Listen to you justifying your purchases, you sound like us already...now all you need is a disapproving SO to explain all that to.
Actually, my SO has been unusually indulgent of my piping interest. I suspect she is up to something.
Listen to you justifying your purchases, you sound like us already...now all you need is a disapproving SO to explain all that to.
I wonder how her stock of hobby material is looking?
I wonder how her stock of hobby material is looking?
Based on what you've said here, I'd recommend you send it back.
You've done all this work to get yourself to a point where you were 100% with every part of your kit. It would be pretty sad for the most expensive part of that kit to give you the most headache.
The Missouri Pride is a favorite of mine. Small but adequate bowl, unfinished and light - great clincher.The Tortuga set off on its return journey this afternoon. I still feel somewhat disappointed as to how unsuitable it was, although I'm kind of getting used to it now, as I've tried several pipes this year that didn't work for me. Each one taught me something though, and took me one step nearer a line up I'm fully happy with.
Now it's a waiting game. Something will crop up that fits the bill eventually. In the meantime, I'm going to grab a few small cobs. I need one to play along with the cob modding fun in THIS thread, and I'll probably chuck one or two more small cobs on the order. I've plenty of large ones, but not many with smaller bowls. I almost told them to exchange it for a Peterson Barrel on the returns sheet, but resisted and asked for refund instead.
Only a couple of weeks till my birthday anyway, and the first of my locked away pipes can be had. Then the cob contest will keep me entertained a while, to help fill the gap before I get my other two at the end of the year.
The Missouri Pride is a favorite of mine. Small but adequate bowl, unfinished and light - great clincher.The Tortuga set off on its return journey this afternoon. I still feel somewhat disappointed as to how unsuitable it was, although I'm kind of getting used to it now, as I've tried several pipes this year that didn't work for me. Each one taught me something though, and took me one step nearer a line up I'm fully happy with.
Now it's a waiting game. Something will crop up that fits the bill eventually. In the meantime, I'm going to grab a few small cobs. I need one to play along with the cob modding fun in THIS thread, and I'll probably chuck one or two more small cobs on the order. I've plenty of large ones, but not many with smaller bowls. I almost told them to exchange it for a Peterson Barrel on the returns sheet, but resisted and asked for refund instead.
Only a couple of weeks till my birthday anyway, and the first of my locked away pipes can be had. Then the cob contest will keep me entertained a while, to help fill the gap before I get my other two at the end of the year.
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The Missouri Pride is a favorite of mine. Small but adequate bowl, unfinished and light - great clincher.