The Haul: November 5 - November 11, 2007

Why not? Daughter wasn't home Sunday afternoon and I enjoyed a pipe on the front porch area, sitting on the glider, reading a book between just mowing the lawn and talking to Bill Ellis.

 

I promised myself not to smoke ever again, after I watched my business partner die of cancer less than a year ago. This was a wake-up call for me! Haven't smoked for almost ten years now, but it still was very tempting working next to a smoker every day.

 

That is one beautiful pen.

Take a look at my new brush EdSchis made for me. Lathers great.

 

That's a pretty one! Congrats, Damon!

 

Received another batch of tobaccos for my secret stash. I finally bought a Porsche torch lighter. Future will tell if it’s crap or if only Dupont is worthy.

Peterson Irish Oak
Peterson Sunset Breeze
Rattray’s Red Rapparee
Rattray’s Old Gowrie
Dunhill Nightcap
Robert McConnell Special London
Vauen Jubilaümsedition
MacBaren Burley

Porsche Design PD5 torch lighter.

 

I am an avid reader and below is one of my latest additions to my collection:

 

Wow, sweet hauls fellas,

Damon, Nice brush!! how is the knot on that bad boy? can you give a brief description of your thoughts on it? Compare / contrast with some of your other brushes?

Yukio all those tabaccos look Tasty, sweet lighter too Congrats!!

 

Nice score on the book, that guy reminds me of MacGruber from a Saturday Night Live skit....Hope it's a good read.

 

Oh it is, I am sixty pages into it and it has had four edge of your seat action sceens already. About fifty dead at this point. Anyone interested in these sorts of books?

 

Nice brush!

Yukio, you're out of control!

Here is a picture of a bowl I use for lather that Joe wanted me to post.



Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest

 

I like the lighter. Great design! Did you take the photo? Excellent!
Got the car to go with the lighter?

 

OMG. :drool Make that into the top of a scuttle and that's perfection right there. Was that a personally prepared bowl, or is it something anyone can pick up? Japan only?

DETAILS PLZ!! ::

 

I bought it at my local Japanese Grocery Store/Gift Store. $4.50 I think. I have a real nice blue hand thrown rice bowl I use at home that I got for $3.00

 

Interesting a rice bowl as a shaving bowl.

 

I thought you were going to say the 100 Yen Store.

 

Cool. Appreciate the info.

 

The Eight-Eight cents store? These days 100 Yen is equal to eighty-eight cents.

 

You have to go to Japan to get that joke.

 

Denmason may like this one. I'm stoked. Now I gotta get to the furniture n stuff on my honey-do list. Oh... it's a miter gauge. A thingie for cutting wood at precise angles.

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Now, that is a useful tool! Unfortunately, those are not cheap.
Can't wait to see the furniture you're about to build. Congrats on this acquisition, Bill!