I just picked one of these up on sale for like 45 dollars a couple weeks ago, gave it its first smoke yesterday and it was a dream. No gurgling and never got too hot in my hand. Easy to pass a pipe cleaner thru afterwards.
this is my first new briar purchase after owning cobs and basket estates for the better part of a year. The stanwell outperforms all of the estates on first smoke and seems to be just as easy to smoke as a cob, or nearly at least.
just wanted to make this post to encourage someone like me who had never bought a new briar to take the leap and pick one up. This pipe seems like a great first “named” briar to me. Would reccomend.
this is my first new briar purchase after owning cobs and basket estates for the better part of a year. The stanwell outperforms all of the estates on first smoke and seems to be just as easy to smoke as a cob, or nearly at least.
just wanted to make this post to encourage someone like me who had never bought a new briar to take the leap and pick one up. This pipe seems like a great first “named” briar to me. Would reccomend.