Its unfortunate but pipes don't always move quickly through inventory. Personally I prefer my silver with less than showroom shine. That's just me though.
Sweet pick up even if the shape isn't what you wanted. Its a beautiful piece.
Jim
A morning smoke lol. Only if you want to spend the day laid out on your driveway. Seriously though everyone is different and it might be a great wake up smoke for you. I find I prefer 1792 Flake in the very early morning hours just before dawn. Great haul you have there hope you enjoy it.
Jim
Growing up we had model trains and the electrical main switch put out huge amounts of ozone. Using your nose will often lead one to alternate ozone generators just seek out any appliance that smells like a lightning strike close by. Just a thought since I don't know how hard it is to obtain...
Ghost chili products seem to fall way short on the heat even for me. I used to seek out hot peppers and loved the burn but these days I tend to stay on the milder side like chipotle peppers. I enjoy the flavor more than the heat and the ghost chili does have some decent flavor. I do make hot...
I only vaguely remember the old website so I can't really speak to that but the new site seems to be pretty straight forward and dare I say even user friendly. I'll have to give it a more serious look when I'm ready to make some more purchases. Always glad to see a retailer taking it seriously...
Yeah you have to keep in mind that tobacco consumption in the 30's and 40's was much different than today. You smoked all day usually you only had one or two pipes and they were much smaller and more portable. I have a Kaywoodie Super Grain from the 30's that is an amazing smoker but you'd be...
Conrad my guess is that its just conditioning. Most people ignore cig smokers when there are much more visible pipe or cigar smokers. Similar to people and diesel trucks the smoke is more visible therefore it must be worse. Even though the diesel actually puts out fewer emissions its much more...
Picked up a tin of McConnell's Scottish Cake and a tin of Holger Danske Original Orange. Don't smoke aromatics often anymore but I'm always looking for a less offensive tobacco to smoke around others.
Jim
I'm probably going to regret letting the cat out of the bag but Smokingpipes has the oh so hard to find McConnell's Scottish Blend, Cake, and Flake in stock! Get it while you can and best of luck guys.
Jim