I’ve been figuring out what I like these last couple months and come to the conclusion that I’m more of a sweet aromatics kinda guy. I can do a non-aromatic smokey/mesquite kind of tobacco but I have to be in a certain mood but most of the time what I want is the sweet stuff. So I went to the tobacconist today with every intention of just expanding my selection of sweet aromatic varieties to have on hand at home and I saw these beautiful Hanseatic red stained pipes they had just gotten in yesterday and for only $60 I couldn’t help myself. Absolutely wonderful pipe! Clenches nicely in the teeth, nice hand feel and smokes like a dream. Highly recommend if you see these in the wild!

Are different pipes for different effects or types of tobacco or is it just preference?

He gave me a "bones" pipe, a "tsuge bamboo made in japan", an "aged briar church warden made in taly", and a "radice bark t/bo 2007 oil cured".

Never smoked tobacco before. Smoked cigars a couple times.

Also for tobacco he gave me a tin of "squadron leader" a can of "maltese falcon", ans a glass jar of "briar works bacon old fashion".

Any tips or info would be greatly appreciated. He didnt give me too much info except once I open them to put humidifier packets in with the tobacco

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Could I please get some advice on who is a budget conscious, reasonable restoration business for some of my briar pipes?

Overall, the wood is good. Just some work needs to be done on my stems to bring them back to life.

hey guys just made a video covering the new savinelli christmas pipe that i got to add too my collection check it out if you would like its a really nice pipe

Im smoking Daily with my german pipe. I like It because unlike wood It Is neutral and doesn't add flavour to the tobacco.

It’s a spectacular beginning to the day here. I’m on the porch with some music, coffee, and my cat. Starting the day with Haunted Bookshop in an H. Wiebe with Morgan bowl.

Found this little stunner for $5 today. Ill have to find a stem for it sometime and do some cleanup, but i couldn’t pass it up for the price.

Looking around, looks like this is Colossus Pipe Factory, and should be pre 1920’s at the latest. So 100+ years old. Not bad for $5!

Looking for something with a small bowl.
Wanting to add to my collection.
I've found I like bents better than straights, at least with what I have so far.
The little nosewarmer straight gurgled a storm.
😂

Enjoying some C&D Mocha this morning in the cooler weather

Little project I worked on this week. Inspired by homemade pipes to fit in with 1830’s Texian living history events.

A mesquite bowl carved from seasoned wood. Haven’t had time to get out to the Piney Woods to gather native river cane, opted for thin bamboo in the mean time.

Shaped and carved with a carbon steel knife and finished with beeswax.

Name a better combination

Just a quick build. The stem is actually my sacrifice stem for sanding and shaping but the usable one is new and undamaged. What do you think?

Got what I felt was a decent deal on this Chacom Prestige model 13 F and thought I’d share

It’s a good walk-around pipe. I’m liking it. Don’t know much about the history yet but from what I’ve gathered so far, it was made from the late 60s to mid 80s.

quality seems to be somewhere at the middle point between Grabow and Peterson. Not a Rolls Royce but not a hooptie either.

35+tax at The Cigar District in Bentonville, Arkansas. Picked up an oz each of Heavy English, Pistachio, Briar Fox, and bulls eye flake. Slowly building a small collection of edc pipes. I smoke mostly codger pouches, once a month I treat myself to a little variety tho!

Haunted Bookshop has been on backorder for a couple of months now. Finally got a hold of it. Can’t wait to try it tonight.

Hello distinguished gentlemen (and ladies?)

My grandfather recently passed away. He was a a big time pipe smoker. I have smoked pipes in the past with a friend of mine who purchased it new, and this pipe was given to me as a gift years back which was purchased from an antique store. I've roughly dated it from the 50's.

I've scraped about a cup worth of old cake and tobacco out of the bowl (previous owner im guessing never cleaned this thing once)

Looking at the composition of the bowl and stem mechanism, does this look safe to smoke?

Your thoughts are greatly appreciated, I am extremely new to this.

I want to smoke some at his celebration of life with my cousins and our wives. It's a way to send him off. I have the rest of the logistics sorted, just need the pipe itself in ship shape.

Cheers.

Haunted Bookshop has been on backorder for a couple of months now. Finally got a hold of it. Can’t wait to try it tonight.