Talk Me Down, Castello Bulldog

[lochinvar]

Buy it before I do. I have a Castello problem.

 

[mayfair70]

THIS IS NOT THE PIPE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR !!

 

[drwatson]

DON'T DO IT! YOU WILL BE DAMMED TO RAMEN NOODLE HELL FOREVER!

 

[fnord]

Nate:
Your back is screwed up worse than Hogan's goat and you live in constant pain.
Along comes a pipe that pleases you for all the right reasons and then puts a smile on your pie-hole.
"Talk me off the cliff!"
No, thank you. I'd rather not. If you've got the extra gittes, and it truly won't short any of of your fixed living expenses, then buy that beauty and enjoy the hell out of it.
Cheers,
Fnord

 

[fishnbanjo]

Yeah it's a Castello and a diamond shank but it doesn't stay true to the classic bulldog shape, there will always be one that truly rings all the notes but this isn't one of them.

banjo

 

[shotime]

buy it you know you need it

 

[iamn8]

Tarheel, that pipe is seriously badass!!! I've never seen one like it! Awesome!!
Thanks guys for all the encouragement!! I've been successfully talked down! I eventually want a Castello Squat Bulldog, but this isn't the right one. This forum rocks! Thank you!

 

[jacks6]

You can get a Castello anytime. If you buy anything right now you need a Ferndown or an Upshall before they are all gone.

Tarheel where is the best place to look for one of these? I looked on P&C for a Ferndown but I didn't care for the selection they had

 

[bigpond]

My best attempt:
I recognize the vendor based on that photography. You can buy the exact same grades of Castello's from other vendors for 33-40% less.
On the other hand, every pipe is unique (that one is pretty awesome) and most of the guys on this board wouldn't recognize a decent smoker if it bit them in the @ss. :rofl:

Oh, and don't you have extra cash lying around just now?

 

[jefff]

Pipes2smoke seems the best place for a ferndown

 

[clickklick]

Don't buy it. Tarheel is spot on, the line by the shank would really bother me being too asymmetric. My thumb would hate me when I hold it. Terrible!

 

[tarheel1]

Maxim at pipes2smoke, James Barber at smoke.co.uk. they are two that might continue to get pipes once and a while when Les feels like making them. He has a special relationship with those two places. Besides those you have to just look around. Once they are sold out in the US that's it for the us. I am not sure where the 60 are going after they leave the distributor.

james norman ltd

(201) 227-9822

 

[jefff]

I like it. It looks sleek