What Are You Smoking, October 2022?

[Humblepipe]

Bullseye Luxury Flake in an 1898 BBB with three stems. One is original Amber (shorten and refit) the other two are new Ryan Alden stems.

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Perfection!

 

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through this bowl of Wilke Wall Street in my old reliable straight grain brown medium bend 1986 smooth Peterson Kildare 999 Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem.

 

[Scottmi]

Started the evening with a petit corona Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva which has been laying about for way too long, but just a few puffs in, called away for dinner. Came back later and decided to tear off the end, cut it up and stuff that in my pipe with a pinch of SPC Deception Pass and smoke it. Delightful!

P.S. a bit headier than my normal puff.

 

[Briar Lee]

Char light on a magnificently good 5 pointed star Lee with Lane BCA.

 

[Scottmi]

Char light on a magnificently good 5 pointed star Lee with Lane BCA.

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Great pic! Beautiful carving

 

[Briar Lee]

Great pic! Beautiful carving

Parsimonious Piper and me have more Lee pipes than anyone else I know, and I could not lie or exaggerate enough, just how exceptionally good this carved 5 pointed star Lee smokes.

It doesn’t get hot.

It’s easy to draw (with the plastic restrictor gadget removed).

It’s just bursting with cool, sweet flavor.

And smokes dry as a bone.

One like this one, ruins you for the others.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Going to have Sir Walter Raleigh (a nice gift from a member of the Lehigh Valley Pipe Club) in a Missouri Meerschaum MacArthur 5-Star Natural Corn Cob.

 

[warren99]

Balkan Sasieni in a Don Carlos Melos One Note barrel.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Thought I’d prepare my next smoke early as it needs dry time. It will be Sammy Gawiths St James plug which I’ll compare to Gawiths cabbies mix which I’m smoking now, should make for an interesting comparison. I’ll smoke it in a Pete 999 too so it’s like for like.

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking D&R Penhooker Silver in a straight smooth brown undated pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock 263 Canadian with a nickel band and a tapered black tapered p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking 2021 Watch City Simply VOriental in a straight smooth medium brown 1930s Wilshire 5 bulldog (Comoy’s second) made for John’s Pipe Shop in Los Angeles with a black vulcanite saddle stem.

 

[T-townrestore]

Enjoyed some London Dock, with a Peterson’s house pipe given to me by a good friend.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Lizzie's Blood Red English

 

[Winnipeger]

My first completely free evening in like a month. I cooked a whole brisket using charcoal and hickory logs for 5 hours. It'll finish in the oven overnight. Carved pumpkins with my daughter. Had chickpeas and rice with homemade kimchi and Lao Gan Ma for dinner, followed by some fresh roasted pumpkin seeds. Smoked some Semois in my Eltang billiard, followed by Amphora Original in my new Musicò lumberman. Last smoke of the evening is a Drew Estate Kentucky fire cured pony.

 

[PipeIT]

KBV Sakura in a Dr. Grabow: Commodore 65 Zulu, dated from 1967-1969, vulcanite stem, metal screw-in tenon, no stinger.

Be well everyone!

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Thought I’d prepare my next smoke early as it needs dry time. It will be Sammy Gawiths St James plug which I’ll compare to Gawiths cabbies mix which I’m smoking now, should make for an interesting comparison. I’ll smoke it in a Pete 999 too so it’s like for like.
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While I'm not a knife enthusiast, I enjoy seeing pictures of plugs and ropes with the knife that prepared them. I also don't need a plug knife, but am looking for something a little bigger blade as my Opinel no. 5 is a touch small (due to my own ordering error).

In other words, please share what you used if it isn't a bother, my brother of the briar.

 

[UncleRasta]

Had a bowl of Pegasus in a Savinelli Roma 673. Going to get some sleep in before waking up far too early for the footie. Be well @newbroom.

 

[VDL_Piper]

While I'm not a knife enthusiast, I enjoy seeing pictures of plugs and ropes with the knife that prepared them. I also don't need a plug knife, but am looking for something a little bigger blade as my Opinel no. 5 is a touch small (due to my own ordering error).

In other words, please share what you used if it isn't a bother, my brother of the briar.

It’s just a very old kitchen paring knife that I keep razor sharp, nothing flash but having a sharp knife is the key to cutting thin, uniform flakes.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

It’s just a very old kitchen paring knife that I keep razor sharp, nothing flash but having a sharp knife is the key to cutting thin, uniform flakes.
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I played with knives and fire for a living for about 18 years as a line cook (through high school, college, graduate school, and moonlighting). It doesn't have to be flashy to work.

A sharp blade, good weight (the knife does the cutting, not you applying weight), and comfortable handle make all the difference. Almost three years out of the game and I miss it (well, kind of ... no need to moonlight now but money stacks) and I still have the cook's callous. If you don't know about it, just shake a cook's hand.

Thank you for taking the extra effort to post pictures. I appreciate it.

 

[VDL_Piper]

I played with knives and fire for a living for about 18 years as a line cook (through high school, college, graduate school, and moonlighting). It doesn't have to be flashy to work.

A sharp blade, good weight (the knife does the cutting, not you applying weight), and comfortable handle make all the difference. Almost three years out of the game and I miss it (well, kind of ... no need to moonlight now but money stacks) and I still have the cook's callous. If you don't know about it, just shake a cook's hand.

Thank you for taking the extra effort to post pictures. I appreciate it.

You’re very welcome and yes a knife without an edge is just a piece of steel.