I haven't decided what to call it yet. Any ideas?Quote:
Originally Posted by GWBowman
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I haven't decided what to call it yet. Any ideas?Quote:
Originally Posted by GWBowman
Old Dark Fired in a 1970s GBD Prehistoric Rhodesian 9438 with a perspex stem.
Did you make that? If so that's a cool looking "Bruck Ball" you're smoking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
Meanwhile, smoking some Stokkebye's cube cut burley, which I just got in the mail, in one of these:
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which I also just got in the mail :)
Very good. How about "wrecking ball?"Quote:
Originally Posted by GWBowman
yes, I made it myself from scratch, except the stem which is a MM replacement stem. The bowl is a 3" sphere of birch and the shank is a birch dowel thru which I drilled a hole. The bowl ID is 3/4" and is about 2" deep - enough for an all-afternoon smoke :)
I initially wanted to make a pipe out of a pool ball, like the 8 ball, but discovered to my dismay that they don't make pool balls out of wood anymore. So I got some birch balls instead. This one's just a proof of concept - I may try to make some more customized ones in the future.
How does it smoke? Pretty well IIDSSM. I had to pre-char the inner bowl with a blowtorch to get rid of the nasty woody taste, but since then it's been fine.
Getting ready to smoke some GL Pease Navigator in a smooth Brewster billiard. This tobacco was graciously sent to me by @mooster . I just found out his last name is the same as my wife's maiden name. To quote the great philosopher Steven Wright, "It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it."
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About half way through this bowl of 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.
F&K Lancer Slice in a BBB lovat
H&H Anniversary Kake in a straight John Bessai poker.
Sutliff Breckinridge in a smooth medium bend post-WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Killarney 9BC with a sterling silver band.
A minute or two away from smoking Watch City Old Black Magic in a small 1970s smooth three quarter bend Danish Sovereign XXX 324 sitter.
Part way through this bowl of Epiphany in a 1975 full bend black Dunhill Shell 52021 with a black vulcanite stem.
Half way through this bowl of Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a medium bend 2002 MM Legend cob.
Listing this a few minutes early: Union Leader Match in a smooth 2002 Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Milverton.
D&R Avanti in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer.
PS LNF in a Lilliput.
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Edgeworth Slices in an old medium bend grain etched Preben Holm Ben Wade Prominence B freehand.
C&D Old Joe Krantz in a MM Legend Strait.
I'm smoking a bowl of Hamborger Veermaster in my Randy Wiley pot. You know, I had almost given up on this pipe. In fact, I had written it off and put it on the "show only"rack of pipes that just don't cut it in the regular rotation, However, I gave it a second chance, and it's a champ now. Just took a bit longer than I'm used to, I guess.
Just finished smoking D&R Three Sails in a 2003 Stanwell Golden Danish 56 Rusticated Canadian.
D&R William’s Delight in an old grain relief, partly smooth full bend "V" shape bowl Ben Wade Prominence freehand with the letter A and the numeral 2 in circles. Going to post my D&R reviews some time today.
Not too far from finishing this bowl of 2010 Sutliff 507-C Virginia Slices in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter. This will finish the sample.
More H&H Anniversary Kake, this time in a large 1/8 bent Bjarne Hand Carved brandy with beautiful flame grain on both sides of the bowl and along the shank.
H&H AJ's VaPer in a Viking.
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GL Pease Navigator in a Dr. Grabow Savoy
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Yes, I'm smoking Navigator while wearing Aviators. I am a confused old man.
Newminster 400 Superior Navy Flake in a meer :)
2015 Gawith Hoggarth Bright CR Flake in an early 2000s Ser Jacopo Picta #23.
2nd bowl in this new (to me) pipe, first was good.
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Just finished smoking D&R Ryback in a 1970s smooth medium bend Stanwell Rego 969-48 Design Choice 837 sitter with a vulcanite stem and ferrule.
Now smoking delicious Dunhill Navy Rolls in a smooth 2002 medium bend eight sided panel top straight grain Rinaldo Collection Silver Line F Egea 05 Titania bulldog. This will finish the tin.
Finishing off a Don Rafael corona in a tiny Sunrise Featherweight apple.
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Now smoking MacBaren Modern Virginia in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band. Starting to run low on this now.
Just some Lane 1Q in a cob for me tonight.
I may finish the night out with a Lat blend. Haven't decided yet.
C&D Old Joe Krantz in a Grabow pot
OJK's name always reminds me of that classic Ink Spots recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQmOV6MgncU
Dunhill My Mixture BB1938 in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl.
MacBaren Navy Flake in a 1981 Ascorti Black Billiard Business with a military bit.
Dunhill Elizabethan Match in my trusty 1970s smooth three quarter bend Peterson System Standard 305.
Chatham Manor in a 1979 straight smooth Dr. Grabow Grand Duke 45 pot.
Almost finished smoking Jim's Half Va., Half Burley w/Per in a 2003 medium bent straight grain Two dot 2 P. Ardor Venere Extra Bucaneve with a silver ferrule signed by Dorelio Rovera.
Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a 1984 medium bend black grain etched Savinelli Non Pareil 9310 poker with a horn ferrule.
It has been a busy day at work so I'm a bit late posting this but my morning smoke was Storm Front in my Neverbend BB&S Rallye.
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