***What Are You Smoking, June 2021?***

[The Clay King]

KC flake in a clay. Got this recently along with a white clay, both with vulcanite stems. I love the way clay pipes smoke, but dislike the clay stem. View attachment 84667

@FurCoat Nice pipe - I don't have any black ones!

 

[cshubhra]

GL Pease Chelsea Morning from October 2011 in a Paykoc Meerschaum Bulldog

 

[MrTom]

Good Night Folks, Nightcap in a Dracula.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Watch City Glass Slipper Micro-Batch in a smooth, medium brown early Radice full bend crossgrain/bird's eye 2 dot Clear with a black acrylic tapered stem. This should get me to dinner time. Still working on a review of this upcoming blend. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[carolinasmokes]

Just came in from the deck, it's been a great afternoon smoking bowl after bowl of Carter Hall in a few different cobs, now it's time to get some dinner going so I can have that after dinner smoke and coffee. See ya.

 

[virkia]

Speaking about the weird and wonderful patents applied for and granted from the late 19th century in an effort to create 'the perfect pipe' most are hidden from view (Masta, Youngs, Peterson, Lamberts Drybore etc.) and unless you disassemble the pipe and look inside the chamber and/or at the attachments to the tenon you wouldn't know the difference compared to a regular pipe.

The patents that are visible from the outside can seem extraordinary to us today and on some examples it's hard to know how the patent works and exactly what benefit it provides.

One of the most unusual I've come across is this unidentified HOC Syphon patent 13397 made in Strasbourg ...


... of a type I've only seen once before on a clay pipe with removable bowl

 

[Ziggywm]

Continuing my love affair with Astley pipes and Davidoff Gold Medallions. Ashley full bent straight grain. My drink on this warm June is Cutty Sark with ice.

 

[virkia]

Afternoon everyone, unfortunately due to a lack of sleep today has been rather unproductive and I’ve only just finished my second bowl of the day, Blockade Runner in the Snakeskin Longchamp. Closer inspection is making me think it’s actually lizard skin of some nature rather than snake, some poor creature died to provide it anyway.
Three Nuns Green up next in the bent Ornsby Pipe. View attachment 84879

My lizard appears to have done a runner but when I locate it I'll take a pic to compare skins with your pipe.
In the meantime here's snakeskin, baby croc and adult croc skin to compare

I’m not sure whether it was ever used on those or not, but ostrich leg can look quite a bit like lizard as well.

Sorry, did you say ostrich leg or egg?

Proved useful for storing pipe tobacco once upon a time long before I bought the Le Parfait jars

 

[renfield]

After several days of not having time for a pipe it’s Curly Block in a lattice globe meer.

It’s always interesting how a few days away from the pipe sharpens the palate.

 

[SpookedPiper]

WWC Persian slipper + Simply VA/oriental in a Latakia dedicated black Eltang Basic.

 

[greeneyes]

Trying a sample of HU Nyala. Completely unexpected. Very burley and cigar leaf forward; the red Virginia is almost non-existent. Very unexpected. I didn't know HU did burley like this. It's similar to Cornell and Diehl burley.

 

[Rockyrepose]

Relaxing after a day. Eight State Burley and iced coffee in a Castello Collection 55 taking the edge off.

 

[das3353]

WC Rhythm & Blues in a BBB Thorneycroft

 

[Bengel]

Savinelli 140 in a

 

[MattRVA]

Peretti RCTR in a cob.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Another bowl of Sun Bear, but in the meer this go ‘round.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Warped Cloud Hopper in this Peterson made for the 150th anniversary of LJ Peretti Tobbaconist in Boston, Massachusetts.

 

[dcrguns]

Mac Baren’s Stockton Spun Cut in a Commonweal Blasted Canadian. Also a nice Gin & Tonic.

 

[weezell]

St. Bruno: Ready Rubbed in a Meer...

 

[bullet08]

SWR in MM St. Paddy's Day 2021. Needed a nic fix.