Then the race is on! First one to the mailbox wins.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Found a great deal on prior briar, this is the last pipe I’ll buy till this time next year, I swear! It’s on layaway, only 100 made, got number 43

Radice Smooth Rubens Rhodesian with Silver (Pease/DiPiazza)​

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I will add, I saw number 40 listed on another site for twice what I paid for this. Priorbriar is a great resource!

 

[Deano]

Ordered last month but arrived today.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Today this Peterson Sherlock Holmes Terracotta Baker Street showed up. Took a chance on the offering of @Humblepipe (maybe some connection with @Ahi Ka on this) - it’s a chunk and looks great. Will try it soon!

 

[Deano]

Today this Peterson Sherlock Holmes Terracotta Baker Street showed up. Took a chance on the offering of @Humblepipe (maybe some connection with @Ahi Ka on this) - it’s a chunk and looks great. Will try it soon! View attachment 192258

Gorgeous.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Gorgeous.

It is slightly more vibrant in this photo than in natural light, but only slightly - really well done, IMO. Interesting was the bowl coating is “permanent”. Usually, I wipe them out with a wet paper towel and the coatings come out easily and goopy and black. This must be one they did right or with a different kind of coating than I’ve encountered. Not a smudge on the paper towel so I’m pretty confident it won’t be an issue with using the pipe. I’ll know soon!

 

[Deano]

It is slightly more vibrant in this photo than in natural light, but only slightly - really well done, IMO. Interesting was the bowl coating is “permanent”. Usually, I wipe them out with a wet paper towel and the coatings come out easily and goopy and black. This must be one they did right or with a different kind of coating than I’ve encountered. Not a smudge on the paper towel so I’m pretty confident it won’t be an issue with using the pipe. I’ll know soon!

Ive got an Arklow bulldog that has a red stain and the inside of the bowl was red also. I used pipe sweetner and paper towels to get it out.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Ordered last month but arrived today. View attachment 192211

Our pipes are very similar. Mine is.smaller than it looks (maybe 5 inches long)

Please let me know what you think about its smoking characteristics.