Open Thread (pipe forum)

[smokeyscotch]

Originally Posted by IHT

i think we PM'ed about this right before you went on that estate spending spree. there's a reason those are so cheap. a whistle is not a good thing. i was surprised at how well the cob i was sent (by kheffelf) smoked. there are some brands that i'd trust in the 50-60 range, unfortunately you had a bad experience with the Tsuge. i'd still recommend a decent Savinelli, big ben, sasieni 4 dot, bjarne, nording has a couple that price range...

Tsuge? Not sure that was me.

Originally Posted by kheffelf

For the pipe in the 50 to 60 range I would either go with a Boswell or a Stanwell. I have both but I prefer my boswells over my Stanwell. There is actually a really cool Boswell estate Blowfish at premierpipes.
http://www.premierpipes.com/PremiumEstate.htm
They use to sell new Boswells and now they don't but usually have good prices on estate Boswells now.

Thanks for the link and info.

[IHT]

i like this savinelli, too.

Originally Posted by smokeyscotch

Tsuge? Not sure that was me.

ah... well, i get so many PMs... and you have a name that's familiar in my mind and inbox ... my mistake.

[Nutiket_32]

yay my first thread to go into two pages ( i believe)

[kheffelf]

Originally Posted by IHT

i like this savinelli, too.

I have that Savinelli, it is a great pipe.
Boswell has a nice apple on his site right now for 65 bucks.
http://www.boswellpipes.com/Pipesfor...02/Pipe12.html

[Nutiket_32]

Originally Posted by kheffelf

Boswell has a nice apple on his site right now for 65 bucks.
http://www.boswellpipes.com/Pipesfor...02/Pipe12.html

gorgeous pipe. if it had just a slight (1/8-1/4) bend to it, that would probably have wound up as my first "expensive" pipe.

[smokeyscotch]

Originally Posted by IHT

i like this savinelli, too.


ah... well, i get so many PMs... and you have a name that's familiar in my mind and inbox ... my mistake.

Ahh thats cool. I was wondering if I had a Tsuge without remembering. My memory hasn't been the best lately.

[IHT]

Originally Posted by Nutiket_32

yay my first thread to go into two pages ( i believe)

then you need to change your settings to where you get 40 replies per page.

[smokeyscotch]

Originally Posted by kheffelf

I have that Savinelli, it is a great pipe.
Boswell has a nice apple on his site right now for 65 bucks.
http://www.boswellpipes.com/Pipesfor...02/Pipe12.html

Both are gorgeous. Somehow doesn't make the choice any easier.

[Nutiket_32]

Originally Posted by IHT

then you need to change your settings to where you get 40 replies per page.

grumpy old man ruining the dreams of the younger generation.

[Kayak_Rat]

Morning fellow pipe smokers. It's Friday!!!

[12stones]

Originally Posted by smokeyscotch

is it a good movie? I have been trying to find Black Snake Moan. It looks like it will be good. Samuel L sings some Blues in it.

Black Snake Moan is a pretty decent movie. Not sure about the ending, I think they just kinda threw that together, but the writer/director (who also did Hustle & Flow) is a talented mofo. Samuel L. learned to play the guitar just for this role and he pulls it off great. Not a bad singer either.

Originally Posted by IHT

kind of like a "pipe banter thread"? i think i had a whopping 1 post in all those "banter" threads in the everything but area, even when i had to read it as the moderator...

that's cool with me, unless all the fuggin post whores from the rest of the board show up, then i'll have issues with it. fly-by, smart-ass, 1 liners that add nothing to the conversation are not what i'm (and i'm sure most of you) are here for.

with that:
i started a blog today, had been meaning to for over a year, just never sat down to do it. i have 1 test post, and that's it. i have no clue why i made it, and i don't know if i'll tell anyone the address... who knows.

I'd be curious to read the blog as well, Greg. And, I promise not to give in to my post whoring ways in this thread.

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

Morning fellow pipe smokers. It's Friday!!!

Morning Zack. It was good to kind of catch up yesterday.

[cquon]

Hello and good morning. Nice to see familiar faces still around, and some new ones, also. Haven't been around for some time since getting hired on at the post office - lot of ten and twelve hour days the last few weeks. Haven't smoked a pipe in about four weeks, so need to catch up a little. Hope everyone is doing well and has a great weekend.

[Kayak_Rat]

Originally Posted by 12stones

Morning Zack. It was good to kind of catch up yesterday.

Ricky, as always, it was great talking to you. You do know if you are going to post in this thread, you will ahve to break out the pipe more often. You may also want to look into getting a monicle.

Originally Posted by cquon

Hello and good morning. Nice to see familiar faces still around, and some new ones, also. Haven't been around for some time since getting hired on at the post office - lot of ten and twelve hour days the last few weeks. Haven't smoked a pipe in about four weeks, so need to catch up a little. Hope everyone is doing well and has a great weekend.

Great to hear from you Doyle. You know I was unpacking and found the damndest thing. Some how a Texas Longhorn mug had made it into one of my boxes. I can't figure out where the damn thing came from.

[12stones]

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

Great to hear from you Doyle. You know I was unpacking and found the damndest thing. Some how a Texas Longhorn mug had made it into one of my boxes. I can't figure out where the damn thing came from.

Sweet, now you have something for target practice.


I didn't get a smoke in last night, but I'll be breaking out the pipe and some baccy tonight. That being said, I'm back down to one pipe. I got rid of one of my estates and the other just isn't smoking well at all. I'm not sure it's worth the money to have someone try and make it "right." I haven't gotten any new cobs and my dog got a hold of my old ones. That's what I get for keeping them in the garage.

[j6ppc]

Originally Posted by smokeyscotch

A side note. I have really been down about my estate pipes. None really have that smoke I hope to find. If you were going to go get a new pipe, and had to stay within $50-60, what would you pick out or look for? It just seems no matter how I pack, some of them have a whistle to them, or weird draw. My cobs smoke better than a few of the estates, but I want a good briar experience too. Not sure how I got on that. just been down about it.

I'd grab one of the Tsuges from smokingpipes.com - the seem to be on sale quite frequently and the two I have are smoking very well indeed.