***What Are You Smoking, February 2024?***

[condorlover1]

Last one of the work day before I eat dinner. Early 1880s meerschaum pipe with gold filigree band and full amber stem probably by either an Austrian or Parisian pipe maker. It is a well colored pipe from years of smoking and before anyone asks that is not 'Ox Blood' but a very pleasing 'turd color' on steroids caused by damp plug or twist with the oils being soaked up by the pipe. My before dinner pipeful is a bowl of Cannon Plug kindly sent to me by a charming gentlemen on this forum. I'll see you all later before I head to bed as I have a massive salad waiting for me.

 

[Bbailey324]

SWRA in a Kaywoodie straight apple. Dinner in the oven.

 

[TN Jed]

Shepherd’s Pie in a Barling Meer

 

[BenMN]

Pegasus in the Kai, again

 

[umbrella001]

Nice Radice!

Thanks! It's an awesome pocket pipe. :D

 

[warren99]

Balkan Sasieni in a Tsuge Ikebana BC acorn.

 

[sparker69]

You've made a fine choice (!). I love my Peterson Army Mount 999, the looks, the "feel in hand" & how great it smokes. Having said that, I've always loved my Savinelli Antique Shell 626 with same kudos .... looks, "feel in hand" & (maybe) my best smoking pipe. Neither has the biggest bowl, but both just SO nice. Which is "better"? As John Wayne said once, "I'd hate to have to live on the difference." And since you're entering "the new world of bent pipes", down the line .... WAY down the line .... is the whole genre of Oom Pauls. : ) Oh Yeah...

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The 999 is gorgeous! I was almost taking a dip into Rhodesian/Bulldogs as well - I was originally looking at the Derry 80s, but there were none left. You're right about the 626 - I have the Tortuga - a very nice feel in hand. I neglected it for so long only to go back to it realizing what a great pipe it was. I think all my bowls are around that size - fits a nice folded flake in there for an hour and maybe a bit more smoke.

 

[sparker69]

two flakes of LTF fit perfectly for bowl #5 in the new Imp lattice meer sitter. I don't know why it came to mind, but it did. It's been ~38 years? (holy heck!) since I last read it so maybe time to read it again. Absolute mastepiece!
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Hells Angels is quite a ride as well!

 

[PaulRVA]

Capstan Blue in a Dunhill 5117 Rhodesian - Bulldog aka Bulldesian!

 

[warren99]

GLP Samarra in a Tonni Nielsen No. 5 Nautilus.

 

[dublinpiper90]

Peterson DeLuxe Mix in a Boswell nosewarmer

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

2018 MB Virginia Flake in a Howell.

 

[Bright Orange Red]

Country Squire Shepherd's Pie in a Savinelli Miele 316ks.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Exclusive in a Satou

 

[condorlover1]

Well gentlemen, it's late, I am tired and there so much more to do. I will see you all in the morning if the 'Big Fella' upstairs says it is to be so. Goodnight!

 

[Cloozoe]

Triple Play & Rustica (quadruple play?) in a Punto Oro full bent

 

[seanv]

I've been smoking some 2018 Dunhill Elizabethan this weekend past in an unmarked meer. Probably had about 4 smokes of it. I wasn't counting

 

[renfield]

Just cracked a 3 year old tin of G.L. Pease Windjammer. Pipe is a smooth half-bent brandy meer.

 

[Heypat]

McClelland Coyote Classic In a wire rusticated starfire. ​

 

[thesmokindragon]

C&D Kelly's Coin in a Meer