Smoking bits: Pipe and pouches. (pic Heavy

[Nomad]

I made one from a kit a while back, and that turned out quite well (I'll see if I can do some pictures). It can get a bit hot, probably due to the shape (fluted - narrows in the middle, so thinner there). The pre-drilled bowl is quite small compared to my other pipes, and a fill doesn't last as long - I call it my 40-minute pipe. The kit came from Alexander Zavvos in Greece, and smokes really well - nice, easy draw.

I wasn't keen on the aromatics that I tried - they seemed to burn very hot and lacked flavour. For non-aromatics, I've settled on Germain's Special Latakia Flake for a medium strength, and Peterson's Irish Flake for a sit-down-and-do-nothing smoke (quite strong, but very mellow). I sometimes blend the two together in various ratios. I like flakes - I like the little bit of preparation that has to be done, and I reckon they store better, being more compressed than loose baccy. I also tried a couple of plugs that promised to be similar to the Irish Flake (Peterson's Perfect Plug and Rever Plug), but ended up sticking with the flake (Revor is very close, though). Tried St Bruno Flake as well, mainly because it's available just about anywhere, but wasn't too keen on the flavour - a bit harsh compared to Irish Flake and the plugs.

 

[Man of Tanith]

I got a ten gram.sampler of special latakia from a tobacconist.
is good smoke may have to add it to the regular smoke collection.
also got some irish flake but yet to try that.

I'm enjoying the "proper" tobaccos

 

[Mr.punch]

Lovely pipe mate,
I am going to make one from an old instuction book I have it says to use cherry for the bowl and buffalo horn for the stem but now I have seen this I will also use some elder to make a longer stem for hobbit style. Thanks for the tips on bees wax on inside of stem to seal it.

Oh yeah another vote for Petersons specials I have tins from 2009. Also Kohlhase & Kapp. their Christmas mix was really smooth last year and the tin a mini masterpiece.

 

[WeeWildyCamper]

Beautiful piece of work great job!!

Keep Calm and Camp Out!

 

[Baelfore]

Thanks guys. I'm going to have to do a bit of experimenting with tobbaccos when this tin runs out.

Lovely pipe mate,
I am going to make one from an old instuction book I have it says to use cherry for the bowl and buffalo horn for the stem but now I have seen this I will also use some elder to make a longer stem for hobbit style. Thanks for the tips on bees wax on inside of stem to seal it.

From what I've read cherry would be great. Here's a link to some of teh different woods usedhttp
://pipedia.org/wiki/Pipes_in_Other_Woods

hope this helps.

Thanks,
Ste