How on earth does your thumb bend like that?!
How on earth does your thumb bend like that?!
Looks like that is oak, cherrywood or maple, not an actual gourd either - but, will probably deliver a very cool smoke!! and yeah def don't recommend clenching it LOL
are you sure it's marble and not porcelain or ceramic? marble would be valued more than the pipe I'd imagine.
let us know how ti smokes
and I vote GLP!
TCG that pipe is interesting, how much space is there between the bottom of the cup and the bottom of the hollowed out portion of the pipe? It's also interesting to be that the draft hole is offset from the hole in the cup, but I guess that is the easiest way to do it. I've never seen the inside of a wood calabash shaped pipe, but I assumed they was drilled into a funnel shape to at least recreate the chamber effect of a gourd.
Here is a link to some unconventional shapes that are not calabash pipes, but have a chamber that collects and cools the smoke like a calabash. http://www.apassionforpipes.com/neills-blog/2011/3/1/the-calabash-effect.html
Hey CG, I think cigars when I think of you. Welcome to the pipe world.You're absolutely right, it is NOT gourd; unfortunately, it is Mahogany and the bowl itself is marble; according to the seller, but hey its made in China so who knows.
I smoked the pipe tonight with a bowl of GL Pease Westminster and the pipe really refined the smoke and make it even more flavorful and enjoyable.
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Here is a before and after shot of the bowl when I was done smoking it. It wipes really clean, it looks like I hardly smoked anything at all! I really love this pipe and the marble didn't get really hot either, this pipe is aAWESOME!!
Hey CG, I think cigars when I think of you. Welcome to the pipe world.
I like both, but can afford pipes easier. I have a Cuban, Bolivar I think, waiting for me to light up. A coworker gave it to me. I had one a few weeks ago, and it was quite enjoyable.LOL!! Yeah, I actually started with a pipe years ago and some how got into cigars. They are nice and all but I have learned that I much prefer my pipes instead.
I like both, but can afford pipes easier. I have a Cuban, Bolivar I think, waiting for me to light up. A coworker gave it to me. I had one a few weeks ago, and it was quite enjoyable.
It is crazy. ChiComs killed US soldiers in Korea. Vietnamese communists killed soldiers in Vietnam Nam. Cuban communists killed none. We have trade relations with the first two sets of communists.That sounds pretty good, I had a Cuban La Gloria Cubana one time and even a Cuban H Upmann, they are pretty good cigars, It will be nice if the U.S. ever lifts the embargo on Cuba so we can get the Cuban cigars again; its been ages though!