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

[FurCoat]

GLP Stonehenge in a Molina.

 

[Ziggywm]

I think I’m right in saying that Dunhill soak their Shell Briar pipes in olive oil. I use food grade mineral oil for that shiny new stem look but I might try the olive to see if there’s a difference.

As a woodworker Olive oil is not recommended for cutting boards because it will go rancid over time. This is why they recommend food grade mineral oil. On pipe bits Olive oil would not be a problem, but I would hesitate putting it on briar where it can soak in. Of course briar pipes are not cutting boards, but if it goes rancid it will stink. Food grade mineral oil is a safer choice. No one is certain what Dunhill used for oil curing. I have guessed it to be Walnut or Almond and have used both to heat cure briars I've turned. I have also used both of these oils on vulcanite bits. If mixed with fine pumice and applied with a fine cloth its good at removing oxidation.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Second go of C&D The Beast in the small clay.I do feel contemplative,and the wife likes the aroma.?

 

[Paul lec]

Nice watching the sunset with a bowl of Sunset Breeze in a Sav. 320 Oceana.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

First bowl of the day Bosun Cut Plug into a meer , smoking this pipe for 1 week now 2-4 bowl a day . I challenge myself to smoke this pipe everyday for 1 year .
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2nded!?️

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

1st smoke of my Castello Fiammata Chubby Billard K. with McClelland Quantum 09View attachment 70614

Lovely!?️

 

[das3353]

GH BB#2 in a Radice Silk Cut

 

[B_Rock]

Afternoon smoke of Mission Pipe Shop English Oriental in a Savinelli Hercules.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Samuel Gawith Best Brown 2016 in a Nazarenko blasted Anse with silver/copper ferrule and Cumberland stem. ️

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Sept. 2015 Savinelli Doblone d’Oro in a smooth straight early ‘60s Lane era “William Conrad” Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem.

 

[weezell]

Glorious CONDOR Plug in a Meer...

 

[olkofri]

Had half a bowl of Capstan Gold RR in my Vauen Almar earlier.

 

[Winterreise]

Peterson Perfect Plug into a Meer , my favorite offering from Peterson with Hyde Park and Irish Flake .

 

[weezell]

Peterson Perfect Plug into a Meer , my favorite offering from Peterson

YESSSSsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss...

 

[virkia]

Early - mid 20th cent. GBD 'Long Shank Pot'


+ Dunhill NIGHTCAP:-

 

[samuelgawith01]

Final clay of Cornell and Diehl The Beast for the night .

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Mac Baren HH Burley Flake in a 1979 Loewe Army smooth straight dark brown billiard with a silver cap military mount and a tapered black vulcanite stem. Watching an episode of The Saint.

 

[Winterreise]

YESSSSsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss...

If only we could buy it in bulk.. St Bruno too would be a good idea . ?

 

[virkia]

What year did GBD add the metal inlay logo to their stems.

According to Pipedia:-
"In the late 1920s a GBD with a metal filter system was introduced under the name Extra Dry. Also from Paris came another important new feature: the introduction of the inserted metal plate with the GBD initials on the stems. That insert added a further "touch of class" to the pipes and in London it was attached immediately."

 

[virkia]

I have also used both of these oils on vulcanite bits. If mixed with fine pumice and applied with a fine cloth its good at removing oxidation.

Another DIY preparation for removing light oxidation is Brasso liquid mixed with Ajax powder.