Finally broke down and got a pipe ashtray. Have to admit it looks better than the clay pot saucer now residing in my bedroom.
Feb 2021 Acquisitions!
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I chuckled when I read that. Then, the more I thought about it, the more I laughed. Great comment!
I doubt I’ll leave with empty hands. I’ll likely continue mail order though. I don’t enjoy driving like I used to - unless the shop blows my socks off. I’ll report back in any case. There is at least one member close by.
It takes a lot longer to load a photo at 17mbps than 600 
I like the look of that ashtray. If you don’t mind me asking, where did you get it?
It’s all that Navy Flake talking today. I think I’ve had four flakes just this afternoon. Making up for a couple days on the wagon!
Good lord! You belly flopped back into the wagon, didn't you?
... I guess I’m just the town piper. I think I polished off half a 100g tin today.
At least the sweet tooth is gone.
Amazon - of course. It is a right handed ashtray and I’m a lefty but managing. The three pipe indentations are in the wrong direction for me. Who would of thunk it?
Well, I’m still alive after 50 years of piping but I had the misfortune of beginning as a tobacco snob. Only tobacco shop fare for me. Only fifteen years or so ago did I “discover” the joy and pleasure derived from codger blends and now I smoke the few remaining OTC’s and Matches of out of production OTC’s and miscellaneous bulk almost exclusively. Im sure I’ll pick up a tin here and there out of curiosity (and Golden Slices because I love the stuff) but it is codger for the most part. Why? Because they are wonderful. Love those tubs!
Eyeing the outdoorsman bent myself.
Finally broke down and ordered a pouch of Sir Walter Raleigh and one of Half & Half. Price figured into it, true; the Edward G. Robinson blend, which I considered and may try eventually, is pretty pricey for the amount you get. But I liked the descriptions of the two classic blends' aromas and smoking experiences, both here and on Smokingpipes. And the idea of smoking the kind of stuff that was readily available at the corner store when men wore suits and fedoras every day and women were still womanly appeals strongly to me.
There's a Savinelli Oscar Tiger bulldog there that is barking out my name too; but I already have plenty of great pipes. (For now, anyway. If a special occasion comes up, well . . .)
There's a Savinelli Oscar Tiger bulldog there that is barking out my name too; but I already have plenty of great pipes. (For now, anyway. If a special occasion comes up, well . . .)
At the risk of preaching, just one suggestion for someone accustomed to aromatics sampling their first American OTCs. The latter are extremely Burley forward, and are best ‘sipped’. The flavor profiles are simple, but delicate and quickly lost if overheated (from overdrawing). They may not bite you, but it is the number one reason they get disparaged as “tasteless”, “hot air” or “ashy” tasting by smokers not used to them.
Aromatic smokers in particular seem to fall into this trap with them. I suspect it is because they are expecting the stronger flavor rush of an aromatic, start hunting for it, and quickly overheat the bowl. And I want you to have a great experience with them. We codgers try and stick together.
If you draw SWR gently, it should politely yield a nutty sweetness. Don’t look or hunt for it, just let it come out when it’s ready to. That’s often about 1/4 of the bowl down. SWR is on the sweeter side of PA, and a great OTC. Its cube cut is practically bulletproof. H&H is a slightly more complicated than SWR, but should similarly reveal its unique flavor if gently sipped.
I've never been a rush-to-finish sort of pipe smoker; I shouldn't have too much trouble. If I think of it, I may mix a little of the chocolate-maple I've been smoking or the Tinder Box VLB in with the new stuff.
The mail man brought me this today. An early American Smoking Pipe Co. Canadian carved by Mark Tinsky's partner Curt Rollar. I'm guessing the stamping means it was carved in 1986, but I could be wrong on that. I've been wanting one of Curt's pipes for years, and I finally got it in one of my favorite shapes and great condition too.
Too beautiful to actually smoke . . . but that would be a shame too. Even when I wasn't smoking, I'd think back on my small pipe collection and reflect just how good-looking they are, elegant sculptures in wood and vulcanite or acrylic, some with metal like my Peterson or your Canadian.
Very elegant.
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You are correct on it being 1986. I have a CR half rusticated literally half of it, Bulldog by him. There are pictures in a BST post from a while back
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Oh yeah! A box of Ave Maria Morningstars showed up today from Cigarbid. They feel smokable but they're going into the Tupperdor for a few weeks. Wish they'd charge the extra dollar and pack them with a Boveda pouch...
Savinelli “Lollo”. Pocket pipe.
