Pipe spotting

John Meillon,The Cars That Ate Paris.

Pipe spotting

1950's Butterick Pattern 

New bowl my Bryson pipe.

Snuff Grinding.

After reading about how to make snuff i bought this tiny mortar and pestle.Thinking about what tobacco to grind first i chose Samuel Gawith 1792

As it so strong it would be good to mix with the other snuffs to boost the nicotine.

I'm stunned at how well it worked after drying the tobacco out it ground to a fine powder.

Snuffs ok but its strong.Perfect to boost the nicotine level of the other snuffs.Which is how i smoke it in the pipe added to mild tobacco to boost the nicotine. 

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Snuff and Snuff boxes

Wilsons of Sharrow Coffee Cream.
This snuff smells great in the tin there is a slight smell of coffee and tobacco.
After snuffing it i get a the slight coffee scent and a very nice tobacco smell.
 Fairly easy to snuff and i feel the nicotine.
 The tin is a push together and not a good fit i am sure that if you carried it around in
your pocket it's only a matter of time before it spills everywhere.
Luckily it came with tape around it to seal in the freshness.

Gawith Hoggarth Irish D
It comes in a plastic tap box which is a bit of an intelligence test to open.
Before i opened it it was leaking snuff.
The snuff smells like toasted tobacco.
Because of the tap tin not sealing its very dry and dusty.
The hardest of the snuffs I have to snuff due to its dryness.
I have sniffed it in to far many times instant pain and tears not fun.
If it was in a sealed tin and in better condition it might be a good snuff.
Nicotine level is good.

Toque Chocolate
`Comes in a good screw top tin tight and sealed.
Easy to snuff and a good dark chocolate scent.
A little light on the nicotine for me.

I was thinking about the bad packaging and decided that i needed a snuff box.
Time to start turning
These two snuff boxes are turned out of Briar wood.
The lid is a nice tight seal
and the lip fits against the inside of the lid to minimize spillage when you open it.
The options for coin decoration are endless.
Had a couple of American Quarters and
found a Centenary of Canberra 20c piece for HoboHoots perfect.
If anyone would like one contact me at hobopipes@optusnet.com.au.     

Pipe Spotting

Antiques roadshow.

Pipe Spotting

Antiques Roadshow a painting titled
Dig for Victory.

Tweed valley Jet Sprints

Tweed Valley Jet Sprint Club  Australian V8 Superboat championships.

Deco Peacemaker

Dr Plumb Peacemaker

Dr Plumb Peacemaker 

Came with 2 bowls amazingly its the same 4 start thread as a Falcon pipe.
The bottom of the bowl is different. 

Because of the step where the bowls screws on only some of my Falcon bowls will fit.
It would be the same with standard Falcon bowls as my Bantam Bulldog fits but the larger
Genoa i have won't fit.  

This bowl i made fits perfect and really gives the pipe a Art-Deco look.
As you can see i have smoked this bowl hundreds of times but its still only on its second o-ring.
I will be turning some bowls to suit soon.

Falcon pipe bowl review.

Thanks to Petras from Lithuania for his kind review.

Pipe Spotting

My oldest mate Andrew went to Bryon Bay and spotted these pipes at the market.