***What Are You Smoking, June 2025?***

[JazzInAZ]

First time trying Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired (bulk), in my trusty Stefano Santambrogio hand-carved bent apple. The Santambrogio is probably my most "comfortable" pipe to handle -- so balanced, the round shape fits my palm perfectly, and the stem is just über smooth.

Beautiful Texas night -- it's cooled down a bit from the other day, thank goodness.

I'm really liking the ODF.

 

[Sobrbiker]

All the ladies dig the Rocky Donegal 701…
A couple flakes of PS LNF with a little rub & fold make for a good long smoke once going.

 

[quantumboy]

GLP Ashbury in my no-name meer, which is an excellent smoker. It's a lovely cool evening in Shreveport, and believe or not, no musky toes!

 

[Sobrbiker]

Got involved in researching an upcoming trip to Maine and forgot to post last nights pipes.

Gonna catch the sunrise at Owl’s Head before everyone else in the US?

 

[JimRoseLV]

WCC Simply Red.

 

[JimInks]

About a quarter of a bowl left of year 2014 FVF in a straight smooth dark brown 1896 W.H. Newman, Ltd. billiard with a sterling silver band and a tapered yellow and orange stem with white swirls and an orific bit.

 

[Bananacaravanadium]

Peterson DNR in a Savinelli Roma 673

 

[JimInks]

Almost a quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Been a quiet night; no feral drama. All of them are outside by their own choice. Sleepy Suzy is by my side. Molly Danger is on m'lady's lap.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

5 year old HU Sunset in a Larrysson.

 

[Briar Lee]

Lane RLP-6 in a perfect condition Five Star Grade Five Pointed Gold Inlaid Era Lee Bullcap, I’ve only smoked, no other man.

If they get to me, I am going to smoke them.

I won’t hurt them much, but why not enjoy your toys when you can?

 

[Sandblast]

Last week, I finally tapped into a small jar of McClelland Eastern Carolina Ribbon generously gifted me several months back by a great Pipe Club brother ... (thanks Craig = Gastro). I carefully read everything written about it on Tobacco Reviews. I've been smoking it in 3 different pipes ... Comoy Dublin, Lorenzo Oom Paul & Stanwell 62. It's everything that was written. I've got about half a jar left & plan on trying it mixed with about 30% Burley and also with about 25% Perique. I'll wait to finish the jar before returning to other Virginias. Been fun & enjoyable.

 

[Roach1]

Briar Fox in a Pete SPD 2011 69.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a light snack, and am not far from finishing 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. Going to check on the ferals soon as it's raining again.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Early morning smoke of Barens Golden Extras in an Ashton XX Pebble Grain Long Canadian anno 2020

 

[Briar Lee]

Christmas 1950 was sad for every American as the United States of America suffered the worst series of defeats since the War of 1812, due to the arrogance of our greatest general to advance to the Yalu River.

And meanwhile back home, the Marxman Company, just a few people who produced pipes in New York, New York, started selling for five dollars the most beautiful pipes ever offered to the public, but only after they were smoked, price controlled, and made by 4-F labor.

Lane RLP-6 in a Korean War Era machine made Jumbo Bulldog Marxman smoked less than a dozen times, that cost me twenty bucks, total tax paid delivered, a couple of months ago.

I’m the only man, who’s ever smoked this pipe.



Sing one, Hank the First!

Searching for a Soldier’s Grave

America can make atom bombs using slide rules and put a dozen men on the moon and bring them all back home again using captured German rocket scientists.

Don’t ever count us out.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed another light snack, and am near the first third of this bowl of well aged Art’s Virginia in a 1980s White Pipe straight, smooth Rhodesian meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem. The pipe and tobacco were gifts from my late friend Art Arterburn. The blend is 80% McClelland Va.s and 20% McClelland burley. 4Noggins sold it for several years.

Daisy the Feral Princess was on the edge of the deck, and neither she or Tomato the Brave would move when I called them to come in. A loud burst of thunder and lightning convinced Daisy to run as fast as she could inside, and she moves fairly well for an overweight cat. Tomato the Brave was on top of the cat tree, and he ran in right after her. They ate plenty, and are happy to be inside. Daisy's getting groomed by m'lady. Tomato is playing with the cat nip sock. I know Abner the Eager isn't here, but I don't know where Harry the Hairy is. I called and called and called for him, but he didn't show up. He could be under the deck afraid of the storm or maybe he's elsewhere. Harry's a very skittish cat, and if he's here, he's afraid to leave a safe spot.

Sleepy Suzy is by my side. Molly Danger was afraid of the storm, and ran under the bed.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of year 2012 Dunhill Flake in a straight smooth 1960 Dunhill DR 137 group 4 root briar canted dublin with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Watching the Orioles-Tigers game that I recorded.



About five minutes after my last post, I saw the motion light on and when I looked out the window, I saw a soaking wet Abner the Eager crouched and staring at me. I let him in, and then both Daisy the Feral Princess and Tomato the Brave went out because they haven't enough sense to stay out of the rain. I dried Abner off, he ate a bunch of dry food, and then he came up to me with a big smile, and got some head scratching. After that, he jumped up on the couch to snooze on the comforter. You can see his happy eyes in the first photo.

 

[Briar Lee]

Here is an unsmoked Marxman Super Briar $5 cost controlled machine made Korean War Era Bulldog. It cost $30 delivered to me about a month ago, still in it’s box, unsmoked and still new.



I put a layer of honey on the chamber, filled it half full of Lane RLP-6, and smoked it.



Before a soldier in Korea got hallway through one pouch of tobacco it would color to look like the Jumbo on the right.


This oil cure and wax process, whatever it was, retired the entire crew at 27 West 24th Street New York City 10, New York in 1953 with a sale to Mastercraft, just before the worst recession since the Great Depression followed a peace treaty in Korea.

Sing one, Ira and Charley Louvin!

From Mother’s Arms to Korea

In November 1954, newly dug Algerian briar used to make these wonders of the factory pipe makers art suddenly quit being available with the beginning of the Algerian War of Independence. Supplies would last about a decade or two, then no more, forever.

Marx couldn’t have timed it better, if God was was advising him.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and have just over a quarter of bowl left of year 2020 H&H Chatham Manor in a straight black sandblasted, smooth dark brown top bowl 2021 Jim Brown stack Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through my last smoke of he day, which is year 2000 SWRA in a straight, black sandblasted pre-1970 Comoy’s Sunrise Etched Grain straight apple 551 with a black vulcanite saddle stem. The rain stopped, and I saw that Harry the Harry was on the doormat. I let him in, dried him off, and he ate a little bit. He wanted out after that, and then wanted back in, which he is now. Daisy the Feral Princess came back in to eat, and is laying by my feet. She wasn’t wet. Tomato the Brave stayed out.