***What Are You Smoking, December 2022?***

[JimInks]

Now smoking Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Evening Flake in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson Ebony POTY 4AB No. 422/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem.

 

[happy_lunter]

Wilke’s #191 in a noname bent billiard.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Jar tailings, 5100 & HGL maybe? In a early 1900’s meer.

 

[Chasing Embers]

For work today, 40th Anniversary in a Bruce Weaver. Red Algerian briar with an ivory accent and the one piece stem and tenon, a rarity for him, was made from 1930s brindle ebonite (bowling ball).

 

[avail]

GH Bob's CH Flake in a KB&B ChesterfieldView attachment 189968

Nice long stem on that one...

 

[avail]

Bayou Morning in an Il Ceppo BrandyView attachment 189893

The rippled surface of that bowl is interesting...

 

[das3353]

GH Bright CR Flake in a Radice Silk Cut

 

[Laurent]

Good evening everyone, tonight I’m having some Peterson 965 in my 904 Sav with Hotel Tango bourbon.

 

[Carol]

Pipe smokers know about disorders (PAD, TAD) which I think can be also called addictions. There are other kinds of course, many of them. The thing is that just when you manage to control one (because you realize that the quantity you have gathered will last more than your life), then e.g. your name day celebration comes, and those who care for you and know you are a (....) lover, bring you as presents..., well, what else?

On topic: Peterson University Flake in a MM Hardwood.

Happy holiday season to all of you good people.

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Love those book shelves. I too love books. I see you have one by my favorite philosopher, Henry David Thoreau! I can't read Greek, sad to say. Could you translate the title for me sir?

 

[bluegrassbrian]

2006 Best Brown in the MarTelo blasted panel with banana bakelite.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead plug in a well appreciated medium bend, smooth brown pre-Republic Peterson 999 Dublin chubby Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[Servant King]

Just finished giving the roof a once-over inspection, dabbing some Henry's roofing tar here and there to patch over any remaining cracks. Time to treat myself...SWR in a Foyard beechwood Rhodesian. I like SWRA better, but the regular is not without its merits. Good solid OTC VaBur material, great for lunting. Do I sound too much like a salesman?

Bird report: Another "everyone" day. Even the mountain chickadee showed up. Good thing too, as this storm is going to put a damper on my piping/birdwatching for at least a couple of weeks.

Stay warm and dry, everyone!

 

[UncleRasta]

I have been following y'alls conversation on this and have a couple thoughts. I am contemplating, and saving $ for, a Rossi. This has me thinking about that bowl coating. What in the world is it, why do they use it? Does that alcohol treatment work well? I have a couple pipes that had coatings. I had cleaned them with rum prior to the first smoking. And at the time, was pretty new to pipe smoking. So I may not have tasted it. Anyway, any information you might give me would be appreciated.

Hi Carol. I think I will remove any bowl coatings I get from now on. The alcohol treatment seemed to do the trick.

 

[BDIC]

Elizabethan Mixture in a Briarworks with Vanilla Chai.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Astleys 109 from a Solomon lovat.

 

[Scottmi]

Yuletide in the Xmas Savinelli 602. getting into chapter 12 of “back from the ashes”

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Vauen No 14 in an IMP.

 

[JimInks]

Almost a third of the way through this bowl of year 2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight early ‘60s 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 saddle stem. This may get me to dinner time.

 

[renfield]

HU Makhuwa in an unfinished Sav 320.

 

[Laurent]

I have to say, seeing I’ve only been a pipe smoker for just over a year, I didn’t really smoke my pipes much this summer because I was on my boat all summer and it seem to difficult to. I tried at first but I found smoking cigars was easier. So, my pipe tobacco sat for 4 months. Opening these jars up and smoking now, amazing difference in flavors. I’m definitely starting to see what all you professionals have been talking about when mentioning your old tobaccos. So cheers to you all and for you newbies, keep going it only gets better.