***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***

[kane]

A couple of pre-STG Made in Denmark Stanwells today.
Ist is a plateau-topped freehand with a chair-leg stem which I bought in the mid-70s. It was so different to all the pipes I’d seen to that point.

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With a bowl of cube-cut MacBaren’s Navy Flake
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Nice little knife there, Oz. Is your Opinel a dedicated tobacco knife?
My EDC is an Opinel carbon #8. A very light and practical pocket knife.

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking year 2018 Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a straight smooth dark brown 1950s Comoy’s Deluxe apple military mount with a sterling silver band and a tapered black vulcanite stem. This pipe is from the estate of David Cuneo. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Fed three ferals, and watched an episode of Petrocelli.

 

[kane]

Winding down with some McClelland 2020 in an Elliott Nachwalter Briar Workshop freehand.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a smooth brown medium bend early 1900s C.P.F. The Chesterfield (Peterson copy) French briar military mount billiard with a nickel cap and black vulcanite AB p-lip stem. Getting ready to watch an episode of Longstreet.

 

[Roach1]

OJK in a Peterson SPD 2011 69.

 

[BenMN]

First pipe of the day, wife and son are sick so they stayed home while I went to work and took the baby to my parent's house for the day. The baby is finally asleep so I decided to relax with a delightful Guinness and try a new (to me) blend from my latest haul from GH&Co, Kendal #7. Many here seem to enjoy this blend, and I can absolutely see why!

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Afterwards, I loaded up my Bent Hunter Falcon with a chimney meer with C&D Pegasus to finish off the rest of my Guinness.

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On a side note, I've learned so much more about the hobby in the 6 or so months I've been here than in the entire year I spent piping beforehand. Just wanted to say thanks everyone!

I hope your family feels better soon

Little Pegasus for me

 

[OzPiper]

Nice little knife there, Oz. Is your Opinel a dedicated tobacco knife?
My EDC is an Opinel carbon #8.

Yes, my tobacco knife.
I love the simplicity of Opinels
I do wish I got the carbon steel rather than the stainless

My set of Opinel steak knives

 

[tubbyninja1337]

I hope your family feels better soon

Little Pegasus for me

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Thank you, much appreciated buddy

 

[Aylesbury Pike]

Yes, my tobacco knife.
I love the simplicity of Opinels
I do wish I got the carbon steel rather than the stainless

My set of Opinel steak knives
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I, too, love Opinels. I've carried a no 6 carbon for years and my wife uses an Opinel chef's knife. My eldest even has one of their child's series folding knives.

One of my favourite parts is how the end of the knife is a great tamper when shut (assuming the knife is a small enough size).

 

[Aylesbury Pike]

ABF and coffee this morning. I've got a lot of wood to cut and move today and the weather's looking good!

 

[Roach1]

Another bowl of OJK in a Jirsa 210.

 

[kane]

A cob, a Zippo, and an Opinel. Classic! All three basic go-to’s….Get ‘er done!

 

[OzPiper]

My eldest even has one of their child's series folding knives.

I’m planning to get my 7yo granddaughter one of those.
IF I can get it past her ever doting grandma

 

[JimInks]

Close to finishing this bowl of first production Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in a straight smooth brown Algerian briar family era Barling’s Make Billiard 6 with a tapered black vulcanite stem. The stampings suggest 1930s, but the “6” is a previously unknown stamp number and placement. This pipe is from the estate of David Cuneo. Just let Tomato the Brave and Harry the Hairy in to eat. Daisy the Feral Princess stayed outside. We put Molly Danger in the bedroom so there'd be no problems. We're trying to get her used to being with us in the den again, but it'll take more time. At least there's been improvement. This means the ferals get less time inside at night, but we have to put Molly first.


Molly didn't snooze long in the den, but when she did, I had to take this photo.

 

[Sigmund]

HU Tuarhkeh in a Ser jacopo

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2018 Dunhill London Mixture in a brown medium bend 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a military mount and a tapered black acrylic stem. I may end the day with this smoke. Going to read baseball box scores now.


Harry the Hairy's been batting around a catnip sock, and seems to be half drunk from it. Silly fella.

 

[Roach1]

Drying out a bowl of HU Makhuwa to pack the Savinelli Tortuga 673KS.

 

[BingBong]

GH Louisiana (Chocolate) Flake, folded and stuffed in the meer lined Dublin bowl Falcon. The sauce has backed off and the chocolate and perique come to the fore, really hitting the spot. Lovely fresh morning, ideal smoke.

 

[judcole]

Golden Extra in an MM Scarecrow.
Gadzooks, I forgot to hit enter yesterday. So that's what I was smoking yesterday morning.

Today it's Prince Al in an MM Boone.

 

[Briar Lee]

More Half and Half in a magnificent sixties Adjustomatic Golden Duke worm and groove carved Dr Grabow.

Grabow still makes this model, without the Adjustomatic stem.