***What Are You Smoking, February 2023?***

[UB 40]

Cool pipe...does it build up much creosote...I mean cake..?

Thanks for that, got it in a junk shop for a few bucks. A 1970s pipe. The former owner allowed to build some cake. To much for my liking I scraped most of it out with a pipe nail. Now I keep it clean as far as possible. I know there are a lot who prefer cake, but hey it’s briar the most heat resistant wood you can get. I appreciate cake on a dessert plate.

 

[avail]

Hmm, if you had one of these I’d be shocked. It’s a tamper, I turned it from a naval bronze shaft that came out of the No.2 boiler feed pump on the USS Barry DD933. Far as I know I got the only one. It’s concave on the top and bottom with the top being slightly smaller than the bottom. It’s pretty much the only tamper I’ve used for about 15years.View attachment 199810View attachment 199811

Great pics, thank you. Reminds me of this.

 

[UB 40]

2 of the greats, indeed. Thank you sir

Miles and Chet, I really like to listen, especially Bitches Brew is a revelation. I also like In Silent Way and Live Evil of that era.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

'08 FVF in the 1978 Dunhill DR B.

 

[atwaterville]

GH curly cut deluxe in a Chaps lumberman.

 

[midwestpipesmoker70]

Escudo in a calabash.

 

[dunnyboy]

Dark Bird's Eye in a Castello shape 33.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Great pics, thank you. Reminds me of this.

Looks like a .50cal capn’ ball ramrod tip, if I were to guess…

 

[dunnyboy]

2016 Deep Hollow

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I've been admiring that pipe in a couple of threads. It's spectacular. Is the chamber vertical when you smoke it or canted forward?

 

[Chasing Embers]

I've been admiring that pipe in a couple of threads. It's spectacular. Is the chamber vertical when you smoke it or canted forward?

Vertical

It's like a 1/8 bent billiard.

 

[JimInks]

Just passing the quarter mark on this bowl of 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.

 

[ukbob]

FVF in a CAO Meer, after watching the rugby.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Brown Clunee in a sea rock. I think I could be happy with just smoking the various Rattray VaPers.

 

[avail]

Looks like a .50cal capn’ ball ramrod tip, if I were to guess…

.54

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

.54

Dang, I was close

 

[happy_lunter]

Wilke’s Rumcake in a cob.

 

[Briar Tuck]

Another day, another estate lot pipe. Amphora Kentucky Blend in a Dr. Grabow Starfire hex paneled billiard.

The Amphora blends have all been very enjoyable. I plan on picking up another variety pack soon.

 

[midwestpipesmoker70]

EGR in a Calabash.

 

[SBC]

About to embark on the maiden smoke of my lion meer.
But this depicts a male lion, so is it a maiden smoke? The bowl is receptive, but the visage is masculine.
@cosmicfolklore , inquiring minds want to know...

 

[PipeWI]

Winslow Crown Viking & some CH.View attachment 199698

That's a good looking set up you have there!