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

[JimInks]

Starting off my smoking day with a bowl of circa year 2000 Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[Duck]

Walnut Flake in a circa 1964 Dr Plumb slightly curved billiard.

 

[MrTom]

Good Afternoon Folks, 965 in a LCS Bulldog.

 

[mso489]

Finishing up last night's bowl of Sir Walter Raleigh regular in a MM straight hardwood that looks to me like a piece of Danish furniture. SWR's a fine old blend.

 

[Birddog66]

Yesterday my wife and I celebrated our 50th. wedding anniversary. After church, where the Orthodox Metropolitan of Chicago (a rank equal to a Cardinal in the Catholic Church) blessed us at the close of the Liturgy, we went out, later in the afternoon, for a sumptuous dinner at Chicago's venerable Italian Village.
At home, I enjoyed a 50 year old Cuban Tueros Tubo corona, in a cedar lined aluminum tube, that I bought on our honeymoon in the Bahamas. I had a dram of The Macallan 12 to warm me up on a chilly early evening, under the gazebo.
The cigar was amazing. Lots of cedar, pepper and spice and a smooth, not too strong, Cuban flavor. The most incredible thing was the ash. It held on until the very end. I had to give up with about 3/4 of an inch left, as I didn't have a roach clip, to prevent burning my fingers or setting my moustache ablaze.
Man, what a magnificent day!

(The poster is from my granddaughter's high school graduation)
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Congratulations, may you and your lady wife have many many more years together. ??

 

[JOHN72]

We continue to smoke with another faithful friend. Capstan Original Navy Cut, in a MM Cobbler...............

 

[Birddog66]

Thank you. I believe it is from Madagascar.
The variegated or white ebony has a bit more character than black ebony.
Black ebony and morta bring monochromatic are best used as accents, in my opinion.

Some years ago I had a couple of Laguiole pocket knives made as presents for my 2 boys. One with ebony, and the other with morta handles. I was somewhat disappointed with the results. Those woods are probably used as ferrules or spacers in conjunction with other woods.

I’m sorry to hear that, Laguiole usually make very good products, I have a old forge made corkscrew, unfortunately most wine no longer has corks to pull these days.

 

[JimInks]

Off for a set of walking reps with a 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.

 

[Birddog66]

One of my cats did a disappearing act last night, he’s such a baby and it’s very out of character so I was all night looking for him. Fortunately he’s back and looks like he’s had a scrap with another cat but none the worse for wear.
It’s meant that I’m only now settling down for a bowl and a drink ?.
I got some Tak blends in the mail this morning and I’m going to start with the Highland Balls in the lizard skin Club billiard and a drop of Cognac

 

[tnfan]

F&T Cut Virginia Plug (2015) in a small Rubio Bioliare.

 

[cigrmaster]

2012 Fribourg & Treyer Cut Virginia Plug in a Rad Davis Dublin.

 

[UncleRasta]

Good morning all. John Cotton's Double Pressed Burley in a Country Gentleman.

 

[addamsruspipe]

In my cave having some McLintock Black Cherry in my Amphora cob. ?

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[PaulTheScandinavian]

an afterdinner bowl of Mc Barens HH ODF in a Savinelli Punto Oro 623

 

[JimK]

Early afternoon bowl of Wilke #515 in a Nachwalter flame grain Lumberperson/people (may go back to calling it a "Canadian with a saddle stem" although I think "lumberpeople" is quite catchy for today's plural pronoun folks and helps keep the thread PC).

 

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through this bowl of C&D From Beyond (Small Batch) in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic tapered stem. Watching Mad Dog Russo as I work on a review of this blend.

 

[jewman22]

Starting the break in of my new Rattray's Bare Knuckle chubby author with a half bowl of PS Luxury Twist Flake. I love that it doesn't have that ignorant bowl coating that a lot of other new pipes are plagued with.

 

[steveg11]

Savinelli Doblone d'Oro in this shockingly light(21g) Michael Lindner Canadian.

 

[Sanzini]

Taking advantage of the beautiful day, doing some busy work on the patio. Gives me a chance to enjoy some Luxury Twist in this little Eriksen. Hope it’s sunny where you are!

 

[telescopes]

Cleaning the mortises on some pipes while smoking Telescopes in my Charatan‘s Make Executive. The CM Executive is a sweet smoking pipe.