***What Are You Smoking, Sept. 2022?***
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2014 Dan Tobacco Patriot Flake in a Jack Howell Dublin.
Morley's Best in my Peterson Belgique. Doing some gate repair.
Closing in on the last third of this bowl of year 2013 Esoterica Tilbury in a smooth medium bend 1999 Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Milverton with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.
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.
I was considering saving this to smoke on the occasion of my birthday in February 2023, but, decided it was too special a gift to wait so long, and decided to run with the theme of gifted pipes I would smoke this weekend. I started with the anniversary present from Susan (the porcelain Royal Copenhagen designed by Jørn Micke).
Forum member, @Ag®o , made this beautiful pipe for me by hand (without a lathe!) It arrived on Friday, from Italy and I couldn’t wait to share it here—with people who would genuinely appreciate it. Ag®o was aware of my love of squat Bulldogs and Rhodesians, and in his design, included his appreciation of ancient Etruscan oil lamps he remembered his father rescuing from the sea.
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Being an artist, I loved the idea of art history getting incorporated into a pipe, and the idea of old and new converging. The concave face and the underside would show off the Birdseye grain of the pipe.
So, I’m going to have Esoterica Penzance (2021) in what we are calling an Etruscan-Rhodesian with a Gold Band and Hand-cut Stem.
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I love how the concentric circles (and the Ag®o logo on the band) echo the round oil lamp face of the top of the pipe—it’s a wonderful accent and detail on a pipe I am grateful to have and will always treasure.
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Thank you, my friend. My only hope is that the gift I make for you in return will give you as much joy as this pipe does me.
Wait, I’m lost LOL
Forum member @Ag®o made this, ahhh I didn’t know he made pipes, where have I been this whole time... LOL
@Ag®o do you have a site or Instagram, is this your job, or hobby?
Wow what a pipe!
Just passing the half way point on this bowl of year 2022 Wessex Campaign Dark Flake in a straight black 1963 Dunhill LBS Shell 4S billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
Based on suggestions from other forum members ( Dino, LotusEater, etc…) I am bringing back my other pipes back in rotation. I will still smoke the Altinay most of the time, but I will also smoke the others occasionally.
Now smoking Golden Triangle Paulina in a Paykoc Meerschaum Sherlock Holmes- From Sherlock Holmes/ Dr Watson two pipe set
Now smoking Golden Triangle Paulina in a Paykoc Meerschaum Sherlock Holmes- From Sherlock Holmes/ Dr Watson two pipe set
Late afternoon bowl of C&D Autumn Evening in a big-bowl Nachwalter smooth Dublin halfbent with tapered twin-bore stem. Fall is in the air - even on the northeast coast of Florida.
Gawith Chocolate Flake in an unfinished Sav 320.
Hogshead in a Stanwell egg 1992 PoY 
GH&Co Dark Birds Eye in an Upshall P Billiard.
Not far from finishing this bowl of year 2012 St. James Flake in a dark brown smooth straight post-WW2 LHS Certified Purex 24 squat bulldog with a nickel ferrule and built in stinger and a black acrylic saddle stem. Watching the Braves-Nats game.
Sutliff Virginia Slices in a 1906 Peterson Patent
NASPC 2013 POY, a Canted Bulldog (another 90º rotation)
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