Anybody have a Stanwell Featherweight?

[RichieR]

Hey folks,

I got the straight billiard sandblast, about a couple weeks ago. It's my first Stanwell, and paid some 60 + dollars, and it looks like it's going to turn into a good smoker. This one is also my first briar that works well with Escudo (I usually prefer to smoke escudo in my cobs). Anyway, I'm just wondering what ya'll think about this series.

For me...I'm going to give this one a big thumbs up.

[Mad Hatter]

I don't have a featherweight but I have wondered that if the weight is affected by wood density, how would that affect the temperature of the smoke? Interested to hear more about your experience with this pipe.

[RichieR]

Originally Posted by Mad Hatter

I don't have a featherweight but I have wondered that if the weight is affected by wood density, how would that affect the temperature of the smoke? Interested to hear more about your experience with this pipe.

I was smoking it outside today, it was a bit windy, and the bowl did start to get pretty hot. However, the pipe still has not gurggled on me. Also, this is the first briar pipe that passed the "pipe cleaner test" on me....my other 3 just won't do it, even though they are all respectable brand names.

One thing I found odd was the bit. My other pipes have a horizontal slit, but this one has a tiny circular hole that goes out into a little v formation (not sure if i am explaining this properly) lol.

It's a nice little pipe...very sleak and easy to chomp on. Given the fairly cheap price, I'm really impressed with the quality of the design. All my pipes are low end (50 to 70 bucks). I have a butz choquin, peterson, brigham, and now this stanwell, and I think this stanwell pipe is the best, overall.

My butz choquin is another straight billiard "featherweight", but the stanwell looks like a tooth pick compared to the butz.

[Mad Hatter]

I may have sold Stanwell a bit short. Most of mine are iffy smokers that need to be babied along but they all have bent saddle stems that IMO restrict the airflow way too much. I love their look but they can be a chore. Maybe I should get one of the more classical shapes and reevaluate.

[wharfrathoss]

the two stannies i have are awesome smokers & were less than $50 as estates-they have tapered stems, but one is 3/4 bent & the other 1/2 bent & both have a good draw-any pipe will get hot if you smoke outside on a windy day w/o a windcap

richie r-that v formation at the bit is standard on all pipes, for some reason it just stands out on the stannies more-since the air channel has to get smaller as it nears the bit, the v is a way of keeping the airspace area close to the same

[billhud]

Stanwells are great pipes. My 245 featherweight is my favorite briar.

[The Pirate]

I have a Stanwell Feartherweight. It is a nice little pipe. I use it for Va tobacco.
Ken