What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[Emperor Zurg]

Starting off the day with some McClelland's 5100 Red Cake in a Savinelli bamboo bent billiard.

Nice! I generally don't like bents or bamboo but that strikes me as a nice looking pipe. How does it smoke?

[penna stogey]

Starting off the day with some McClelland's 5100 Red Cake in a Savinelli bamboo bent billiard.

Very Noice pipe.....Did I say that???? Happy holidays

[Haebar]

Nice! I generally don't like bents or bamboo but that strikes me as a nice looking pipe. How does it smoke?

This one smokes very good, doesn't gurgle and passes a pipe cleaner. When I got it on Ebay, it looked like it had been stored in someone's toolbox and was pretty beat-up. I sent it to Bobby Owens in Norman Park, Georgia and he restored it for me for free. I had purchased a pipe from him on Ebay earlier and he had a note in the box that he repaired and restored pipes and that he would restore the first pipe for free. I have used him for numerous repair jobs since then and am always happy with the work he does.

[Pipe Smoker]

Had a lovely bowl of Penzance in my clay Tavern Pipe. Only a quick 10 minute smoke but then one needs to preserve the Penzance since it's damn near impossible to get it.

Have you tried Solani 779, English Luxury Mixture? $11.99 / 50g @ SmokingPipes. Not cheap, but has the advantage of being usually available.

I'm puffing a fill of 779 right now, in my Luciano squat bulldog. Very savory!

[Haebar]

Smoking some McClelland 5100 in a Dunhill Bruyere that I had restored by Walker Pipe Repair a couple of years ago. It had a crack in the shank and Mike put a silver band on it.

[Pipe Smoker]

BTW – Many folks think that Herr Will attempted to clone the legendary Balkan Sobranie 759 when he created Solani 779. Besides the similar name, the original tin was similar too. I've never smoked that Sobranie, so don't have an opinion on the matter. But if anyone could succeed at that effort, it would be Herr Will.

Now enjoying my second fill of 779. It's certainly good stuff, and I ordered five more tins to come with my just-purchased Ropp squat bulldog.

[NeverBend]

Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it)

and

Happy Holidays

to all you

Bums and your families!

[NeverBend]

Smoking some McClelland 5100 in a Dunhill Bruyere that I had restored by Walker Pipe Repair a couple of years ago. It had a crack in the shank and Mike put a silver band on it.

Hi Tab,

Great looking stick with elegant lines. Can you list the nomenclature (patent, model & year as they exist)? Looks like it was cut on a single chuck in the mid 1950s to 60s with a nicely refined shoulder and a good repair.

Pete

[Haebar]

Hi Tab,

Great looking stick with elegant lines. Can you list the nomenclature (patent, model & year as they exist)? Looks like it was cut on a single chuck in the mid 1950s to 60s with a nicely refined shoulder and a good repair.

Pete

Here you go Pete:




Thanks!

[Haebar]

Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it)

and

Happy Holidays

to all you

Bums and your families!

Merry Christmas to you and your family Pete!

And to all you other brothers of the leaf!