Favorite pipe finish?

[LandonColby]

I voted for a combination. I rarely go for smooth pipes, I prefer sandblast and rustication. BUT it depends on the blast or the rustication. This blast for example is what I desire:
none of that lightly blasted crap where it looks like someone blew pixie dust on it. And as far as rustication goes I'm content with a variation of different finishes.

[mooster]

none of that lightly blasted crap where it looks like someone blew pixie dust on it.

If a sandblasted or rusticated pipe can't double as a backscratcher, it might as well be smooth!

[LandonColby]

If a sandblasted or rusticated pipe can't double as a backscratcher, it might as well be smooth!

Amen to that, brother.

[Horsefeathers]

I got to hold one of his suede blast pipes at the Tokyo Pipe Show. Needless to say, it was awesome.

That must have been awesome! Any idea on how much it was going for?

Also, boy did I ever butcher the English language in that post.

[LandonColby]

That must have been awesome! Any idea on how much it was going for?

Also, boy did I ever butcher the English language in that post.

I just figured you were on the tail end of a big bowl of 1792 or something haha

[MrMotoyoshi]

That must have been awesome! Any idea on how much it was going for?

Also, boy did I ever butcher the English language in that post.

It was being sold as an estate. F. Sykes Wilford and gang came to Japan and brough a bunch of their pipes to sell. I wanna say it was about 500 dollars. It felt like a cat's tongue. Very intriguing feeling.

[sweaterman]

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I have other pipes but find it hard to smoke out of any of them but this Longchamp, it burns so nice.

[Haebar]

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I have other pipes but find it hard to smoke out of any of them but this Longchamp, it burns so nice.

Nice looking Longchamp.

[NeverBend]

Sandblast a definite first with rusticated a not-too-distant second. Smooth pipes just don't feel right to me.

Clip those nails , you're scratching the smooths, silly feline (your avatar).

I prefer smooths for two reasons:
1 - they can smoke VA a little sweeter while sandblasts are a bit more dry in taste and moisture.
2 - they're harder to make (handmade and unfilled).

I do like and smoke sandblasts. The blast process, when deep and well defined, is a torture test for the flaws that prevented it from being smooth so I consider them to be firsts as well.