How do you find the lighter? Mine works well, but I find it awkward to use with a pipe, especially in the latter half of the bowl.
What's Your First Pipe Purchase of the New Year?
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How do you find the lighter? Mine works well, but I find it awkward to use with a pipe, especially in the latter half of the bowl.
I just picked up a Savinelli Riccio 316KS. The 316 shape, natural wood finish and the Riccio texture makes it incredibly comfortable to hold.
Nice looking pipe. I have a few Savinellis...all nice smokers. Do you smoke with or without filters?
This Brebbia Triade Stack Bulldog that I picked up from Steve Fallon (PipeStud).
I did eventually purchase a pipe this year.
Just grabbed a badly described Mummert off Fleabay. Hope it's solid.
Picked up this great little Comoy's Old Bruyere Canadian to break the ice for 2020
I bought this well-loved estate Bruyere “Fine”, with a Légionnaire’s head sculpt. (If anyone has any information about this type of pipe, please let me know.) The bowl needs a little cleaning, but otherwise it’s in great shape. (What tobacco would a Legionnaire smoke? I’m guessing it would be Oriental with a fair amount of Latakia...)
I swore I wasn't going to buy another pipe this year as I can't find enough time to smoke the ones I have (92) but I couldn't pass up this gorgeous unsmoked Paul Perri Canadian Pot.
Paul is a true American classic. He's turning 100 this year and was carving pipes well into his 90s
Paul is a true American classic. He's turning 100 this year and was carving pipes well into his 90s
A new Kaywoodie Saxon straight rusticated billiard with a tapered stem, weighing about 1 ounce with thin chamber walls that still don't heat up, and a medium chamber despite the light weight. I'm more than a little impressed. No photo, but I guess everyone knows what this looks like.
Got a couple MM CG Natural pipes from WVSS. This one is a straight with a bent Forever Nosewarmer stem. Very well balanced, light, and comfortable in hand.
This Rubio Bulldog was my first purchase in 2020.
I haven't bought one pipe yet for 2020. So far I have not seen one that fits my strict criteria. I look all the time but just have not found the right one.
On a trip to Pennsylvania in January I stopped in a Boswell's in Chambersburg. Wasn't planning on pipe purchase, but I couldn't resist:
I suck at photos BTW. Shown getting loaded with some Dunbar.
This pipe has exceeded all my expectations, and at first I was very hesitant to purchase a new pipe with vulcanite stem but I trusted the Boswell fellow. I have since smoked this pipe at least 2 or 3 times a day, every day for the last month. It has not soured and only gets sweeter by the week. It is fast becoming m favorite pipe.
- Vulcanite stem is not oxidizing (I do keep it cleaned and mineral oil overnight)
- It never (and I mean never) smokes wet. The first pipe I own that smokes completely dry
- Very light, and comfortable clencher
- Very open airway, effortless draw
I suck at photos BTW. Shown getting loaded with some Dunbar.
This pipe has exceeded all my expectations, and at first I was very hesitant to purchase a new pipe with vulcanite stem but I trusted the Boswell fellow. I have since smoked this pipe at least 2 or 3 times a day, every day for the last month. It has not soured and only gets sweeter by the week. It is fast becoming m favorite pipe.
- Vulcanite stem is not oxidizing (I do keep it cleaned and mineral oil overnight)
- It never (and I mean never) smokes wet. The first pipe I own that smokes completely dry
- Very light, and comfortable clencher
- Very open airway, effortless draw
OK.... Been trying the 6mm balsa filters for a while. I don't like them. They seem to swell with moisture and start to impede the airflow. When you insert them into the stem the corners of the triangles get sheared off so there isn't a hell of a lot of air flow to begin with. I enjoy the pipes a lot better since replacing the filters with the hole adapters that came with the pipes.
Missouri Meerschaum sells a different kind of balsa filters, not triangular but rather hexagonal with furrows on two sides. They've worked great for me and I've experienced none of the problems you mention. No tongue bite from moisture is certainly worth their cost.
Aldo Velani Filters (Pack of 30)
Aldo Velani Balsa Wood Filters are an excellent alternative to the traditional Medico Paper Filters. They are 6 mm and cylindrical in shape with channels down the side to collect more of the naturally occurring moisture content while smoking without inhibiting the smoking quality. These fine...
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Cool. Thanks for that lead. I'll give them a try. I like the fact that they soak up the moisture but having to suck versus sip is not enjoyable.Missouri Meerschaum sells a different kind of balsa filters, not triangular but rather hexagonal with furrows on two sides. They've worked great for me and I've experienced none of the problems you mention. No tongue bite from moisture is certainly worth their cost.
Aldo Velani Filters (Pack of 30)
Aldo Velani Balsa Wood Filters are an excellent alternative to the traditional Medico Paper Filters. They are 6 mm and cylindrical in shape with channels down the side to collect more of the naturally occurring moisture content while smoking without inhibiting the smoking quality. These fine...
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