H&H Classic Burley Kake in a Savinelli Roma Lucite 673
***What are You Smoking, March 2022?***
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Good Saturday morning all. Enjoyed the only Premier League match for today and now awaiting the FA Cup. Started with two smokes of Pegasus, and looking forward to smoking some WCC #558 in the afternoon.
Taking my new Peterson System Standard B42 out for its maiden voyage. Packed it up with MacBaren HH Burley Flake. This is a bigger pipe than I thought it would be, but so far I really like it.
Good weekend and pipes to all! Starting with GL Pease Stonehenge Flake in an Upshall sandblast Canadian size 4.
Thank you, they’re mainly acquired by luck and being in the right place at the right time.
Capstan Blue in the little meer. Beautiful morning. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
@Laurent , how long have you been making pipes?
Did a set of walking reps, and am close to finishing this bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a black tapered vulcanite stem.
I’ve only made two so far. You’d laugh if you saw how I did it lol. I own every wood tool except a lathe. I drilled the holes using a drill, clamps, and steel tubed shims to keep everything in line. Stems are bought. I hand shape them with a 6” wheel, chisels and sandpaper. The first was a mimmo kit though that I just hand shaped and stained. I’ve watched old videos of famous pipe makers in the day make pipes without lathes and just followed the technique and made my own tools too. I plan on doing more. One day I’ll get a lathe lol.
Camping at a bluegrass festival. Lunch time smoke - some Pegasus from a Roadtown Poker.
Thanks Dan, I’m sure DD would suit your re-enactments and getting a half pound for less than a tenner is a big selling point. There’s a few harsh bits in the occasional bowl but I don’t mind that and no bite so far. Obviously not the greatest blend in the world because it’s just a conglomeration of many C&D VaBur/VaBurPer blends and not something specifically blended. It’s potluck as to what you’ll get in your order and your bowl. Ditto the Boneyard but that sold out pretty much overnight.@Birddog66 I like the figural clay pipe; haven't tried the Double Down yet. Would it suit re-enactment smoking???
I'll have to try some of the flavoured Cornell & Diehl blends when I order from Smokingpipes.com again; along with a few more clay pipes
The mystical voodoo queen in a little orlik billiard
Almost half way through this bowl of C&D Eight State Burley 2021 in a 1980s White Pipe straight, smooth octagonal paneled billiard meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem. Going to do one more comparison of this and the new version before I finalize my review of ESB 2022. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
I’ve actually surprised myself with how lazy I’ve been today, I even missed out on the beautiful warm weather with my nose stuck in a book indoors.
I’m about to light up some very old Edgeworth, 60’s or early 70’s I think, in this Dr Grabow Commodore Dublin.
I’m also contemplating on whether I should open these small sample tins of Dunhill Nightcap and 965, they were very kindly gifted to me by a good friend and were part of a boxed set of twelve different blends. I believe they’re 70’s but that’s just going by the packaging of the box. The vacuum seals are intact so the tobacco itself should still be in good condition.
I’m about to light up some very old Edgeworth, 60’s or early 70’s I think, in this Dr Grabow Commodore Dublin.
I’m also contemplating on whether I should open these small sample tins of Dunhill Nightcap and 965, they were very kindly gifted to me by a good friend and were part of a boxed set of twelve different blends. I believe they’re 70’s but that’s just going by the packaging of the box. The vacuum seals are intact so the tobacco itself should still be in good condition.
Open them. They were actually still made by Dunhill back then, and you may never get another chance to smoke that vintage. The best versions were made by Dunhill.
2021 Small Batch Carolina Red Flake with Perique in a Jobey 110
A lazy Saturday morning smoking Telegraph Hill in the Meer. It’s trying hard to rain in San Jose but not succeeding. 
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