I decided to load BCA in the Slainte with the churchwarden stem this morning. A pleasant smoke and then off into the world I go.
I guess I need to do some more Falcon research since that is new to me.
AW, I'm very much thinking about a Falcon. Perhaps the International stem with the bent mouthpiece and a light-colored Algiers bowl, like No. 15 in your gallery.
I don't know how much you know, and how much you don't, so apologies if I'm being patronising and over explaining. Falcons are a modular pipe system with screw on bowls, and there's a sealing ring at the top of the four start thread, where the underside of the bowl butts up against the lip of the "humidome" (condensing chamber) where the pipe cleaner "dry ring" sits.
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This is the bowl I added the piece of leather to (yes, it needs a little cosmetic refinement). The thread section is a little long, and the leather has shortened the effective thread length.
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Could you have removed a bit of the threaded portion of the bowl by lapping it on some sandpaper?...or would that negatively affect the way the bowl seats into the "humidome"?
I have only the experience of my one Bantam and three bowls
Hey i was planning on buying a 312 for a medium and long smoke. Do u think a spigot system would be better? Or as a new piper i should focus on trying many baccos with the money and this is my 3rd pipe (two cobs) so i don’t know if i should u the standard kind of as a beater pipe per say. Lmk ur thoughts, much appreciated!Savinelli de luxe Milano with PSLNF followed by Peterson System Standard 312 with Curly Block.
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That is one sweet lookin cob you have there!
Many thanks! It was one I did a few years back. Made a briar shank for it.That is one sweet lookin cob you have there!
Larry