This evening I decided to have a pipe in spite of my whining earlier that I was smoked out with all of this breaking in stuff. A day or two ago I posted my morning smoke with a McQueen miniature, "The Prospector." Tonight I'll take a tongue break smoking some heavy lat in Pirate Kake, in the big "Prospector.". Decided, while there is still enough light to post a picture of the miniature with the large version of their "Prospector." Miniature is in cherry wood, the large version is in well broken in ash, and is a great smoker, one of my three ash pipes. Ruined 2 because of sloppy break in; I was at a stage I didn't know the problems with breaking in ash.
Tried to show the difference in bowl sizes. The big guy has a 12" stem and has over 3x the capacity of the miniature. Even then, the bowl content is dwarfed by my big bowled Savinelli, Peterson and Brigham, which hold about twice as much as the big "Prospector." Both McQueens have a lot of wood in their bowls, and smoke beautifully with the bowl in hand. Very comfortable.
Getting hand cramps from trying to manipulate the pipes to show content and features that would be of interest to the knowledgeable forum viewers. Gotta get off my butt and take out the prop table and proper lighting to photograph my collection. It's in the works, or at least in my mind in planning stage.
I'll enjoy the PK in the big fella tonight I assure you. It's a known combination!