What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[freestoke]

Morning JT,

Sorry to hear about you getting more snow that means that we across the Sound had a narrow miss. Snow is melting slowly and the worst would appear to be over.

When Bengal Slices was introduced (late 1970s) the James Russell sales rep said that it represented the English Colonial period in India. A Latakia / Virginia (thick cut) flake was pretty novel at the time and India grew strains of Virginia but no Latakia. I didn't get the connection until the head of sales explained to me that it was the color of the resulting flake, (somewhat) alternating black and yellow, like that of a bengal tiger.
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Pete

Interesting, Pete! I'm smoking some plain ol' RY at the moment, in the CG Forever redux. The sun is OUT!! chick.gif

[JimInks]

Jim, I have to ask. How many pipes do you have in your regular rotation, and how many more make a cameo appearance from time to time?

I own 260 pipes, but I can't answer the rest of your question because I've never thought about it. I have favorites and a few non-favorites, but that's about as much an answer as I can give. Just never think about it. What pipe I smoke depends on what tobacco I am smoking.

Just finishing 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. Next is Lane Hazelnut in a 2003 IMP horn Meer.

[JimInks]

Stonehaven in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard.

[JimInks]

Troost Aromatic Match in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem.

[Horseshoe]

Bowl of Redcake 5100 in this spiffy Bigben. Thanks @Tobias Lutz

[JimInks]

A couple minutes away from smoking Watch City Old Dominion in a 1988 smooth full bend Peterson System Standard XL 315.

[Trroutman22]

Anyone remember David McCarter? I just smoked some Erinmore Flake in a decent sized Pot shape he did for me.

[Trroutman22]

I own 260 pipes

Whoa!! Now that would be some pipe rack.

[Pugsley]

Anyone remember David McCarter? I just smoked some Erinmore Flake in a decent sized Pot shape he did for me.

I remember him. I have a couple of his very early pipes that I bought from him when he was just getting started. I was just looking at his website a couple weeks ago and he has come a long, long way. Gorgeous stuff on there, although I just checked and the site appears to be down now. www.mccarterpipes.com

There are a couple examples of his more recent work in this thread. http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topi...d-mccarter-egg

[JimInks]

Now smoking HU Balkan Passion in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow stem with white swirls. Almost finished with this sample. A bottle of 7-Up is my drink. Working!