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Post by velanibriar on Apr 24, 2024 13:48:07 GMT -5
I know some people don’t want to share their honey holes but what is your favorite inexpensive estate pipe brand? I really like Aldo Velani pipes from the 70s and 80s. I find them to smoke better than most entry level brands like Peterson and Savinelli for a lower entrance fee.
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Post by turbocat on Apr 24, 2024 14:06:57 GMT -5
St. Claude and other brands that are St. Claude pipes. Wonderful smokers with nice fit and finish and occasionally really nice wood.
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Post by coalsmoke on Apr 24, 2024 14:14:41 GMT -5
I've found that BBBs are often a good deal.
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Post by mgtarheel on Apr 24, 2024 14:50:41 GMT -5
I like to look for "Edwards" pipes. Older French/American pipes that are well made and cheap.
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Post by Silver on Apr 24, 2024 16:27:11 GMT -5
Depends on how you define cheap. I've purchased most of my Dr. Grabows $10-30. BBB, Hardcastle and Parker, $25-70. Same with my Stanwells.
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Post by turbocat on Apr 24, 2024 17:26:09 GMT -5
Silver makes an excellent point. I’ve found some really nice St. Claude pipes for under $30, which I think is the cheapest of cheap range. If I moved that number up to $50 to $75, I would say Butz Choquin.
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Post by urbino on Apr 24, 2024 18:14:31 GMT -5
I've found that BBBs are often a good deal. I would agree with that. Jobeys are usually really good smokers, too, and aren't super sought after. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Apr 24, 2024 18:26:26 GMT -5
 If you can find them Savory pipes are very good smokers.
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Post by planofman on Apr 25, 2024 1:38:37 GMT -5
Depends on how you define cheap. I've purchased most of my Dr. Grabows $10-30. BBB, Hardcastle and Parker, $25-70. Same with my Stanwells. I'd have to agree on the Stanwell pipes. Good grain in them, usually. Whitehall is another that has good tight grain. |
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Post by lizardonarock on Apr 25, 2024 10:09:34 GMT -5
Ben Wade the older the better and look for the Dunhill era. Stanwell pre 1980.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 25, 2024 10:20:52 GMT -5
Ben Wade the older the better and look for the Dunhill era. Stanwell pre 1980. The Denmark Ben Wade's are great, but I don't think they were cheap. My London Ben Wade is a great pipe for Penzance. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 25, 2024 14:46:53 GMT -5
You know, I have a couple of Aldo Velani pipes and they are really nice pipes that smoke great. I remember thinking when I got my first one that it probably wouldn't be any good, but I was very pleasantly surprised.
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Post by trailboss on Apr 25, 2024 18:18:10 GMT -5
I think that any of my British estate pipes from days of yore are a good deal...not really brand specific, I have gotten some great Saseini/GBD/BBB/Dunhill '52 Tanshell for $10  ..... The sub brands of the British pipe makers, too many to recollect... Sometimes you get a dog, but it is rare. I did buy a gurgling dog from a British pipe-maker on this forum (aesthetically it is a beaut). Don't be that guy...sell it on Ebay. I still have it, but I do not have the heart to make money from it...I may gift it to a pipe seller in Vegas though. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 25, 2024 18:34:01 GMT -5
I think that any of my British estate pipes from days of yore are a good deal...not really brand specific, I have gotten some great Saseini/GBD/BBB/Dunhill '52 Tanshell for $10 ..... The sub brands of the British pipe makers, too many to recollect... Sometimes you get a dog, but it is rare. I did buy a gurgling dog from a British pipe-maker on this forum (aesthetically it is a beaut). Don't be that guy...sell it on Ebay. I still have it, but I do not have the heart to make money from it...I may gift it to a pipe seller in Vegas though.It's an easy fix. |
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If you can find them Savory pipes are very good smokers.
..... The sub brands of the British pipe makers, too many to recollect...