Nice,
This is just the sort of pipe I aspire to own when I grow up.
Great job - super nice pipeThanks for the compliments! It's a good skmoker for burley blends and I assume it must be from the 70ies or early 80ies. It was actually a steal which I bought with a lot of estate pipes. If you're interested, here are photos from the cleanup process:
Estate Castello Cleanup Photos :: Italian Pipes
I did a little estate pipe cleanup and decided to share some photos. The pipe is a large Castello Collection KK Dublin with plateau top. Referring to the briarblues dating guide, it must be from 1982 or earlier, as it has the cpital letter grading K's not in an oval. I used an elictric...pipesmagazine.com
@weezell Happy retirement - that clay looks like mine!Gawith Hoggarth & Co.: Brown Bogie in a Clay. Celebrating my first day of being retired! ?
Great job - super nice pipe
Thanks for sharing!
Using an electric toothbrush on the rim was a great idea
@halfdan Yes Skiff Mix is a top blend it is one of my regulars.
Beautiful pipe! I love my Blakemars.Opened a tin of GLP navigator it’s a bit of alright.Smoking my second bowl in a Blakemar litchbruyere. Drinking some Kenyan Peabody coffee. View attachment 78783