Hamborger Veermaster in the Brindisi. Got it lit as thunder started rolling in. Hope I can finish before rain hits. Pretty good stuff.
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Hamborger Veermaster in the Brindisi. Got it lit as thunder started rolling in. Hope I can finish before rain hits. Pretty good stuff.
Dunhill Nightcap
2011 Villiger Maryland #333 in a straight black sandblast 2 star Ferndown Bark Prince with a Cumberland stem.
Now smoking the best durn tobacco made today: Strang in a 2003 smooth medium bent straight grain Ardor Venere Extra signed by Dorelio Rovera Dublin.
Chatham Manor in a black 1997 Brebbia Jubilee 925 silver banded grain sandblast briar calabash.
Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 1978 smooth full bend Dr. Grabow Omega.
Amphora Brown in a 1990s slight bend black Sasieni 4 Dot Ruff Root Dark 4 Dublin.
After a long week of goodbye speeches I can sit down and smoke a bowl of ODF in my Ser Jacopo Canadian. Watching Treehouse masters to unwind
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I'm getting to the point that if I'm not smoking Hamborger Veermaster or Hal o' the Wynd, I wish I was.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluenoser
Alas, tonight I'm stuck with this dusty old tin of Union Square. I'll cope, somehow... :D
C&d ojk
Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.
Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a smooth straight 1980s Upshall/Tilshead Walnut pot with the JU stamp.
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Dunhill Elizabethan Match in my trusty 1970s smooth three quarter bend Peterson System Standard 305.
I had some McClelland P.M. Pipe in a Savinelli 320 this afternoon. Beautiful day for a pipe in the hammock here.
Straus Union Terminal in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow stem with white swirls.
Jim,Quote:
Originally Posted by JimInks
If the pipe's stamped Upshall (and has the JU on the stem) then then that's what it is. The walnut finish was usually a "P" grade and you may find the grade (letter) on the side of the shank (near the bowl). Tilshead is the little town where the workshop is located. Your pipe is a James Upshall (first) but if the pipe only had the Tilshead stamp then it's one of their seconds that are called "Tilsheads".
The Tilshead are true seconds, made from the same briar, by the same craftsmen and only surface flaws prevented them from being Upshalls. In 1982-1984 they sold for $29.95 (red) and $39.95 (natural).
Just finished...
2002 McClelland Virginia Woods in a 1983 Ser Jacopo Gemma Granato stout, taper billiard with silver/gold/silver band.
starting...
2015 McClelland #2010 in a 11961 Barling's Make #7574 canadian.
Just finished smoking St. James Flake in a very early Ascorti straight New Dear KS billiard with a smooth shank.
Thank you for the Upshall info, @NeverBend .
Jim, can you see a letter on the stem (near the bowl)?Quote:
Originally Posted by JimInks
2015 McClelland #2010 in a 1985 Ser Jacopo (Rowlette) saddle panel with sterling band.
This is the first Rowlette that Jacopo made (it's unmarked). I named the line for my friend who lives in Rowlette. It's a candle wax (dripping) finish. I sold this pipe 30 years ago and then bought it a few months ago on eBay. First few smokes weren't encouraging but the last three have are approaching elite.
Troost Slices in an egg shaped medium bend smooth Burgundy colored 1985 Caminetto.
@NeverBend . Yes. there is a "P" there.
Not far from finishing this bowl of Vincent Manil La Brumeuse Semois in a 1990 smooth medium bend Nording freehand sitter with a wider top than bottom that also has a ridge and a narrower bowl resembling an upside down spout, with an amber colored lucite stem with cream swirls.
D&R Ryback in a 1970s smooth medium bend Stanwell Rego 969-48 Design Choice 837 sitter with a vulcanite stem and ferrule.
Rattray's Sweet Fragrant (courtesy of @Tobias Lutz , as is often the case lately) in a cob. I'm really trying to like Burley blends....!
Boswell’s Northwoods in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat.
Dunhill Elizabethan in a MM Legend.
Some homemade flake, Batch 27, in a cob.
This one's a brick of "Tobias Surprise," a blend by our friend @Tobias Lutz , and, to quote from my notes, "all the usual stuff." That would include VAs, burley, perique, latakia, and some orientals. Not sure what's in the Tobias Surprise but it tastes/smells like kind of a vanilla/whisky blend. At any rate, Batch 27 is a keeper :)
A couple minutes away from smoking Tilbury in a 2000 thin stem sandblasted black silver band spigot Ardor Urano S. Holmes #68/100 D.R. briar calabash with a smooth flared top.
Frog Morton's Cellar in a generic billiard
The last of my stash of Solani White and Black 763 in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer.
Oh man. I just got finished with my very first bowl of FM Cellar.Quote:
Originally Posted by cpmcdill
I cannot remember a tobacco that I fell in love with this fast. From the charring light, I knew I was going to love it. Love everything about it from the tin note to the sweet flavor. Definitely a keeper.
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FVF in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author.
Had some PA in a Country Gent. It's the only cob I use for blends with latakia. And I have to say the slight ghosting went well with the burley.
Now smoking the last of my stash of Sutliff Golden Age in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051.
Almost finished this bowl of G&H Rich Dark Honeydew in a straight 2014 MM Pride Legend. I did finish my work for the day, though.
Flying Dutchman Match in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem.
Angler's Dream in a 2003 paneled black grain relief medium bend Karl Erik Ekstravagant freehand sitter with a smooth rim.
GH Black Cherry Twist with 20% SG 1792 flake mixed in. Burns nice with no relights
Chopped some St James flake in my herb grinder earlier and it ready for ignition.
Part way through this bowl of 2012 Orlik Golden Sliced in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard.
Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1980s black sandblasted slight bend Savory’s Argyll 281 Cherrywood.