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

[RustiePyles CPG]

Christening this new-to-me 312 system spigot and, more importantly, this ashtray that was a gift and is a little bit nicer than my old one

HGL in honor of the man I’ve nicknamed The Arrowmaker @RustiePyles CPG. Not sure if he’s ever made an arrow but I have no doubt he could

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As my name would imply, I have. Once when I was much younger.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

McClelland Virginia No 27 in a Howell.

 

[JimInks]

Nearing the last quarter of this bowl of year 2021 Watch City Glass Slipper Micro-Batch in a post-2000 straight brown sandblasted Tom Eltang cherrywood with a black acrylic saddle stem.

 

[JimInks]

Off to work with a bowl of Wilke No. 222 in an undated, unbranded straight smooth dark brown made in France Los Alton VBF billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[warren99]

Orlik Golden Sliced in a Mastro de Paja Ruber cutty.

 

[canucklehead]

GH Brown Scented Flake in a lil "Dr. Delgrove" pot.

 

[telescopes]

Dunhill 49 Pot with J Dengler Black Maria. An American English blend of simple goodness and pleasure.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

KBV Van Gogh in the Allen & Wright Super bent billiard.

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

In the Pipex (Greek made briar) bent pipe I am smoking "another" tobacco. I explain: my good friend from the Club and a real pipeman, Yerasimos, has offered me for one more (I've lost count) time some tobacco. He said that he opened a tin of a well known brand but the content was not what the label said but another tobacco. I forgot the brand and what my friend guessed the inside is... First time I hear of something like that.
Anyway, so now I am smoking something which I don't know what it is by name, there must be some Perique and a bit of Orientals in it... maybe. I enjoy it nevertheless and thank my friend for the treat.
I wish you all a happy weekend good people.
We have (and will for a week at least) a terrible heatwave here. Plus wildfires unfortunately. Nature pays back.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2022 Watch City Blue Ridge Special in a straight smooth ebony post-WW2 LHS Sterncrest 91 bulldog with a sterling silver band, a diamond shank and a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[Steddy]

C&D Oriental Silk in a Chacom.

 

[pipingfool]

The Inaugural smoke for this beauty. A Scott Thile Bamboo Dublin paired with some McClelland 40th Anniversary Virginia.

 

[warren99]

PH Dark Strong from a Lane-era Charatan CanadianView attachment 234771

I have one very similar. It’s a great smoking pipe, a Belvedere.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

F&T Vintage in a Rubio.

 

[JimInks]

Did a little snacking, and am going back to work with a bowl of Wilke Surbrug’s Golden Sceptre in a late 40s, early 50s straight black sandblasted Wagner British Thorn 495 (Comoy’s second) pot with a black vulcanite saddle stem. ce water and bergs is my drink.

 

[OzPiper]

Taking out a couple of pipes that don’t see much use this afternoon

1st up is this Carlo Scotti shape 95 sea rock with a tapered stem

A bowl of Sam Gawith’s Golden Glow broken Virginia flake

Not sure why I haven’t smoked it more.
It hangs well and has a nice tactile quality to its surface.
And yes, it passes a cleaner - with a bit of wriggling

 

[canucklehead]

Low Country Natural Virginia&Oriental mixed with WLT Dark Fired in a Ropp Etudient J05, heading out to walk Bruce the dog at quarter to midnight. He's bored and starting to find random paper products to shred, he only went for one walk today. Two is the minimum, three plus an hour at the dog park is preferred (Staffy/Heeler, near limitless energy/endurance, bonus pic to show his personality).

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Ahhh our old family dog (a puggle) was named Bruce!
Good name for a pup I think lol

 

[OzPiper]

The next smoke is a bowl of Sam Gawith’s Full Virginia Flake

In a Wilmer bent billiard with a saddle stem

Preference ?
The Full Virginia Flake. Deeper flavours vs fresh grassiness of the Golden Glow

 

[pipingfool]

Another inaugural smoke for another Scott Thile pipe. A great natural blast Bulldog with some McClelland 2015 Bulk Va/Per.