Let's see you're most disappointing pipe that you've bought, just a complete letdown, but for whatever reason, you can't seem to toss it or move on from it.
Your Disappointing Pipe: Ugly, Runs Hot, etc.
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I don't have a picture of it on hand, but I had an Ashton tanblast straight poker that felt like it was going to combust into flames everytime I smoked it, no matter what I tried. Needless to say, I got rid of it. It was a visually beautiful piece, so I was very disappointed
I don’t keep disappointing pipes. They were all destined for the trash heap. My Peterson 305 that i bought in Cork. It broke my heart.
This is one of the cheapest brigham pipes you can buy, 49usd on smokingpipes.com.
Out of 8 pipes I have (some inherited, some bought new and some bought used), this is the only one that really disappointed me. I do like the shape and the feel of the rustication, but it's really not finished properly. The black stain never stops coming off. After using it for over 30 times, it still darkens my fingers. Very unpleasant.
Also, it gets hot very quickly and did get burnt at the bottom. Wasn't smoking fast and this never happened to me before or after with any other pipes. Well.. it gave me a chance to work with pipe mud and now it smokes fine. I am more conscious with my cadence while smoking this one tho.
I might have picked up a lemon, but now I try to avoid getting pipes that are too cheap
1. An eltang pencil shank dublin which smoked so hot that it really was impossible to use.
2. All four F. Becker pipes that I have owned. Love how they look. Every one gurgled and whistled.
3. I once loved my Castello 10s. However, is it possible for Castello to produce a tapered stem? How about one that is at least close....
2. All four F. Becker pipes that I have owned. Love how they look. Every one gurgled and whistled.
3. I once loved my Castello 10s. However, is it possible for Castello to produce a tapered stem? How about one that is at least close....
With many hundreds of pipes passing through my hands over the past few decades, I only recall two objectively bad ones:
- Jockey brand, leather-covered pot that smoked like a zinc incinerator burning yesterday's garbage
- Nording 2000 Hunter pipe, the "boar." Loved the pipe and tried everything, but I couldn't keep it from gurgling.
Those two are long gone, and I think both were aberrations. I certainly have had plenty of fantastic Nordings -- two of which remain in my now-savagely-culled pipe collection.
- Jockey brand, leather-covered pot that smoked like a zinc incinerator burning yesterday's garbage
- Nording 2000 Hunter pipe, the "boar." Loved the pipe and tried everything, but I couldn't keep it from gurgling.
Those two are long gone, and I think both were aberrations. I certainly have had plenty of fantastic Nordings -- two of which remain in my now-savagely-culled pipe collection.
Never had this issue. If they fail to meet my standards, into the trash they go.
I had a Savinelli that had a church warden stem and stretched out bowl. These things are called "opera" bowls. It was stamped "Gandalf". Only cost $100 so I bought it. Couldn't get it to work for me. Sold it through Pipestud.