2007 Esoterica Stonehaven in a Rad Davis Lovat.
***What Are You Smoking, Sept. 2022?***
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Peterson DLNR in a Brebbia Pura
Charatan First Bowl in a clay; aiming to finish the pouch by tomorrow!
Got 5 bags of rubbish today; had 2 pints of beer at The Mill pub by the canal - and a few clay bowls
Needed a good drink to wash all that pipe smoke down!
Got 5 bags of rubbish today; had 2 pints of beer at The Mill pub by the canal - and a few clay bowls
Needed a good drink to wash all that pipe smoke down!
Now for some H&H WhiteKnight in my Brebbia 984. Interesting to come back to an English mixture after a few days focused on Virginias.
With its relatively narrow and conical bowl, I sometimes wonder if this pipe might be better suited to Virginias. But my Englishes are flavorful enough in this guy that I'm unlikely to re-dedicate it.
With its relatively narrow and conical bowl, I sometimes wonder if this pipe might be better suited to Virginias. But my Englishes are flavorful enough in this guy that I'm unlikely to re-dedicate it.
Here is a BBB Glokar System billiard that was gifted to me by a forum member. New to BBB hallmarks, but it appears to have been made in 1911. A little elbow grease and tarnish remover went a long way. Byronic Slices:
2019 Sutliff Ready Rubbed in a Peterson Pub pipe.
Did a set of walking reps, and smoked 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.
A third of the way through this bowl of year 2016 Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake in a straight smooth brown post-1964 Parker Super Bruyere 88/F group 3 bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
Lunting with kiddo and some CD Seersucker in a W pipes billiard.
The first bowl after the final "repairs" of my first 8€ clay pipe and probably the last photo of it for a while,
I expect a package with some goodies to arrive tomorrow and new pictures with it. Honestly!
But for now hear this, if you will:
This clay pipe is cheap and broken twice but very dear to me. I refused to let it go and made the current hemp twine bind final by soaking the crucial parts in plastic glue,
because that's what I had available. Shank and knot were glued, they're now as hard as wood and even produce a satisfying sound when you tap on them.
I bet dollars to peanuts that the pipe is now stronger than before, except for the clay sticking out.
It stands upright on its own, nothing wobbles, it feels good all around and it's got my personal touch.
Now it's as fancy as a bird. Well, at least a pigeon.
@halfdan and any friend of the clay
Try a twine bind on one of your clays some day, I feel like it makes them smoke better and cooler!
Seems logical too... Thicker chamber with more air padding and all. Break, fix, reinforce, enjoy.
Let me know what you think.
I expect a package with some goodies to arrive tomorrow and new pictures with it. Honestly!
But for now hear this, if you will:
This clay pipe is cheap and broken twice but very dear to me. I refused to let it go and made the current hemp twine bind final by soaking the crucial parts in plastic glue,
because that's what I had available. Shank and knot were glued, they're now as hard as wood and even produce a satisfying sound when you tap on them.
I bet dollars to peanuts that the pipe is now stronger than before, except for the clay sticking out.
It stands upright on its own, nothing wobbles, it feels good all around and it's got my personal touch.
Now it's as fancy as a bird. Well, at least a pigeon.
@halfdan and any friend of the clay
Try a twine bind on one of your clays some day, I feel like it makes them smoke better and cooler!
Seems logical too... Thicker chamber with more air padding and all. Break, fix, reinforce, enjoy.
Let me know what you think.
2012 Astleys no 44 Dark Flake in a Jack Howell Apple.
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am smoking aged Rattrays Hal O’ The Wynd in a straight smooth brown pre-WWII (Comoy’s) Corinthian De-Luxe 126 pot made for Sutliff in San Francisco with a black tapered vulcanite stem. Larry's El Salvador Dali, neat, is my drink.
Trying some Wilke Raspberry in a Peterson Arklow No. 68. 
Aged Virginia Flake in a Peterson Amber Spigot 03.
Got some nightcap in a Peterson spigot. 
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A friend brought over some pear brandy earlier and after we finished an awful lot of it I decided that I hadn’t irritated the neighbour’s in ages so I busted out the vinyl. At the moment it’s The White Stripes but they’ve also had to put up with Fugazi and Nick Cave for the last few hours.
In the meantime I’ve been smoking Bayou Night in the White Longchamp and moving on to Black Frigate in this Italian made Commodore cutty which also calls for a more relaxing sound so it’s CSN&Y on the turntable next.
In the meantime I’ve been smoking Bayou Night in the White Longchamp and moving on to Black Frigate in this Italian made Commodore cutty which also calls for a more relaxing sound so it’s CSN&Y on the turntable next.
Did a second set of walking reps, and am close to finishing this bowl of year 2016 D&R Two Timer Gold in a 1982 smooth straight Sasieni Ivory 105 Apple with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
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