***What Are You Smoking, May 2023?***

[dunnyboy]

DNR in a Doctor's Pipes bent brandy.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Sir John's Flake Virginia in an Altinok.

 

[Ben.R.C]

CRF 2022 in an S Bang. Guestimate from pipe seller to be early 2000s

 

[PipeWI]

Threw out my back yesterday and the pain set in today. I can barely walk, get up and down but I can still smoke. Unfortunately, this just happens every now and then as I get older and try to stay active, not a big deal, just eating advil for a few days.

Jackknife in a 2014 Castello G lovat. The grain on this pipe is not as pronounced as I thought from the photos but it smokes great.
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Wow, you're in the wars as my mum would say. Take care of yourself, and enjoy that beautiful pipe!

 

[Jwebb90]

Germain’s Medium Flake in an Altinay.

 

[tenton]

Astleys 55 in a Yorgos Mitakidis Cutty.

 

[tnfan]

Dunhill Navy Rolls (2017) in a J.T. Cooke Poker.

 

[craig61a]

2011 Solani 656 Aged Burley in a Stanwell Reg’d 229 billiard. This shape predates the current bent Brandy 229 shape. I’m guessing this would be from sometime between 1948 to the early 1960’s. It has a long aluminum tube in the stem, a practice that had died out by the mid 60’s.

 

[Ben.R.C]

2 new estates to take my mind off back pain. About to smoke this pristine pre-Ferndown L Wood Apple. Next up will be this 2010ish J Craig Ashton ELX Canadian with an L Wood silver band. I have had bad experiences with new, 2020+ J Craig stems, this one seems fine! It must be a more recent issue with Ashton’s.

Oh, also, this gives me my 7 day rotation of Les Wood made pipes that I was shooting for. I’d like to do the same with Ashton’s, but hopefully mostly from Bill Taylor era. I got 4 more to go.

Tobacco is KBV Acadian Flek

 

[Backwoods Briar]

Heading out to the Mendocino coast for 4 days of tenting and fishing. Will be out of cell phone range. Packing all my work horses and some Rivendell, Rouxgaroux, black & tan, RLP and burley morning. Have a good week all.

 

[LotusEater]

Tashkent in an LJP billiard

 

[Carol]

Threw out my back yesterday and the pain set in today. I can barely walk, get up and down but I can still smoke. Unfortunately, this just happens every now and then as I get older and try to stay active, not a big deal, just eating advil for a few days.

Jackknife in a 2014 Castello G lovat. The grain on this pipe is not as pronounced as I thought from the photos but it smokes great.
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Feel better sir. I empathize with you on back problems.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Going to have Sutliff’s Birds of a Feather Paradoxical Signature Series by Per Georg Jensen in a Missouri Meerschaum/Cornell & Diehl Collaboration Charles Towne Cobbler Corn Cob.

 

[Scottmi]

Cool weather has come in for a few days with lots of sweet sweet rain last night and still falling lightly this morning. Grass is surging and the rain should have cleared the pollens from the air... trying a morning pipe of Bayou Veermaster with coffee again this morning. Hmm. i'm thinking ~50% taste back... darn allergies.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Opening Night in my Grabow Omega.



I rubbed it out and allowed to dry for a few minutes before packing and smoking. I’m smoking it a little too exuberantly for optimal sweetness, but it’s still enjoyable on this beautiful day.

 

[dino]

Ben.R.C, as we Greeks say, Perastika!
(May this injury quickly pass)

 

[Jwebb90]

Old Joe Krantz in a Peterson SH Deerstalker.

 

[Scottmi]

A delicious bowl of “Derriston” ( half Derringer and half Coniston) in a Blakemar Briars Sir Douglas pipe. Sauvignon Blanc to wet my whistle.
Happy Birthday @UncleRasta! I intend to mail your present on Monday.

@edger like your new profile pic and for no reason I can specifically identify, your white collar or background or something totally gave me a Space 1999 vibe.

 

[warren99]

Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend in a transition Barling oval shank billiard.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Quick bowl of Dorchester in a Castello sea rock, this stuff is overpriced but fantastic.