No. I've had it a year, but have only put it into regular service recently. http://theshaveden.com/forums/index.php?posts/1006187
The rain has run me inside... A little Captain Black (White) in my cob with a sweet tea chaser Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It's been a good one, have had it several years and knock on wood it's been reliable. I wish it had a fluid window on it but other than that I really like the tamper and tools that are part of the lighter. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
You know, that H.I.S.looks an awful lot like my Briary counter pipe. Even the stem looks alike, not because it's black and straight, but the angle off the shank. Hard to explain. I know a straight natural billiard is a pretty common shape and style, but I swear they're the same! Skip told me when he bought his pipe making equipment, he had to buy some amount of pre-cut briar blocks that were already drilled. I wonder if someone sells the cut and drilled blocks, and then other pipe "makers" then just finish them out in different ways.
Round 2 got a new pipes and cigars sales add in wonder if there is anything I need Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Is that a Xikar? My son has one that is flawless. He bought me one for Christmas that was very unreliable. The Briary swapped it out, and the replacement is better than the first, but not as good as my son's is. Your pic has inspired me to get it back out and see if I can tweak it a bit, get it running.
Yes it's an Xikar ... My wife bought it for me 4-5 yrs ago when she bought me my Radice at a shop in Manhattan... I can only guess what that combo cost her, but I am sure it was to draw my attention away from something she bought ... Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
McClelland Virginia Woods in a Briary BTMS counter pipe (BTMS = BamaT Modified Stem, LOL). After a few rounds in the garage and cutting grass (not much of that - too dry, grass not growing much), this pipe is starting to do some better. As the cake builds up it may wind up being a satisfactory performer. But due to the high draft hole, there will always be dottle at the bottom. No smoking to a fine grey ash with this one. And I guess that's okay, given the reason I bought the pipe.
HIS is probably their entry level pipes. The Briary had sever new HIS pipes in last time I was there. One I would have bought, but I already had the pipe I'm smoking right now, plus the Novak. So no new HIS for a while. I think I'm going to concentrate on some tobaccos for now. If I can tinker with the AJ's and McClelland 5100 to get that just right, I would buy a pound or two of each to cellar. 5100 is pretty good on it's own, even though it's a little one dimensional. And the next John Aylesbury English Mixture I buy, it's going into a jar AS IS!! Not messing that up anymore. Of course, I can fix what I have with a little drying. Actually got 3 tins on the way. I may not get a chance to pick it up at The Briary until you get here for your sister's new baby. It was it your brother?
I got a little off subject in last post. I think a lot of the entry level pipes may be made by a handful of companies. Some higher end brands (not really high end or artisan) like Neerup, Nording, and Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation have a set of standard shapes that they then modify, although both of my Nordings look pretty unique. Each Novak pipe is totally unique, and numbered.
I can pick up HIS locally for $24. Great for being out working in the field. If I trash it, or the wind burns it up... I won't cry much.
Are you in Thailand, my brother? If you are, dont do anything I wouldn't do. And if you do anyway, make sure you sleep in.
