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Pipe collecting

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Ritz413 said:
Remember when they were like 20 bucks? I still see them at the headshops, but the base model like this is 100
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I actually looked one up for kicks a while back... $$$!!! 😲
I'll stick to my glass I think!
 
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My father was a pipe smoker. He grew up during WWII, pipe smoking was very in and guys like this influenced him.
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Before his death, he went through his pipe collection and told me about each of them in detail.

I don't smoke, but certainly don't mind the smell of pipe tobacco once in a while. It reminds me of someone special.
 
The 1980s Chacom. I would call it a bent billiard with rusticated finish. The diamond shank is a accent I like. Great smoking pipe, made in France.
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Aggressive carving and sandblasting is often done with pieces of briar that wouldnt make the cut for a top grade pipe with a smooth finish. Less interesting grain pattern, small defects of some variety etc.
 
I had an uncle who smoked a pipe and I always loved the smell of the tobaccos he smoked. I tried a few times over the years but, as a former cigarette smoker, I just couldn't get in tune with pipe smoking, packing it just right to keep it lit, etc.

I gave up collecting pipes when I was about 17 in the '70s. Most were made of metal and looked like small plumbing or auto parts. 😄
 
desmobob said:
I had an uncle who smoked a pipe and I always loved the smell of the tobaccos he smoked. I tried a few times over the years but, as a former cigarette smoker, I just couldn't get in tune with pipe smoking, packing it just right to keep it lit, etc.

I gave up collecting pipes when I was about 17 in the '70s. Most were made of metal and looked like small plumbing or auto parts. 😄
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It's funny you say that. I find the whole process/ritual of packing the pipe, lighting with wood matches and so on to be part of the appeal. No question it takes time to get everything just right.....but by comparison to modern nicotine consumption there is a point when you know you are done.
 

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