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Post by Gandalf on Dec 22, 2021 14:23:07 GMT -5
I just received a Dr Grabow bent rustic in yesterdays mail. I took it out of the package to check the draw....there was none !! They forgot to drill this one. Quite a surprise. Maybe they are just ahead of their time. In the future when pipes have been outlawed, they can sell 80% complete (ghost) pipes to get around the laws. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 23, 2021 19:52:13 GMT -5
Got a bit of Rich Dark Flake coming from a wonderful friends in the UK and a bit of Kringle Flake from another wonderful friend here in the USA.
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Post by Gypo on Dec 23, 2021 20:31:22 GMT -5
Got a bit of Rich Dark Flake coming from a wonderful friends in the UK and a bit of Kringle Flake from another wonderful friend here in the USA. You lucky guy RDF is a great smoke. I wish I could order some for myself |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 23, 2021 22:06:49 GMT -5
Only got a small taste of it from brother Josh (Roadsdiverged) and liked it. Mentioned it to a friend and the rest is history.
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chasingembers
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First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
Favorite Tobacco: Black Frigate,Solani Silver Flake, Yenidje Highlander, Angler's Dream, Watch City Slices, Salty Dogs, Mephisto, Ennerdale Flake, Rich Dark Honeydew, 1792 Flake
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Post by chasingembers on Dec 27, 2021 0:32:23 GMT -5
Just grabbed this on ebay.   |
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Post by Silver on Dec 27, 2021 0:33:41 GMT -5
Just grabbed this on ebay. Nice! |
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chasingembers
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Posts: 1,909
First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
Favorite Tobacco: Black Frigate,Solani Silver Flake, Yenidje Highlander, Angler's Dream, Watch City Slices, Salty Dogs, Mephisto, Ennerdale Flake, Rich Dark Honeydew, 1792 Flake
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Post by chasingembers on Dec 27, 2021 0:37:10 GMT -5
Just grabbed this on ebay. Nice! Thanks! I've never had a Nonpareil before and this one looks like a nice entry. Not sure if this one was made when they were still using real horn, but I'll test it when it arrives to find out.👍 |
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Post by Silver on Dec 27, 2021 0:41:11 GMT -5
I have three. How do you test to determine if it's real horn? Pretty sure two of them are artificial, the other one looks a little different.
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chasingembers
Senior Member
Posts: 1,909
First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
Favorite Tobacco: Black Frigate,Solani Silver Flake, Yenidje Highlander, Angler's Dream, Watch City Slices, Salty Dogs, Mephisto, Ennerdale Flake, Rich Dark Honeydew, 1792 Flake
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Post by chasingembers on Dec 27, 2021 0:50:23 GMT -5
I have three. How do you test to determine if it's real horn? Pretty sure two of them are artificial, the other one looks a little different. Similar to the vulcanite test. Buff the suspect horn with your thumb until it's warm. If it smells like burning hair or roasting meat, you've got the real deal. Another way is to scrub it through your hair. If it develops a static charge, it's plastic. |
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Post by Silver on Dec 27, 2021 0:56:50 GMT -5
Hah! No kidding, gotta try that. interesting that you grabbed one, pretty small by your standards. Its a good looking pipe, though.
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chasingembers
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First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
Favorite Tobacco: Black Frigate,Solani Silver Flake, Yenidje Highlander, Angler's Dream, Watch City Slices, Salty Dogs, Mephisto, Ennerdale Flake, Rich Dark Honeydew, 1792 Flake
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Post by chasingembers on Dec 27, 2021 1:02:14 GMT -5
Hah! No kidding, gotta try that. interesting that you grabbed one, pretty small by your standards. Its a good looking pipe, though. I've got a feeling it will fit in somewhere.  |
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Post by Silver on Dec 27, 2021 1:19:30 GMT -5
Hah! No kidding, gotta try that. interesting that you grabbed one, pretty small by your standards. Its a good looking pipe, though. I've got a feeling it will fit in somewhere. Yeah, I guess it will! |
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Post by urbino on Dec 27, 2021 1:27:58 GMT -5
Hah! No kidding, gotta try that. interesting that you grabbed one, pretty small by your standards. Its a good looking pipe, though. I've got a feeling it will fit in somewhere. Ha! Not that you've got a type, or anything. That's a handsome addition. Congrats. |
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chasingembers
Senior Member
Posts: 1,909
First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
Favorite Tobacco: Black Frigate,Solani Silver Flake, Yenidje Highlander, Angler's Dream, Watch City Slices, Salty Dogs, Mephisto, Ennerdale Flake, Rich Dark Honeydew, 1792 Flake
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Post by chasingembers on Dec 27, 2021 1:47:49 GMT -5
I've got a feeling it will fit in somewhere. Ha! Not that you've got a type, or anything. That's a handsome addition. Congrats. What's really sad is that that's not even all of them!🤣 |
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Post by urbino on Dec 27, 2021 15:50:49 GMT -5
Ha! Not that you've got a type, or anything. That's a handsome addition. Congrats. What's really sad is that that's not even all of them!🤣 I just noticed, I don't think I've ever seen a stem quite like the very bottom one. What am I looking at there? |
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chasingembers
Senior Member
Posts: 1,909
First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
Favorite Tobacco: Black Frigate,Solani Silver Flake, Yenidje Highlander, Angler's Dream, Watch City Slices, Salty Dogs, Mephisto, Ennerdale Flake, Rich Dark Honeydew, 1792 Flake
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Post by chasingembers on Dec 28, 2021 16:59:05 GMT -5
What's really sad is that that's not even all of them!🤣 I just noticed, I don't think I've ever seen a stem quite like the very bottom one. What am I looking at there? Savinelli Partner Deluxe with stem extension. Got it complete NOS with original packaging and its included 3 to 1 mm draft adapter.   |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 29, 2021 17:08:05 GMT -5
Peterson 4ab System POY 2021!  |
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Post by urbino on Dec 29, 2021 18:10:34 GMT -5
Just arrived: fuzzy slippers.
I've never owned any kind of house shoes before. But, since it appears I'm going to be working from home a lot on a permanent basis now, a pair might come in handy. These have real soles, so I can take out the garbage or whatever if I need to.
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Post by Silver on Dec 29, 2021 18:28:23 GMT -5
Just arrived: fuzzy slippers. I've never owned any kind of house shoes before. But, since it appears I'm going to be working from home a lot on a permanent basis now, a pair might come in handy. These have real soles, so I can take out the garbage or whatever if I need to. It'll match your feather boa! |
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Post by urbino on Dec 29, 2021 18:43:12 GMT -5
Just arrived: fuzzy slippers. I've never owned any kind of house shoes before. But, since it appears I'm going to be working from home a lot on a permanent basis now, a pair might come in handy. These have real soles, so I can take out the garbage or whatever if I need to. It'll match your feather boa! A must for any item of clothing, really. |
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Post by bonanzadriver on Dec 30, 2021 16:22:17 GMT -5
It'll match your feather boa! A must for any item of clothing, really. Is it me or has this thread kinda gone..... |
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Post by urbino on Dec 30, 2021 19:58:36 GMT -5
Arrived: Finally found a little Jobey that suits me. An estate pipe. Shape 960, I guess. Anyway, I dig it. Saddle-stem prince, basically:  Also, a ridiculous baccy bomb from someone I won't reveal unless he okays it. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 30, 2021 20:52:42 GMT -5
So, Charlie is the aforementioned ridiculous baccy bomber. He was going to send me some aged OGS, which was generous enough. He threw in some aged 965 and aged Irish Flake, because he's a sillyperson.
ETA: That's Dunhill 965.
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Post by Gypo on Dec 30, 2021 21:18:48 GMT -5
So, Charlie is the aforementioned ridiculous baccy bomber. He was going to send me some aged OGS, which was generous enough. He threw in some aged 965 and aged Irish Flake, because he's a sillyperson. ETA: That's Dunhill 965. Awesome |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 30, 2021 21:26:09 GMT -5
I musta been drinking...it was suppose to be some four aces pipe tobacco, the three menthol mint varieties.
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Post by urbino on Dec 30, 2021 21:45:30 GMT -5
I musta been drinking...it was suppose to be some four aces pipe tobacco, the three menthol mint varieties. Would've beaten a couple packs of menthol cigarettes! |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 31, 2021 18:10:51 GMT -5
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Post by trailboss on Dec 31, 2021 18:16:31 GMT -5
This cat must be having a Gollum like experience! |
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Post by urbino on Dec 31, 2021 18:20:50 GMT -5
Nice get! Dunbar was my go-to, back in my first piping life. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 31, 2021 18:53:50 GMT -5
Dunbar is my favorite Eso, if it was readily available, I'd smoke it a whole lot more than I do. I'll only pay retail price for it, so when the chance at 2 bags for $40 each came up, I couldn't pass it up. I like a few others, but not enough to hunt them down. There's also a few others I want to try, but haven't had the chance to... yet. Don't get me wrong, if Stoney or Penzance comes up, I'll nab it up quick. Not to smoke, but good trade fodder  |
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