Thread: Pipe of the Day

A Peterson pre Republic piece marked 'Auld Erin' 999 Made In Ireland

After procrastinating for a week, I popped open one of my tins of Haddo's Delight. It was very nice but could stand a little more aging. Actually found four one pound tins, so I'll continue to work on the open one and leave the other three to age a bit longer (6-months to a year). The first bowl was smoked in a Castello Castello 33 with a rounded top. I do love the unique tin aroma.

Originally Posted by apipeguy

After procrastinating for a week, I popped open one of my tins of Haddo's Delight. It was very nice but could stand a little more aging. Actually found four one pound tins, so I'll continue to work on the open one and leave the other three to age a bit longer (6-months to a year). The first bowl was smoked in a Castello Castello 33 with a rounded top. I do love the unique tin aroma.

Regrettably I go through the leaf too quick for it to age. I'm a common sewer of pipe tobacco, as a guy on a tobacco forum used to have in his sig line .......

Im smoking Peterson Balkan delight in a homemade bent billiard Ive been making a lot of pipes but those 3 are intresting Ive been working to optimize the thicnss of the bite area of the stemms down to less than 4 mm and ive been playng with the lips snd the details on the pipes
I howp you like them

A pocker with a corian stone

Squash tomatoo danish style and absolutely unique straight grain and birdseyes on the bottom

Rhodesia with a wengee ring

Simply stunning work Rusen.

The photographer goes to Italy and i didnt have time to put Carauba on those 3 So they are even shinyer than here h ha ha a

Broke down and picked up an unsmoked, signed Ismet Bekler on the bay. Probably a 1970s-'80s piece. Using a paper towel to keep finger oils from affecting the coloring of the pipe, my second time smoking it.

Seller's pic, and my pic ;



I hadn't messed with Meerschaum since the 1980s. At that time I thought it was too much of a hassle, but I've slowed down a bit since my thirties. The seller was a lovely lady whose late father collected pipes. She is liquidating and I was able to get a really great deal on the pipe.

Looks sweet Jimmy. Just remember to twist off the stem in a clockwise direction. If your worried about the coloring, the sms website recommends that you hold it by the stem when smoking and do about 2bowls per day until it colors to your liking then you can hold it any way you want. I love my new Meerchaum I think it smokes great and the flavor is very bright and clean.