Take a Picture of Yourself Smoking a Pipe

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Originally Posted by Lostmason

I've seen several listings for cherry wood pipes and was wondering how they fared.But a hard wood pipe sounds good and probably tastes better than a cob.

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Scores of Ropps on ebay at $1.50 - up. Cherry smokes fine, thicker/non-ornate bowls survive the ravages of the wood's moisture absorbing character.

First walk to the post office and back (3/4-mile) without a cane in nine months; took the umbrella for insurance, though. Stanwell square horn featherweight x Reiner LGF.

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Originally Posted by Mister Moo

Scores of Ropps on ebay at $1.50 - up. Cherry smokes fine, thicker/non-ornate bowls survive the ravages of the wood's moisture absorbing character.

First walk to the post office and back (3/4-mile) without a cane in nine months; took the umbrella for insurance, though. Stanwell square horn featherweight x Reiner LGF.

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Congrats on the progress!

Killing time in the truck waiting on my nephew to get to the golf course. The peckerwood is always late. At least I had something to occupy my time.
I smoked his ass too. He was bragging like crazy because he'd shot his lowest round ever, a 77 the day before. We played 9 holes and I beat him by 5 strokes. :)


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A friend sent me an old meer-lined Kaywoodie, kinda dirty annd entirely uninspiring. After clean up I learned two things:

1. it smokes as well as my 1964 Dunhill shell billiard; and
2. the old Flame Grain looks pretty handsome.

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eBay bender? One bid in years got me a bargain pair of Tanganyika Meerschaum Co. Kiko black block pipes. Here's the dog and, yes, it smokes like a champ - rock solid and gurgle free. Never a big fan of screw-in tenons but this pipe and the brother billiard have no smoking warts. I'm a new fan of the old Kikos.

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Originally Posted by Mister Moo

eBay bender? One bid in years got me a bargain pair of Tanganyika Meerschaum Co. Kiko black block pipes. Here's the dog and, yes, it smokes like a champ - rock solid and gurgle free. Never a big fan of screw-in tenons but this pipe and the brother billiard have no smoking warts. I'm a new fan of the old Kikos

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Congrats on some nice looking pipes.
Dan, is black meerschaum naturally black, stained, painted...?

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Originally Posted by GWBowman

Congrats on some nice looking pipes.
Dan, is black meerschaum naturally black, stained, painted...?

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My take on african meerschaum is:

1. less pourous than turkish limiting coloration from smoking;
2. not naturally white but more ivory to tan; and
3. a tendency to have color and texture variations or streaks in a natural state.

I speculate the select stuff made premium natural pipes, most or all of which were highly rusticated; variegated clay was dyed or covered in handstitched leather boots.

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Originally Posted by Tombstone

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Looking good. What are you smoking?

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Originally Posted by JustTroItIn

Looking good. What are you smoking?

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Fire Storm by Russ I am hooked. Opened a tin Friday ans have gone through 3 bowls since.