That is a beauty! Looks like a handful!Having L. J. Peretti Tashkent in a Savinelli Autograph 5 Dark Sandblasted Fan with fluted black acrylic stem while I catch up with vids from the 2024 Gambrinus Czech Darts Open.
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I love the ring grain on this pipe:
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@Servant King Sounds like a baccy for the King's Clay. When I met the Sealed Knot at Bolsover Castle in 2019 it was very windy; Dad says I spent all day trying to light my clayMac Baren Vanilla Flake in a MM Dagner Poker for golf this afternoon. Played decently for how windy it was, but tough to keep the bowl lit. 8/10
Bird report: California scrub-jay, California towhee, White-crowned sparrow, Dark-eyed junco, Band-tailed pigeon, Northern flicker, American crow, Acorn woodpecker, Steller's jay, House finch, Common raven, Hairy woodpecker, Mourning dove, and Mountain chickadee.
Finished the bowl during ranch chores. Delightful!