Thread: Pipe of the Day

Yea got it at a antique store. All it has on it is imported briar . Screw in stem but smokes good and is very lite

Humble and sweet......what more does one need ?

Originally Posted by spacemonkeyjon

Peterson's plug in a vintage no name. This is my first plug tobacco, and wow it's some good strong stuff

Next time try Irish Flake, for my money it's probably the best I've seen of Peterson thus far. Truly the size 14 Vitamin N jackboot to the face

Hello pipe smokers. What do you all recommend for breaking in a new pipe? I have some Peterson's Irish Whiskey coming with a new pipe, but I am not sure if that tobacco is ideal for breaking in a new pipe, which is also my first pipe. I don't expect to be too picky about tobacco as I have a long history with tobocco use, starting in Jr. high school with chewing Beechnut and Redman, (I quit at 24 when I met my wife. Kissing her is better than chew), I smoked cigarettes ocassionally during my twenties, and I smoke cigars on special ocassions, like at our annual Christmas party, and I enjoy them all. In fact, I still get an appetite for chewing tobacco from time to time.

Anyhow, does the particular tobacco for break in matter that much? The pipe is a Peterson Billiard, and the Irish Whiskey was a freebie with the pipe. Thanks!

Nope, any tobacco will do... As long as you enjoy it...

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Next time try Irish Flake, for my money it's probably the best I've seen of Peterson thus far. Truly the size 14 Vitamin N jackboot to the face

Definitely next on my list. That and jack knife plug

Originally Posted by IamSt8ght

Anyhow, does the particular tobacco for break in matter that much? The pipe is a Peterson Billiard, and the Irish Whiskey was a freebie with the pipe. Thanks!

Anything not too aromatic, unless you are going to stay with the aromatics in the future with that same pipe. Wouldn't use hard core Latakia either. Irish Whiskey is probably ok.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Next time try Irish Flake, for my money it's probably the best I've seen of Peterson thus far. Truly the size 14 Vitamin N jackboot to the face

for me, the irish flake is pretty much my go to. unless i have a hankering to smoke some english, or VaPer, its irish flake

It's not about what's best for the pipe to be broken in with, it's about what's best for you. A)It's your choice in what you like and bear in mind that pipe tobacco is not the same as cigarette tobacco,or chew,or cigar tobacco. B) Listen to what Sailor said as well, as that is very sound advice. If you smoke a heavy say Latakia laden tobacco through a pipe that's been a predominantly aromatic pipe,chances are good you will always have that latakia ghost left in that pipe. Food for thought.

Starting my friday eve with some Best Brown flakes from Lorenzo Atlante and a bottle of local beer brewed with medieval recipe. Scented with honey.
This is a special pipe. Although i've all the pipes i ever need i've been looking exactly this shape and model for a long time and now i got it from a good friend. How did he know i was after this? Although the name and shape reminds me of those WW1 era dreadnoughts this model is somewhat popular here with the pipe folks. It's called cudgel war pipe here (for obvious reasons).



And for those who are interested, cudgel war or club war was just another of our civil wars or peasant uprisings during 1596-7. People got enough of high taxes caused by the strong armies and endless wars against east. Howevers, those rebels were falsely encouraged by the Duke Karl of Sweden who was struggling against his nephew Sigismund, King of Sweden. Karl was protestant while Sigismund who lived in exile in Poland, was catholic and that was the main reason for the whole mess. Even the pope had his fingers in this game making the rebels being just a pawns in the game played by the big boys.

Howevers, pretty soon those rebels were defeated by the strong army and cavalry led by local warlord Klaes Fleming, stattholder (sort of a governor) of Finland and Estonia. Fleming was loyal to Sigismund. After surrender, most rebels were executed, their houses was burned and they families were driven away to who knows where.
But only few months after that Duke Karl was sieging this city, defended by Fleming and his troops. Howevers, suddenly Fleming died, probably because his high age, causing city defence to collapse. Then the revenge followed. November 10th is sort of a memorial day here, known as Turku bloodbath.

Few hundred years later a famous painting was made (Edelfelt 1878). It happens in the chappel of Turku castle. Duke Karl insulting the body of Fleming in front of his widow Ebba. Even his soldiers look terrified. The legend tell that Karl grabbed dead Fleming by the beard and said: if you were alive your head would not sit so tight now. Where widow Ebba said that if my darling husband were alive, you could never have conquered this city.
Later Karl become a king (King Charles IX of Sweden) and started Polish-Swedish war, Ingrian war, wars in Lapland and war against Denmark. He is known as a mad king here, while Fleming and his widow are in their family grave in my home town cathedral.