Stanwell Brushed Black Pipes - $19.99 at P&C

[scloyd]

It is sold out now, thank you all who bought a cutty and ended my agony.

You're welcome. ::

 

[jvnshr]

You're welcome. ::

Enjoy it in good health, sir.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I never really questioned their quality. although...

Stanwell offers the same quality as Peterson and Savinelli but for a better price point.

I would argue that they surpass Petersons and are on par with Savinelli. ::
I actually got to talk with Peder Jeppesen when he was at The Briary years ago. He was doing what Walt Connoy is doing with Cardinal House. His one-of pipes were getting so expensive with people competitively running up the prices, that they set up a company to mass produce some interesting designs by them. "Mass Produce" being a very loose description of what they do.
I agree with you Hawky, to a point. I just wonder if we will get any more "out of this world" designers coming out of Stanwell, like we have seen over many decades with them in the past.
But, all in all, long live Stanwell. I really do hope this all works out for them.

 

[lazar]

@jvnshr I literally bought the last one. I got around the shipping thing by buying 3 other models. :D
TBH, I think the brushed finished is the least attractive and comfortable to hold of any finish. But for that price.... My "real" HCA cutty is possibly the best smoker I have.

 

[haparnold]

Got my Lovat in today. Very light, mediocre brushed finish is exactly as advertised, drilling looks spot-on and the draw is good.
I'll probably smoke it tomorrow, but as of right now I think I'm going to get my $20 worth. Seems like the very definition of a worry-free smoking machine. And for less than some cobs you can get nowadays.

 

[jvnshr]

@jvnshr I literally bought the last one. I got around the shipping thing by buying 3 other models. :D

Well, at least I know all of my enemies now :nana:

 

[hawky454]

I’m expecting three different shipments from 3 different vendors and all of them have been taking a long time to get here, I still haven’t received my P&C order, my Esterval’s order is in limbo and my Smoking Pipes order is showing that it’s still in NC. Could this be due to the cold front that’s hit a lot of our States?

 

[tulsagentleman]

I just now saw this post and got all excited. The brushed brown is no longer offered. That's what I get for not reading the forum often enough.

 

[scloyd]

@tulsa...the brushed black are still available. At least a couple of hours ago.

 

[jvnshr]

They ran out of brushed browns last year I think. Some of the brushed black are still available.

 

[bazungu]

My mind cannot comprehend how a any pipe can be offered at such a price and still be profitable. Knowing how much work it is to harvest briar, ship to to a mill, cure it, cut it, dry it and ship it to a factory in Western Europe which has fairly high labour costs where it gets cut and shaped, fitted with a stem and finished. Then put into a box, sent it to the states for it being sold for 20 dollars. A plant had to grow 60 years to be harvested and its product sells for a mere 20 dollars, it is quite unreal.

 

[ekert]

Is there a code for this or is the deal over?

 

[spartacus]

That deal is long gone!

 

[mso489]

These online retailer deals crop up but are always time specific, usually a few days, some a week or two. I've hit some real winners, for example a smokingpipes.com deal on Ser Jacopo, and more recently a great PC deal on unfinished Peterson, and before that a PC deal on Tsuge straight tapered billiard "tasting pipes" which were full size and full quality so far as I could see. But it's all opportunistic ... you have to move and do your deal. You snooze you lose, to quote that old cliche.

 

[verporchting]

I've really been enjoying my $20 Stanwells. Last year I bought a brushed brown and this year a black. They are fantastic no fuss smokers and are a substantial pipe for dirt cheap. You could spend a lot more for a much inferior basket pipe, so what's not to love??? Really. What's not to love?
I ended up buying nice brand new pipes for very little money and have dedicated them to smoking Lakeland blends in good briars rather than cobs. Lakelands do ghost but who cares and IMO these blends really shine in a briar as opposed to a cob.
Thank you, P&C and thank you, Stanwell. :clap:

 

[snoopy311]

I too have a variety of the black brushed and can say they all smoke flawlessly. But that will be our little secret.

 

[scloyd]

I have to agree. Nice pipes. I bought four of them, two as gifts and two for myself. I dedicated one to Lakelands also.

 

[rdavid]

have dedicated them to smoking Lakeland blends

That's funny... I bought 4 and they are going to all be dedicated to lakelands. One specifically for 1792 flake.