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Smoking some Bayou Morning in a 1957 Dunhill 252. Black coffee on the side. This pipe has some of the gnarliest blasting of any pipe I own - and it smokes like a dream.

It’s my regular go to. Cheap, available, consistent, and good.

Savinelli 101 punto oro classic with some Scottish Flake and an Americano. A good morning

It’s funny. I’ve gotten so used to smoking with softy bits that it feels uncomfortable when I try to smoke a pipe that doesn’t have one. Strange how we acclimate to unnecessary things in our life, so much so that their absence causes discomfort

Hate vulcanite stems. I tolerate them on old English pipes because I love their aesthetic, but I am at an absolute loss as to why someone would actually want a stem that requires near constant maintenance to keep from turning green and smelling foul. The mouthfeel argument carries no weight...

My driving pipe: a Savinelli Punto Oro 111. Filled with some 2016 St Bruno flake. Notice the micro cracks in the stem around the brass dot. A hard learned lesson: don’t ever sanitize an acrylic stem with isopropyl alcohol. The acrylic will crack from a chemical reaction. Now it’s a beater pipe...

Ha! The right hand page. I wish I could read the left hand page.

Smoking some 2016 St Bruno flake in a 1967 Dunhill LB Shell. Glass of Evan Willliams on the side. Happy Friday evening, everyone.

Stunning pipe!

Enjoying some C&D Virginia Flake in a 1965 Dunhill 127 Tanshell with some Seneca and black coffee. As always, my partner in crime is stuck to me like Velcro.

Savinelli Punto Oro 111 with some 2013 Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake on a crisp spring morning. Black coffee on the side

Bayou Morning in a 1953 patent era Dunhill Shell LB. With a special Sunday side of Einstein’s Hazelnut coffee with cream. Enjoy you Sunday, everyone.

Scottish flake in a Ferndown 1-star Bark billiard. One of my favorite pipes. Black coffee on the side.

Some Bayou Morning in a 1957 Dunhill 252 with a mug of black coffee.

Thank you. I have been looking for this one for quite a while, but they usually sell within 15 minutes of listing. I tried the more available Peterson Barley 106, but the one I ordered came with a noticeable fill on the front of the bowl, so I just returned it. I lucked out finding this Supreme...

Scottish flake in a Peterson Supreme 106 with black coffee

Some love them. Others don’t. I tend to be in the former category. If you know how to refurbish them, eBay can be a good source for deals. That one was an absolute mess. Got it for $115. It is now perfect in every way.

A recently refurbished 1979 Dunhill Bruyere 51031 with some Bayou Morning and black coffee.

I'm not aware of many brands that advertise "fill-free." Even Dunhill, which purportedly has never used fills, has never to my knowledge advertised their pipes as "fill free." If someone saw a fill on a Dunhill they just purchased, though, they may be a bit disappointed. I certainly would. I am...