Recent content by Andy Lowry

Bents are where it's at for me, though I can live with a slight downward arc such as on a Prince. I think it's mostly because I don't want my hand right in front of my face when I smoke.

I stumbled upon a pipe on Ebay that seemed to good to be true. I bid anyway, figuring that if it was all a lie, I could send it back and get refunded. It arrived today. Here's a photo from the auction: It's a Wiley Ovation, unsmoked, undented, unscratched, in perfect condition. The grain you...

The second-worst smoking pipe I ever had was a Dunhill. (1st place goes to a Digsby.) Even a big name can turn out a clunker.

There was a box of the paper sleeves included...

Smellification is an excellential word.

Somebody has to iron the newspaper.

A buffing wheel on a variable-speed drill works pretty well.

Think Belize-- you can speak English, and they have a special setup for people retiring there. Behold!

Hereward, this has nothing to do with your post, but does your screen name have anything to do with Hereward the Wake?

"Grassy" and "summer breeze" sum it up pretty well! Light Virginias always make me think of those things too.

I haven't heard it in 45 years, but the Salem "springtime fresh" song still pops into my head from time to time. Never even smoked the damn things.

The thing about a Falcon is that it all depends on the bowl. (Sound familiar?) Once you have one, you can always get cheap bowls on the usual auction site, and I guarantee you'll find a hunk of wood that smokes really well. The beauty of the Falcon is that you can actually smoke it all day, or...

I have this one, and a box of the paper sleeves. You want it?

We're all in this together.