Whats in your bowl?

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Re: Whats in your bowl?

Post by BowhuntnHoosier » Thu May 17, 2018 3:57 pm

WOW....my first go with Syrian latokia. So far its very nice. Seems smoother and smokier flavored than the Cyprian I am used to.

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Re: Whats in your bowl?

Post by Kip » Thu May 17, 2018 4:58 pm

BowhuntnHoosier wrote:
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WOW....my first go with Syrian latokia. So far its very nice. Seems smoother and smokier flavored than the Cyprian I am used to.
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Post by BowhuntnHoosier » Mon May 21, 2018 11:16 am

Ok so I ordered more of this. Might as well smoke some. Really enjoying a lot.

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Post by Kip » Mon May 21, 2018 5:23 pm

BowhuntnHoosier wrote:Ok so I ordered more of this. Might as well smoke some. Really enjoying a lot.

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I love the stuff. It's easily my favorite MacBaren, although I really dig their version of a Navy Flake as well (although it's a much different tobacco than this). I put away many pounds of it back on 2008-9.

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Re: Whats in your bowl?

Post by Kip » Mon May 21, 2018 5:25 pm

Still working on that Escudo from Pipe Night, today in a Kaywoodie Straight Grain billiard.

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Post by Kip » Mon May 21, 2018 5:51 pm

Kip wrote:Still working on that Escudo from Pipe Night, today in a Kaywoodie Straight Grain billiard.

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There's a story behind this pipe. I've owned it for many many years, but I believe this is the first time I've ever smoked it. It came in an eBay estate lot I bought. The stem was horribly misaligned with its metal stinger contraption, so it looked ridiculous. Normally, I'd have tossed it in the junk pile and thrown it in with a similar lot to be sold at a later date because I didn't want to fool with it. This pipe, though, is very rare. Even though it was made after Kaywoodie's glory days, the Straight Grain stamp was reserved for the best of the best chunks of briar. You can't tell in my pic, but it has perfectly straight grain around its entirety (bowl and shank) and beautiful birdseye on the rim and bottom. As far as grain goes, that's exceedingly rare. Tiny fraction of a single percent kinda rare. So, I kept it vowing to one day work on it. Today was that day. To try and turn the metal within the stem or shank is quite risky. It will often strip out or break the wood. I decided I was tired of owning it and not enjoying it, so I heated that joker up and made the turn today. All went well. It's reasonably close to where it should be.

That said, I now know the bowl's walls are quite thin and it smokes hotter than a 3-balled tomcat. I hope it settles in once I get some cake built up. I guess you can't win 'em all.

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Re: Whats in your bowl?

Post by BowhuntnHoosier » Tue May 22, 2018 9:47 am

Trying a new blend. Enjoying it quite a bit. I have a few other new blends to tryout. EnjoyImage

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Re: Whats in your bowl?

Post by BowhuntnHoosier » Tue May 22, 2018 1:19 pm

After lunch smoke. Its a little rough with some good pepper on the retrohale. But full of flavors. Good for after a meal.
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Re: Whats in your bowl?

Post by kurtdesign1 » Tue May 22, 2018 3:53 pm

An exceedingly enjoyable thread to read...

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Post by Kip » Tue May 22, 2018 6:24 pm

kurtdesign1 wrote:An exceedingly enjoyable thread to read...
And even more fun to participate. You should join in...

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