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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 11, 2018 17:35:00 GMT -5
I tend to favor sandblasted pipes... I find them more interesting to my eye.
Yet, my favorite pipe to smoke is a smooth flame-grain.
Magic, Voodoo, call it what you will.
Comments solicited...
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Post by beardedmi on Feb 11, 2018 17:40:20 GMT -5
I love all things grain blasted, smooth, birdseye, straight, flame. I do have a special place in my heart for birdseye, yea yea cross cut easier to find blah blah it still catches my eye to see all the swirls and randomness.
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Post by Lady Margaret on Feb 11, 2018 17:49:03 GMT -5
each pipe is unique. i used to like only smooth and bent, but some rusticateds called my name and i couldn't resist. i have also acquired some straights. basically, pipes pick me, or maybe they put me under their spell. my all time favorite, though, is a Sav 904.
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Post by briarpipenyc on Feb 11, 2018 18:12:54 GMT -5
For me, there is something very appealing when holding and looking at a blasted/rusticated finish. Far more pleasant to rub than those briar smoothies that shine like oily formica. Those dead smooths...close your eyes and rub them. It's feels like a piece of wax. But rub a good, deep blasted, surface, and, ahhhhhh.....briar Nirvana! Go ahead...feel up that bumpy hunk of wood and don't worry about being brought up on harassment charges. There are nerve endings in your finger tips for a reason.
But, to each his own.... as they say. Buy the pipes that strips your gears.
I like it rough.
Frank
NYC
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 11, 2018 18:34:46 GMT -5
For me, there is something very appealing when holding and looking at a blasted/rusticated finish. Far more pleasant to rub than those briar smoothies that shine like oily formica. Those dead smooths...close your eyes and rub them. It's feels like a piece of wax. But rub a good, deep blasted, surface, and, ahhhhhh.....briar Nirvana! Go ahead...feel up that bumpy hunk of wood and don't worry about being brought up on harassment charges. There are nerve endings in your finger tips for a reason. But, to each his own.... as they say. Buy the pipes that strips your gears. I like it rough. Frank NYC ...nailed it, Frank... |
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Post by That Falls Guy on Feb 11, 2018 18:35:29 GMT -5
Thanks to my father, I learned to appreciate the quality of grain in wood. Looking at a pipe with nice grain always prompted me to buy it if the price was reasonable. I have many that fit that description.
Lately, however, I have come to appreciate some rough grained pipes as well. Since I rarely buy new pipes, I find a lot of the blasted pipes to be most attractive, and well (from photos) broken in. My latest purchases of a Tinderbox, a Rapp, and a couple of Dr. Grabows (all blasted pipes) have all proved to be very good pipes, and excellent smokers!
In the world of PAD, you never know what's going to strike you, where, or when it's going to happen! I recently posted s thread about Meerschaum lined pipes. I stated how I didn't particularly like them. Within a few days of that posting, I bought one. Go figure. That's how PAD works!
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Post by slowroll on Feb 12, 2018 0:25:49 GMT -5
I have quite a few sandblasts, and even made a couple, they can be nice, but I love a smooth pipe with rich complex grain, waxed, not varnished.  |
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Post by steveinny on Feb 12, 2018 8:28:48 GMT -5
I am partial to rusticated & sandblast finishes. I think the feel reminds me of a natural cob which I also like. The Morgan Bones are all sandblast and natural finish (carnuba wax only).
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