Savinelli Oscar Lucite 122

Off the rack, no polishing, no cleaning, just the condition it is normally in when in rotation. It's the only pot I own, a number of fills (like any Oscar)  but as usual the outstanding old briar more than makes up for it. Great smokers any day of the week.

Plain Packaging

Chuck i have posted this to show you the not so plain packaging in Australia all tobacco products have to be like this. It is a packet of cigarette tobacco but the only difference for pipe tobacco is the name.   By the way it cost $42.50 AU

All of my pipes

All due to the kind generosity of Hobo Hoot. HD

Tonight's main smoke.

All the stuff

The last plug.

Perfectly cut flakes

Like to know what the tobacco's are in the plug.

A very Hobo Pipe

Please don't think Andrea had anything to do with my Hobo attempt she is not even home now.

Almost looks like a free hand 

I think i have a long way to go.

Hobo Dave  

An old military clay

This is my current clay pipe, I smoke it pretty regularly. Great flavor, cool enough and fun to boot. Just starting to get some nice color into it as well.

The pipe celebrates, as far as I can figure, the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons - a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1689. It saw service for three centuries, with a final amalgamation in 1922. Most soldiers in the dragoons saw service in places like India and Egypt.

The Falcons lives

My son Lachlan smoking a Falcon pipe in front of his Hot XR6 Falcon the Beast.

Block of pipe clay.

Now i just have to get Andrea motivated. 

New garage sale Ashtrays

The one with the tobacco in it weighs a ton lead crystal for sure.

Cigarette holder

Peterson Kapet 80s Bulldog

Hand polished  the stummel with Dunhill briar polish. The rim had a fair amount of scorching so i had to use my Hobo drill buffing machine g clamped to my bench.  Managed to buff most of it out bar a couple of spots.
I very happy with the way this pipe turned out hand polishing is the way to go if you have the time as i have spent at least 3 hours  on it.
I have smoked it and it smoked well but the old cake is still a bit of a mess and needs more work.
I know one thing it is a dust magnet just can't get the dust off.
There are no fills what so ever as with all my Peterson pipes.

Reflection 

Happy to save the stem P

Once again my thanks go to the ever generous Hobo Hoot for this gift.    

Redman's Royal No. 36 Bulldog

Polished the bit, reamed the chamber and cleaned out the rings using a metal scribe (perfect size). I worked the bottom edge of each groove first then the top edge of each groove, then the middle of each groove. Far more definition in both grooves now - as a good bulldog should have. I really like this style of turning as well, thin grooved and a thin middle band. To me it screams craftsmanship.

After cleaning the rings the center of each was quite light. So, I used an old toothbrush with a light coating of olive oil to brush them out. This darkened each ring perfectly adding that much needed definition  the whole pipe was then friction polished (by hand - no machines) using olive oil and and old cotton singlet. The last photo shows (on the underside of the bowl) how well this can work.

Add to all this the great briar, lovely grain and nice sharp fit and finish....well, I like it - enough said. See what you think.