I'm almost down to only Weavers and Everetts in briar, now to work on only Kenans in meerschaum.
You Have HOW Many Pipes? (New G.L. Pease Article)
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Some sites hold pipes, and others such as SPC have layaway.
Good to know always nice when a place holds stuff, I like to do business with businesses like that
@admin thanks Kevin, really nice article! 
Also, thank you very much @glpease for all you’ve brought to the pipe world, and especially your blends!
By the way, I was going to post a comment at the article, but it wanted me to login, and took me to a Wordpress page, while I was logged in to the forum. hmm
Getting back into pipes almost 3 years ago, from originally getting into it, in the mid 80s, I remember back then I quickly got excited about pipes and started buying a few.
My first Freehand was a Ben Wade, when Preben Holm was alive and making them. Now that, was a really beautiful Freehand I wish I kept, but I quit back then.
I think anyone that really has a love for the pipe world is going to be attracted by all these shiny toys! LOL
Well, I really started to sink in quick on TAD, but I’ll be honest, I wanted to go down the road on some Estates collecting, but the insane high prices on the pipes just turned me off.
Now, TAD is dead in me, sure, I love to look at pipes and admire them, but the spark of buying lots of pipes, from all sorts of makers and various styles, I could give a hoot about now.
I’m actually more excited about searching the world of tobacco out there and finding good blends. Let’s face it, if you don’t enjoy what you smoke, well, so much for the pipe.
I have only 7 pipes, 4 Briar, 1 Meerschaum and 2 Cobs. But I’m not smoking cobs anymore, so now I only smoke 5 pipes.
For the past 3 years, I’ve been looking at pipes daily online, at many sites around the world and Instagram. Now, all I really care for is one fairly unique Castello, and a unique commission from one of the small carvers out there in the world, still haven’t figured out who.
I can actually be happy with my 5 pipes, minus the cobs, if it’s all I could ever afford from here on out.
I also saw this as a serious addiction, and I didn’t want to be a part of the indulgence like this, it’s not my thing, I’m a smoker, not a collector.
I’m also a gypsy and traveler by nature, so I don’t like to be tied down to anything, and when it’s time to retire, I’ll be travelling the world with the Mrs, the rest of our life’s, so how the heck am I suppose to travel with a 100 pipes and 20 pounds of tobacco, nope not me... LOL
Here’s my pipes...
I’m satisfied because at least I have some pipe history here, and I guess, some is better than none. So I’m really happy to have these few examples of the pipe world.
2021 Bay Denmark Apple with bamboo and cumberland stem.
1931-1967 BBB Wyteway Billiard with a vulcanite stem.
Dr. Grabow: Commodore 65 Zulu, dated from 1967-1969, vulcanite stem, metal screw-in tenon, no stinger.
2020 Radice Rind Straight
1901 Sam McLardy & Co. Meerschaum with a vulcanite stem.
Also, thank you very much @glpease for all you’ve brought to the pipe world, and especially your blends!
By the way, I was going to post a comment at the article, but it wanted me to login, and took me to a Wordpress page, while I was logged in to the forum. hmm
Getting back into pipes almost 3 years ago, from originally getting into it, in the mid 80s, I remember back then I quickly got excited about pipes and started buying a few.
My first Freehand was a Ben Wade, when Preben Holm was alive and making them. Now that, was a really beautiful Freehand I wish I kept, but I quit back then.
I think anyone that really has a love for the pipe world is going to be attracted by all these shiny toys! LOL
Well, I really started to sink in quick on TAD, but I’ll be honest, I wanted to go down the road on some Estates collecting, but the insane high prices on the pipes just turned me off.
Now, TAD is dead in me, sure, I love to look at pipes and admire them, but the spark of buying lots of pipes, from all sorts of makers and various styles, I could give a hoot about now.
I’m actually more excited about searching the world of tobacco out there and finding good blends. Let’s face it, if you don’t enjoy what you smoke, well, so much for the pipe.
I have only 7 pipes, 4 Briar, 1 Meerschaum and 2 Cobs. But I’m not smoking cobs anymore, so now I only smoke 5 pipes.
For the past 3 years, I’ve been looking at pipes daily online, at many sites around the world and Instagram. Now, all I really care for is one fairly unique Castello, and a unique commission from one of the small carvers out there in the world, still haven’t figured out who.
I can actually be happy with my 5 pipes, minus the cobs, if it’s all I could ever afford from here on out.
I also saw this as a serious addiction, and I didn’t want to be a part of the indulgence like this, it’s not my thing, I’m a smoker, not a collector.
I’m also a gypsy and traveler by nature, so I don’t like to be tied down to anything, and when it’s time to retire, I’ll be travelling the world with the Mrs, the rest of our life’s, so how the heck am I suppose to travel with a 100 pipes and 20 pounds of tobacco, nope not me... LOL
Here’s my pipes...
I’m satisfied because at least I have some pipe history here, and I guess, some is better than none. So I’m really happy to have these few examples of the pipe world.
2021 Bay Denmark Apple with bamboo and cumberland stem.
1931-1967 BBB Wyteway Billiard with a vulcanite stem.
Dr. Grabow: Commodore 65 Zulu, dated from 1967-1969, vulcanite stem, metal screw-in tenon, no stinger.
2020 Radice Rind Straight
1901 Sam McLardy & Co. Meerschaum with a vulcanite stem.
Solid article Greg!
“ More and more of the pipes in my collection began to take on some sort of emotional value. I’ve mentioned in the past that pipes can be talismans of events, or even more importantly, of people. Recently, I was reminded of an old friend who sold me a very special Castello 55 from his own collection. He is no longer with us, but that pipe will always remind me of him, of his vast knowledge, freely shared, of Castello pipes.”
So many of the pipes in my collection come with memories of collectors and the great collections they came from.
“ More and more of the pipes in my collection began to take on some sort of emotional value. I’ve mentioned in the past that pipes can be talismans of events, or even more importantly, of people. Recently, I was reminded of an old friend who sold me a very special Castello 55 from his own collection. He is no longer with us, but that pipe will always remind me of him, of his vast knowledge, freely shared, of Castello pipes.”
So many of the pipes in my collection come with memories of collectors and the great collections they came from.
I, too, cannot part with pipes and no doubt have too many now. But, I do believe there is a functional limit to how many pipes one should obtain Greg might think it's fine to keep a pipe around that he might smoke once a year or so. But, for me, the mark is once every 3 weeks. If you have too many pipes to accomplish that mark with every pipe, time to stop buying them.
I think step one is admitting that you can't control your addiction.
I haven't counted mine but I'd say it's verging on "shitload" territory.
I haven't counted mine but I'd say it's verging on "shitload" territory.
I can thank GL Pease for my obsession with finding over-priced, Britiish made Rhodesians and bulldogs.
Two nights ago I finally cleared out a 6 pipe rack that was full. It was a hard decision, but now I have room to buy pipes I'll actually smoke.
Im planning on 3's. Basically because that's how my stands are spaced out.
I have 3 cobs, 3 kaywoodies, and 2 sets of 3 meerschaums
. But I only have 2 Rossi's, and now I'm down to two Savinelli Punto oros. I have room for one more of each. That is, if I decide to put my meers on that stand. If not, I have room for 8 pipes
Im planning on 3's. Basically because that's how my stands are spaced out.
I have 3 cobs, 3 kaywoodies, and 2 sets of 3 meerschaums
. But I only have 2 Rossi's, and now I'm down to two Savinelli Punto oros. I have room for one more of each. That is, if I decide to put my meers on that stand. If not, I have room for 8 pipes 
What's funny to me is here I have a tiny little collection of 10 pipes. To people outside of here I have so many pipes. Wow that's a lot of pipes. Though when people ask why I just say because I love them all.