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The Bible (KJV) Life of Johnson--Boswell Philosophical Investigations--Wittgenstein Critique of Pure Reason--Kant Walden--Thoreau

Thanks, Frost! :D

Forgive my ignorance, pipetongue, but what is 'dtg'?

Navy Escudo in an Il Ceppo sandblast deep bent. Yummy.

McC's Virginia 1 in a huge Il Ceppo sandblast bent.

I've owned and smoked Larsen's for a couple of decades. For a while, they were my brand of choice. They smoke well and are beautifully made. I have owned the top and bottom of the brand, and much in between, and was never disappointed. They also age gracefully, I find, looking just as good...

The Niven is fun. Read the sequel.

I have had the same experience--and with a Rinaldo. It broke in slowly, but is now a great pipe. Incidentally, I smoked 1792 in it the other night. I have had similar experiences with Petersons: I think they break in with a glacial celerity. Wiley

One of the great threads of all time, I think.

Of course a pipe, like everything else here below, is subject to time and chance. Eventually, a pipe will wear out; truly all is vanity and vexation. But if the pipe is smoked and cleaned carefully, and given a chance to dry between smokings, there is no reason why a pipe won't outlast its owner.

I have around 60 pipes. Some I smoke once a week, others once year. I have no rotation, really. I smoke the pipe I feel like smoking as long as that pipe is clean and dry. When a pipe has set idle for more than a year or so, I usually sell it, since, for whatever reason, I am not smoking it...

My criteria are much like yours. Since my rule is "Don't buy what you won't smoke--and if you do, don't keep it", I am usually only thinking of how much enjoyment the pipe promises. Of course, it needs to catch my eye before anything else, but these days, after collecting for almost 30 years...

Ye be a blindin' beaut, LL!

I guess I think an avatar is like a signature (not exactly like one, but like one) and, as such, should be left alone, particularly within dedicated internet spaces like this board. Of course, when you first join you may pick an avatar without realizing that you are "forging". Once you find...

Wonderful. Love to see a pic of the pipe.