For me, without a doubt would be a Dunhill Duke belonging to Edward VIII/POW with an albatross bone stem.
What is Your Holy Grail Pipe?
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I'd like a Brad Pohlmann bent sandblast.
Mine is whatever I happen to be smoking at the time. I don’t get my undies in a wad over what I don’t have. I enjoy what I do have.
The other two seasons (Fuyu and Aki) in the Tsuge Shiki Series I unintentionally started collecting recently.
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That Peterson, large-bowled freehand we saw at the Peterson factory many years ago. The one, and only, Peterson freehand I had even seen. Did not take a picture, unfortunately.
Ashton XXX Cherrywood Quaint, it brings out the strength and flavour of my favourite Virginia plugs and flakes like no other pipe I have in my collection.
This Jess Chonowitch Dublin has been my hold grail pipe for a long time. It is the best looking Dublin I have ever seen. It probably retailed for 5 grand and yes I could easily afford it, but not until the rest of my 4 kids are out of school. One graduated the Ringling College of arts with a graphic design degree. My oldest daughter is in a private law school. My youngest son is getting a business degree and my youngest daughter is taking classes at a community college. Once they are all graduated, I will probably still say no on spending 5 grand on a pipe. I would rather buy stuff for my kids as that will always give me more pleasure.
the only thing I can think of is one of those old meerschaum pipes that is so expertly carved as to make the best ones produced today look like the work of children with the palsy. For example I've seen ones that look less carved and more like an evil sorcerer turned his enemy into a pipe through some weird meerschaum based alchemy. I'd kill for one of those pipes, a very very bad person and not just any body.
Oh yes. And some of the old ones make him look amateur. I mean he blows me away, but some of the things I've seen from the past, look like what he might do if he had all the time in the world to get it beyond perfect. like I've seen ones where the skin is subtly carved so it has the pattern of the dermis.
Yeah his stuff is probably the closest I could ever get to one of those old ones.
His Abe Lincoln was carved like that, and man did the price reflect it!
would love to see that. Though I don't want to have a person that I can id on the pipe. Not any big reason just a little preference.
Definitily Ragnar Lothbrok. Splendid !
In your dreams my friend, in your dreams
Though I have two wonderful 1967 Dunhill tanshell billiards for sale . Mind you ; unsmoked !
Eltang.
I've been looking more for balance in pipes the last years and his pipes are always balanced and well proportioned.
Also like the danish minimalistic style.
I've been looking more for balance in pipes the last years and his pipes are always balanced and well proportioned.
Also like the danish minimalistic style.
I actually don’t have any that aren’t achievable with time and work…. In other words I really don’t like expensive pipes in most cases, they look hideous…. My favourite carver is Neerup and I prefer his classic line to his more elite line by a landslide, I simply don’t like those pipes. I like some Claudio Cavichi and Sara Etlang, and although fairly pricey aren’t ridiculous and totally impossible to buy at some point.
I simply ignore all name recognition, hype, branding, classes of pipes and go with what I find attractive, and no doubt they’ll smoke well.
I simply ignore all name recognition, hype, branding, classes of pipes and go with what I find attractive, and no doubt they’ll smoke well.
Not so much. The '75 billiard I got last year for $20 had the hinged box, sleeve, and papers though it was smoked.In your dreams my friend, in your dreams
Though I have two wonderful 1967 Dunhill tanshell billiards for sale . Mind you ; unsmoked !
