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

[hoosierpipeguy]

2018 Union Square in a Howell.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty Snap Dragon apple, and am near the last quarter of this bowl of year 2012 Esoterica Dunbar in a smooth straight, dark brown early 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad. Watching a documentary about Benjamin Franklin.

 

[rsshreck32]

Smoked some Five Brothers in a Rossi Billiard earlier and now a Toscano.

 

[LeafErikson]

Pegasus and now 2019 opening night in the Tekin. Probably going to have one more opening night bowl out of this pipe before the night is over.

 

[Scottmi]

First time cube cutting Evening Flake. Gravity fed into the Briarworks 10th Anniversary Blasted Zulu. Manhattan to sip alongside.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2018 full bend smooth Terracotta Peterson XL315 System Standard military mount with a nickel cap and a flared black vulcanite p-lip stem.

 

[Sidehatch]

Night of bourbon and Solani Silver Flake in a Howell. . . .sleep will be easy tonight

 

[DesertDan]

MM Diplomat stuffed with Cult BRM.

 

[BenMN]

Dark Birds Eye in a Stanwell DM

 

[brandaves]

Briar Fox in a Savinelli Series III 320.

 

[JimInks]

Did some low calorie snacking, and am half way through this bowl of year 2012 Anniversary Kake in a smooth burgundy medium bend 1979 Chippendale (Charatan second) Rhodesian 49 with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Smokes as well as a first and worth the $19.95 I paid for it all those years ago. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[Winnipeger]

Had some KBV Verge Engine Overdrive in a Musico earlier.

 

[renfield]

2023 Cringle Flake in a Sav 320.

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking year 2014 Astley’s No. 55 in a 1915-1920 straight smooth dark brown BBB Own Make 150 apple with a silver band and a tapered black vulcanite stem.


Tomato the Brave took a snooze on my feet, but woke up when I snapped a photo. He proceeded to do a belly flop. The unnamed bushy tailed striped cat showed up. It’s not as afraid of me as Shy Stripesy (who I haven’t seen in almost three months), but it won’t let me get very close. It knows I’m feeding it, so maybe time will work a little trust and friendliness to its heart.

 

[The Clay King]

I know it won’t be in keeping with the event but I’m sure you’ll be forgiven for using a zippo to light up.

@Birddog66 Used your leather tobacco pouch in Nantwich yesterday; it was full when I set out & half full on the way home. Going to finish the 1792 Flake today.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am near the last third of this bowl of year 2010 Full Virginia Flake in a straight 1968 Dunhill Shell bulldog with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Had some drama feeding Sleepy Suzy because Tomato the Brave wanted to eat, too, and neither Suzy or Molly Danger will eat if a feral is near. I put them out, but Suzy was too upset to eat. Well, when she gets hungry again I'll make sure the ferals are outside first. Watching Alias Smith and Jones.

 

[The Clay King]

A couple of photos of me at the Battle of Nantwich re-enactment yesterday. I met 2 people I'd had a clay pipe with; one at the Siege of Bolsover in 2019 & another at Nottingham Pipe Show in 2022. I was disappointed when I saw smoke coming from one of the re-enactors mouths only to find he was smoking a roll-up (there is evidence for smoking tobacco rolled in paper back then) but I really wanted a clay pipe photo...
One of the musketeers lit my clay with a length of match cord (he wasn't carrying gunpowder at the time)!

 

[The Clay King]

SG 1792 Flake in a clay. Had a clay pipe smoke with one of the re-enactors at the Battle of Nantwich yesterday; if I was in the Sealed Knot I'd probably be guzzling ale & bonfiring pipeweed...
Put the long clay shown in the photos in the safe until I meet Jason the blacksmith again; a long clay pipe is better for being lit from the blacksmith's forge! The pipe in the photo got broken later due to heat stress in the stem. Didn't break any clays yesterday!

 

[JimInks]

Nearing the last quarter of this bowl of Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in a smooth medium bend terracotta Peterson POY 2023 X160 464/1100 military mount egg with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Hope I can end the day with this smoke.

 

[JOHN72]

Good morning. I start with the first third of Wessex brown virginia flake, in a Ser Jacopo calabash. Another gift from our good friend Telescopios. I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but it smells very good. It came to me as secret documents, hahahahahahahahah, damn, Douglas, how the hell do you do it? I wish you a happy Sunday.