*** What Are You Smoking?*** (April 2017)

[mso489]

What's left of various blends in a Jerry Perry hand-carved briar orange bent billiard/tapered stem; tobacco is dried in a bowl and makes a good mix

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Amphora Virginia in a smooth medium bend 2011 Rinaldo Collection Fiammata Silver Line 7 Odea 4 flame grain bulldog with a silver band and a tortoise shell acrylic stem. Ice tea and bergs is my drink.

 

[JimInks]

2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight Lane era “William Conrad” Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort stem.

 

[pipeboy122]

Stokkebye Proper English in a MM Marcus Mini Dublin

 

[pagan]

Moonshine Pipes Mason Jar in a old Woodie

 

[deathmetal]

"Creek" plus Brown Twist Sliced in some kind of billiard.

 

[ravkesef]

Watch City Americano in a L'Anatra Rusticated freehand

 

[mso489]

Lane's English Luxury in a Plymouth smooth straight saddle-stem billiard with an oval shank, my first bowl in this SP English estate pipe

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Rattray’s Dark Fragrant in a 1978 smooth full bend Lorenzo Adria Standard 733 flame grain egg with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

 

[bonanzadriver]

About half way through this evenings medley of tobacco goodness.
Started out with Dunhill MM 965 in a sweet 84 Smooth Finish Dunhill Bruyere Canadian
Moved on to D&R Raccoon's Accent in a restored Savanelli Panel Billiard with a square shank and saddle bit.
Then on to Lane Ltd. , great VaPer, in a beautiful little Kaywoodie Supergrain Apple with a round tapered stem.

 

[JimInks]

McClelland Three Oaks Syrian in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a black acrylic stem.

 

[troutface]

Durbar in a Refbjerg smooth bent Dublin.

 

[papipeguy]

Peretti #33e in a GBD International paneled Dublin.

 

[pagan]

Royal Yacht in a Zulu

 

[ravkesef]

Watch City's Old Dominion in a Stanwell Brushed Black Bent Pot

 

[bonanzadriver]

Well the valiant effort continues on trying all of the Lane samples I came home with from the TAPS show this weekend.
Can't remember which pipes were involved, but so far this evening I've had a bowl or so of
Lane HG 2000
Medal of Valor
B&B
125th
&
Natural Dutch Cavedish

 

[JimInks]

MacBaren Symphony in a mid-70s slight bend black sandblasted English Rustic 120 billiard with a black vulcanite stem.

 

[papipeguy]

Bothy flake in a Jelling Dublin.

 

[bonanzadriver]

Finally made it through the samples.
Finishing up with English Luxury and LL 7.
Gotta tell ya, I'm really likin em both.

 

[JimInks]

McClelland 5100 in a 2014 smooth medium bend Basil Meadows egg with an aluminum band and a "root beer swirl" acrylic stem.