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

[cshubhra]

Sutliff Crème Brûlée spiked with about 25% shredded whole leaf wild Rustica in a Savinelli Silver 606 EX

 

[Barkman]

Some Maltese Falcon in my Radice

 

[Fralphog]

That sounds great! I've never been to the Garden City Sturman's, but have been curious. I've been going to the downtown store, for cigars, since they opened in the mid 90s. My name is Todd by the way.

Todd,
I’ll PM you to coordinate a time to meet and have a smoke! The Garden City location is nice. Plenty of seating inside or out back in the heated tent. Looking forward to sharing some baccy and meeting you.
Ralph

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Bagpiper’s Dream in a skull meer

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am smoking 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. Gold Star Gourmet Blend, neat, is my drink.

 

[Fralphog]

Spent the afternoon pruning back the hazelnut trees and started on the current bushes. Time for a relaxing smoke break. Grabbed the Royal Coachman, shape # 497 made in London England- Comoy?
Sitting in the Tool/Woodshop; Smoking ‘21 PS 400 LNF.

 

[condorlover1]

Enjoying a beautifully warm and lazy Florida afternoon...

 

[tnfan]

Solani Silver Flake in a Rad Davis Chubby Author.

 

[ak2000]

Burley Flake No 1 in a Savinelli Capri Root Briar 515

 

[Birddog66]

Spent the afternoon pruning back the hazelnut trees and started on the current bushes. Time for a relaxing smoke break. Grabbed the Royal Coachman, shape # 497 made in London England- Comoy?
Sitting in the Tool/Woodshop; Smoking ‘21 PS 400 LNF.
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Have you tried making arrows from hazel? I’ve tried a few, you can straighten it while there’s still some sap left in the branches over a fire and the young ones grow pretty straight anyway, at least around here they do but they are fairly young trees. I’m probably telling you what you already know but I’d be interested to know if you’ve tried it. I believe they were commonly used by our ancient ancestors.

 

[das3353]

Great looking pipe!

Thanks!

 

[Birddog66]

Salty Dogs in a Grabow Riviera with yellow spade logo, got this pipe NOS with a lot I brought a couple of years back. I’ve neglected it unfortunately but it’s a great one for plugs.

 

[sardonicus87]

 

[Sidehatch]

Wings are on smoker. Meatballs in slow cooker. Getting ready for 4 hours of the football finale. All the while going on maiden voyage with my first commission by LCS briars. 1Q loaded up. Got some for Xmas from little sis.

 

[Cloozoe]

Fillmore in a model 60 Shell

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Just got done foraging with my oldest while the wife took the other 2 out for errands.
Aged Capstan Blue from my Savinelli Autograph with Irish breakfast tea.

 

[Backwoods Briar]

A Morgan Arbutus poker, filled with Rouxgaroux with a little 5 brothers

 

[BCF]

The next smoke is in a Tom Eltang Cutty (more appropriately a Belge as it is sans nub)
This is a less commonly seen smooth finish with a prow redolent with Birdseye

A bowl of Sam Gawith’s Cabbie Mixture

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Wow Wow Wow. That's beautiful @OzPiper!

 

[thesmokindragon]

C&D's Night Train in a Stanwell Trio

 

[Fralphog]

Have you tried making arrows from hazel? I’ve tried a few, you can straighten it while there’s still some sap left in the branches over a fire and the young ones grow pretty straight anyway, at least around here they do but they are fairly young trees. I’m probably telling you what you already know but I’d be interested to know if you’ve tried it. I believe they were commonly used by our ancient ancestors.

I’ve used red dogwood bush before. There were a lot of really nice straight suckers coming up from the base of the trees. As a pruned them, I saved about eight really nice straight sections of hazelnut. There was four that were really nice and long. I saved them for making some Atlatl “arrows”. I have plans to design an Atlatl handle this summer.