SG Navy Flake in a 1930s Dunhill billiard.
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OJK in a 19teens Premier Genuine Redmanol bulldog.
McClelland 40th Anniversary in my Big Ben Ranger.
This baccy was a part of a wonderful Secret Santa gift last year, and I’m really savoring it.
This baccy was a part of a wonderful Secret Santa gift last year, and I’m really savoring it.
Yes, from a guy my son knows . He uses bike chain and other odd high carbon steel.
Highlight Smoke of yesterday . . . . C&Ds Bourbon Bleu, in my other McQueen Miniature Barrel Rider.
This tobacco is a fine backup to Mad Fiddler, and it gets the backup pipe with a couple of other non-lat tobaccos with a similar profile . . . Perique, some kind of Oriental or Turkish Leaf, and Virginias. Bourbon Blue is a great wakeup call, but in my experience a fast burner. I get about 30 minutes with MF in it's dedicated pipe, but only about 20 or so with BB. However it burns clean, while Fiddler is quite messy.
I don't keep track of times as much as I used to because with dedicated pipes especially, you know what your're going to get when you load up. These miniatures, remember, take only a tad more than 1/2 tsp of fodder, and so a little tobacco goes a long way. Important to know your tobacco and pipe.
Today's festivities are going to be highlighted by a meeting of subversives who plan to take over the known universe. Cheers. Will drop in tonight late, as usual at present. Skippable Drivel after pic.
Skippable Drivel: a few folks might be wondering about the little custom "mouthpiece" I use on the longstems. It's a 3D printed holder that I fit with Colt tips. It allows much better control using slow smoking techniques for longer smokes . . . . much more than smoking with the stem itself.
Just as good in this respect, maybe better than a standard stem on a regular pipe, because it's smaller. Allows excellent control. Also, the conical shape allows it to be used on any size stem, and I interchange the Colt tip regularly as I smoke a few Colt Whiskeys a week, outdoors and at the range.
Problem with using wood stems is that they can go soft with contined slobberization, and have to be sanded. And I don't particularly care for the feel of wood in my mouth. A very good solution for me at least.
This tobacco is a fine backup to Mad Fiddler, and it gets the backup pipe with a couple of other non-lat tobaccos with a similar profile . . . Perique, some kind of Oriental or Turkish Leaf, and Virginias. Bourbon Blue is a great wakeup call, but in my experience a fast burner. I get about 30 minutes with MF in it's dedicated pipe, but only about 20 or so with BB. However it burns clean, while Fiddler is quite messy.
I don't keep track of times as much as I used to because with dedicated pipes especially, you know what your're going to get when you load up. These miniatures, remember, take only a tad more than 1/2 tsp of fodder, and so a little tobacco goes a long way. Important to know your tobacco and pipe.
Today's festivities are going to be highlighted by a meeting of subversives who plan to take over the known universe. Cheers. Will drop in tonight late, as usual at present. Skippable Drivel after pic.
Skippable Drivel: a few folks might be wondering about the little custom "mouthpiece" I use on the longstems. It's a 3D printed holder that I fit with Colt tips. It allows much better control using slow smoking techniques for longer smokes . . . . much more than smoking with the stem itself.
Just as good in this respect, maybe better than a standard stem on a regular pipe, because it's smaller. Allows excellent control. Also, the conical shape allows it to be used on any size stem, and I interchange the Colt tip regularly as I smoke a few Colt Whiskeys a week, outdoors and at the range.
Problem with using wood stems is that they can go soft with contined slobberization, and have to be sanded. And I don't particularly care for the feel of wood in my mouth. A very good solution for me at least.
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GH Kendal #7 Shag Cut in a Peterson House Pipe in Heritage and Diet Coke on the side
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Having some BCF in a Tsuge with water. 
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am almost a third of the way through this bowl of year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Coffee from a freshly opened bag of Gold Star Yemen Mocha High Grown, neat, is my drink. Watching a House panel of the declassified JFK files.
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2016 SG Navy Flake in a Peterson Rock of Cashel.
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Nice Dunhill! Gold band?
McClellan Dark Star that I jarred in 2012 in a beautiful Old Nellie billiard that I purchased from Joe some twenty years ago. They pair well together as they should both being created by artist in their respected fields.
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