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Some C&D tins

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=7383

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Always funny how being in the mood for a pipe comes and goes with the season. Had a couple days of cooler weather 2 weeks ago and thought to myself a warm briar in hand would be nice. Then it warmed up and I forgot about that thought until today, when we didn't even crack 60 and was beginning to think more about what my first bowl in a few months will be. Then I see this thread, and now I'm debating on calling up Boswells to see if they have any new churchwardens being made. :r

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Boswells had a couple of Churchwardens up for sale last week on their web page:

http://www.boswellpipes.com/images/C...arden4_001.JPG

http://www.boswellpipes.com/images/W...arden5_001.JPG

Both are very nice looking pipes, and the bowl heights on each are just a smidge over 2" each...

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If you ever get the chance to stop into Boswell's shop it is absolutely worth it. I went out of my way to stop in on a trip across PA, smoked a couple bowls of JM's complementary tobacco bought 2 pipes, and even had some custom work done on one of the pipes while I waited.

There were probably 80 pipes for sale in the store, and the prices were better than what is listed on the internet, and still included all the extras.

If your interested in a churchwarden I had Dan make one for one of the pipes I was buying so it's convertible.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...swellswirl.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...urchwarden.jpg

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That thing is gorgeous!

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You have fine taste in Pipes and tobacco Derrick :tu

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Thanks. I thought I had posted these before, but maybe not. I'm glad that I bought the extra stem. I'd wanted a churchwarden, but didn't want to be completely committed to only having the long stem. I had thought about having a churchwarden stem made for my Green 999 Spigot, but when this opportunity presented it's self it was too good to pass up. Boswell's does not hand cut their churchwarden stems, but instead use and modify pre fab stems. This keeps the cost low, but if that's not what you are looking for you may want to pass. The only difference it really makes it that the stem is very thin, which makes it light, but also if you try to clench it can be pretty unsteady.

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Ah, that can be a deal breaker for me. I clench for about 90% of each bowl I smoke, so if it doesn't hang right I end up smoking the pipe significantly less

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If that's the case, you probably won't be happy with any churchwarden unless it's something with almost a full bend that you can let hang from your mouth. There's just too much leverage placed on the jaw to be comfortable otherwise.

I'm a clencher as well, which was my primary reason for not wanting a standalone churchwarden. The Hans Christian Anderson line is another option for a pipe with 2 stems.

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About 1 1/2 months into pipes and I'm pretty sure I have enough for a cellar:D

This came today
http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/...mporary-67.jpg

This over a few weeks not counting the stuff that's in jars.

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5031e803.jpg

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:r More or less a cellar there Jake

That Frog Morton on the Town is my favorite latakia blend, and this year's Christmas Cheer is smoking great.

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Awesome, I see that it is from a "2008" crop but I'm not really sure if that means it's ready to smoke.

I popped the tin of Dark Star since it has a 2009 date on it and rubbed the whole thing out and transferred to a mason jar. As I was doing it my Daughter asked "Who farted?":r Guess it does have a different smell. Looking forward to letting it dry and firing it up in a few days.

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Definately a good start to a cellar, some of my personal fav's in there!

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Won this vintage Grabow on ebay over the weekend and it showed up today. I had never seen one like it before.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...owTruGrain.jpg

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Nice score Derrick, any idea on what kind of tobacco you are going to smoke out of it?

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Probably Va & VaPer. Those are my bread and butter.

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I would agree, I have never seen one like it either. VAPers sound good to me. If it is an estate pipe, hopefully it isn't ghosted by aromatics or Latakia blends.

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Picked up some more C&D Haunted Bookshop and Frog Morton's Cellar
http://i.imgur.com/zM4pGl.jpg

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Shawn

Let me know how that Nording hunter blend is- been thinking about ordering a tin of that on in particular

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Order from smokingpipes came in.

http://i.imgur.com/Kk5J3l.jpg?1

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Nice Andy, whats in the blend?

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Oops, just now saw this, but yeah what MarkinCA said. I have yet to try the blend but my friends rave about it and I've heard its hard to come by sometimes. Hence the reason for the 250g bag.

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Received this in the mail today from Pipes & Cigars:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...Picture030.jpg
Seattle Pipe Club "Mississippi River"
Frog Morton's Cellar
McClelland's Christmas Cheer 2012

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...Picture033.jpg
Yeah, I know its a pipe thread, but apparently they jumped-in at the last minute:rolleyes:

2012 Viaje Holiday Blend and a Mi Habano Maduro. The Mi Habano is a house blend created for P&C by the Oliva Company. Been intrigued by this one for awhile, so I thought I'd include it with this order...

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That Mississippi River sounds good, and is that a new Frog Morton?? I've been out of the loop for a while

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Nice pick ups Mark! Anything VaPer is great in my book!

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I believe its been out since July or August 2012 Tim (but don't hold me to it)...
http://www.pipeshowonline.net/images...r-2012-745.jpg

Its received some very positive reviews on the blend...

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http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/...mporary-70.jpg

Starting my "After last Sea Tour" Cellar :tu

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nice haul, wow. hope you have tried all that stuff, cause it would be hard for me to keep my hands off any of it if I hadn't. HOTW and Presb. are some of my favorites. nice start to the cellar:tu

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10 Tins of McClellans? lol, that rhymes. Very nice start!

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Thanks guys, like Chad said the hard part is laying off of them. No lie that Hal o the Wind was in a dream last night:r

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And that is why you always buy 2 of everything, one to open and smoke, the other to age.

Peace of the Lord be with you

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:D Good idea Rev

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Got this coming from Mark Tinsky:

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...80827505_n.jpg


MCS

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^^^
:O:dr
holy cow nice Tinsky, commissioned?

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It's a 2012 Christmas Pipe. He's been using spalted maple in a few of his pipes for awhile and I decided to take the plunge.

MCS

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Very nice Scott!

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http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...108_195552.jpg

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...112_091113.jpg

My first real pick up at the top. My new blend came Saturday, Mm Mm Frog Morton's. Can't wait for another 12 hours.. 7 more blends!

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Got the new pipe in the mail. Mario Grandi " No comment" bought unsmoked from a member at another forum. Should be nice gift for the son when he graduates. wish I was a better photographer.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5160/8...d2f16e402a.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8...d0f3bf0176.jpg

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Scott and Chad, those are beautiful looking pipes:tu

Jarrett, nice pick-ups on the baccy'. Trying to fill-in the empty gaps on the new humi?:D;)

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Does someone have an empty humidor???

:rlz

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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8517/8...4580a414dd.jpg
Pipe season is coming quickly, time to stock up. some Anni Kake and a few other and I should be set.

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Really digging those Mario Grandi paipes, nice score!

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Nah nah nah nah boo boo. I can post empty humidors and not get nuke nuked. :D

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Careful young'un...Pride goes before a fall.

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I haven't bought a new pipe in the last couple months I'm getting a little frigidity.

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I've mentally spent over 10,000$ looking at ebay the last few days:D