WHC Irish Bog Oak Pipe (1903)

[settersbrace]

Very nice find! You will report on the smoking quality, right?

 

[pitchfork]

Contact me first if you ever decide to part with it

Ha ha. Sure thing.

Very nice find! You will report on the smoking quality, right?

This might be the first pipe I don't actually smoke. It's all cleaned and ready to go, but I'm hesitant to fire it up. We'll see. Maybe some day after one too many Bushmills...

 

[chalbach72]

That is by far the single most beautiful carving I've ever seen.... :D Please do smoke it, I'd love to hear how it fairs!

 

[mso489]

There's a story here if you can learn it.

 

[pitchfork]

Very nice find! You will report on the smoking quality, right?

This might be the first pipe I don't actually smoke. It's all cleaned and ready to go, but I'm hesitant to fire it up. We'll see. Maybe some day after one too many Bushmills...

Never say never. Finally got around to firing this thing up. Smoking some well aged Brown Irish X (seemed appropriate). Happy to say the pipe smokes great -- for a turn-of-the-century pipe, it's got a nice, easy draw. My first smoke in a bog oak/morta pipe, too -- seems to bring out some brighter flavors in this old rope. More so than briar, anyways.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Wow! I remember this thread. Nearly two and a half years! About time you smoked it :rofl:

 

[Chasing Embers]

Man, I still love that thing! Need to find someone to clone a 904 in morta.