2003 GLP Stratford in a Nate King Cherrywood.
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1998 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a Rad Davis Billiard.
sax&pipes86, did you like my Sherlockian poem on the previous page of that The Pipe Collector issue?
I'm glad to see you are a member of NASPC.
Why aren't all the folk on this thread members?
Thanks!I love that pipe; I'd like to braid on one of my clay pipes. I'd like to know how you did it! That's probably my favourite pipe on the whole forum
It reminds me of the Japanese art or philosophy of "Kintsugi", something becoming more beautiful because it broke. I just used hemp twine, glue and feathers instead of gold. 
And the binding, I really just made it up as I went along, it's about the third or fourth time I did it.
Try it out, it's really easy and you'll see what works and what doesn't pretty quick.
Yep, that's pretty much it.
Comes from the Chauci. Last year they found and dug up one of their settlements under a corn field just a short bike ride away, They found some really nice artifacts, really interesting to visit and see. Of course it all has been filled up with dirt again, now there's the same old corn field...OT:
It's time again for the best performing briar in my little collection. Filled with that Burley/Virginia mix which I really like by now but It doesn't suit my quick'n'hot puffing, I'll have to calm down.
@Chaukisch I take it the Burley is the darker leaf; is the golden leaf that mellow yellow Virginia that would be the main component of "Clay KingThanks!
And the binding, I really just made it up as I went along, it's about the third or fourth time I did it.
Try it out, it's really easy and you'll see what works and what doesn't pretty quick.
Yep, that's pretty much it.
OT:
It's time again for the best performing briar in my little collection. Filled with that Burley/Virginia mix which I really like by now but It doesn't suit my quick'n'hot puffing, I'll have to calm down.
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"?I've sent you a PM reply to the "Clay King
" message.Should be a healthier smoke than the manufactured processed coated tobacco...
When I got my first clay pipes I was puffing like a steam train but have managed to slow down a lot now
Tonight, I got to enjoy a bowl of WCC Old Black Magic as the sun set over the Sahara.
Did a set of walking reps, and am close to finishing this 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.
Peterson SH Watson Jr./Wilke Vermont Maple. 
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am smoking Seattle Pipe Club Give Me Liberty in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow with white swirls acrylic saddle stem. Still working on a review of this blend, but I'm not far from finishing it.
That’s the way to do it!!
@sax&pipes86 I was smoking Yorktown in my clay pipe at the Redcoats and Revolutionaries event at Cromford Mill when the blacksmith lit it from his forge!
yes I did very much! It’s a great publication and a great group to be a part of. I only joined about a year and a half ago and I love reading all the articles! I hope I can make it out to the Columbus show sometime. Everyone should join!!
Having some HH old dark fired in a my radice rind apple with caminetto rod stock stem! A great combo! Happy smokes! 
Russ’ Tastykake in a GBD 9659 Ebony Conquest
Enjoying an afternoon bowl of C&D Burley Flake #2 in a Peterson 107 Donegal Rocky... and getting ready for the game tonight. GO DAWGS!
Right on both accounts.I take it the Burley is the darker leaf; is the golden leaf that mellow yellow Virginia that would be the main component of "Clay King
Healthy vs. unhealthy... Living in this modern world is pretty unhealthy so it's all more or less irrelevant.
For me it's nature made vs. man made. And modern mankind is up to all sorts of wicked things so I trust nature. At least it's neutral and honest.
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Revisiting the 60% LatVA/40% Turkish blend in my clay.
Not nearly as good as the 50/50 one, I prefer the Oriental spice and thought I could elevate the taste of my last few leaves with the Latakia Virginia but no, I expected it to be on the milder side when it comes to Latakia but it sure is overpowering.
A good lesson well learned although I enjoy this strong taste on my tongue, can't wait to try a thoroughly smoked Kentucky or dark Burley.
@chauki
No Latakia in "Clay King"
@Chaukisch My favourite pipe on the whole forumRight on both accounts.
Healthy vs. unhealthy... Living in this modern world is pretty unhealthy so it's all more or less irrelevant.
For me it's nature made vs. man made. And modern mankind is up to all sorts of wicked things so I trust nature. At least it's neutral and honest.
OT:
Revisiting the 60% LatVA/40% Turkish blend in my clay.
Not nearly as good as the 50/50 one, I prefer the Oriental spice and thought I could elevate the taste of my last few leaves with the Latakia Virginia but no, I expected it to be on the milder side when it comes to Latakia but it sure is overpowering.
A good lesson well learned although I enjoy this strong taste on my tongue, can't wait to try a thoroughly smoked Kentucky or dark Burley.
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No Latakia in "Clay King
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Good nights. We started with a bowl of C&D Pirate Kake, in a Diplomat bent MM pipe. When this is finished, I'm going to cry quite a bit. It is, along with Spark Plug, the latakia bomb blends I like the most. 
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