The Baraccini “Jack” 320 smoked well. I used one of my Savinelli 9mm Balsa “soaker-uppers”. The chamber is drilled only about 1/16”- 3/42” below the airway. Towards the end of the smoke, the heel on the outside warmed up a bit, but it was nearly ash at that point anyway. It really didn’t leave any dottle, just some heavy dark ash. So overall, not exactly the finish/blast I was hoping for, but it’s growing on me as “something different”. I’m wondering if a few bowls will take some of the shine off of it🤔. Good news, it still smokes like a Savinelli, second or not.
@mfresa I just looked at “Give Me Liberty” and realized “partly” why I passed on it. It’s only sold in a big assed can, and I’m not sure I want to chance it. I’m not a huge straight Virginia fan. It may fill out and order some day, to get free shipping😬
@RockyMountainBriar, I hear you. Following what you usually smoke it probably isn't for you. However, if you take the gamble and don't like it, you can always sell it to me. Yes it is a big 4 ounce slab. Crumbles pretty well, nice and moist. Anyway, no worries. Smoke what you like. Life is too short for anything else.
I'm obviously getting into this conversation late as I always do, but...
that sucks about your pipe, I feel for ya'...I hate buying crap that's not quality unless the price reflects it. That said, on the bright side, you did get yourself four tins of "manly" Sunbear with Mountain Flower!
@RockyMountainBriar If you want to take the shine off the bowl, I would suggest LIGHTLY rubbing it with isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth until the affect you're looking for is achieved... On second thought, forget I said that. What works for me may not work for others. And I would feel terrible if it ruined your pipe... Besides, it can be risky. One swipe too much and you could start seeing the briar itself...
@KA9FFJ I thought about giving it a swipe with alcohol, but I’m not sure what the finish is. It’s not a stain.
I too “had second thoughts” about that process and decided to leave well enough alone🙂 After all, it’s a silly halloween pipe, and it’s starting to grow on me. Wouldn’t that be interesting, if it actually grew bigger🤔
Mail Call! I’m a sucker for “free” tobaccianna. SPC had a GH tobacco tin as a “freebie” if one were to buy a minimum of $40 worth of GH tobacco. I went for the “Dark Flake-Unscented”. It looks like a big bag of jerky. I had to roll out one of my plug cutters I refurbished to cut the flakes in half. It worked like a charm. Now it looks like I have a can of jerky…..now I want some jerky🙂
“Mail Call” today was two tins of the third in the series “Birds of a Feather” by Per Georg Jensen “Aberrant” and an EBay refurbed estate pipe. It is a WDC Milano with the 1925 patent Hesson Guard, shape #1557. It is pretty clean, but not clean enough for me. I am wondering how nasty the internals are going to be, they are almost always filthy with EBay “refurbs”. They know all of the time consuming, and expensive nasty work is on the internals. They usually just “make them shiny” on the outside. This one has been partially reamed, but still needs more. Also, the threaded tenon stem-shank rotation does not line up, a sign that the face of the stem and face of the mortise have some buildup.
Yep, I like rustica too. The HH Rustica hype scared me a bit until I tried it. It’s still got nothing on SH “Black XX” for vitamin N. I have still wussed out on trying my GH “Brown No.4” rope, it’s supposed to be much stronger than “Black XX”😳
P&C had a free shipping code the other day. Even though I didn't need anything, I decided to place a small order to try a couple of new things. I read some good reviews concerning the below blend and, for nostalgic reasons, decided to give a cherry flavored blend a try. When my other blend shows up, I'll post it...
@KA9FFJ Let us know what you think of it. I bought some when it first came out because of the hype also. Personally, I can hardly smoke it. It tastes and smells like turbocharged cherry wax candle, or maybe, what I imagine a burning cherry urinal cake would be like😖. Maybe I should try it again, it’s several years old now, maybe it has toned down…..but then again, maybe two times it’s too much already.
@opipeman It smoked that Dunbar beautifully. It’s a great pipe, kinda awkward to hold, but it ultimately settled into my hand just fine🙂. It does look a lot like the one you paraded around occasionally😉
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I just looked at “Give Me Liberty” and realized “partly” why I passed on it. It’s only sold in a big assed can, and I’m not sure I want to chance it. I’m not a huge straight Virginia fan. It may fill out and order some day, to get free shipping😬
Yes it is a big 4 ounce slab. Crumbles pretty well, nice and moist.
Anyway, no worries. Smoke what you like. Life is too short for anything else.
I can feel the hair on my chest getting thicker already, it must be the tequila in it😬
If you want to take the shine off the bowl, I would suggest LIGHTLY rubbing it with isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth until the affect you're looking for is achieved...
On second thought, forget I said that. What works for me may not work for others. And I would feel terrible if it ruined your pipe...
Besides, it can be risky. One swipe too much and you could start seeing the briar itself...
I thought about giving it a swipe with alcohol, but I’m not sure what the finish is. It’s not a stain.
After all, it’s a silly halloween pipe, and it’s starting to grow on me. Wouldn’t that be interesting, if it actually grew bigger🤔
I read some good reviews concerning the below blend and, for nostalgic reasons, decided to give a cherry flavored blend a try.
When my other blend shows up, I'll post it...
Let us know what you think of it. I bought some when it first came out because of the hype also. Personally, I can hardly smoke it. It tastes and smells like turbocharged cherry wax candle, or maybe, what I imagine a burning cherry urinal cake would be like😖. Maybe I should try it again, it’s several years old now, maybe it has toned down…..but then again, maybe two times it’s too much already.
If needed, we can always add some BCA to it...😏
Look forward to seeing the final...
Me too. Actually it looks pretty good as is.
That's an outstanding looking Kirsten. I think I had one very much like that back in the nineties. How does it smoke?
It smoked that Dunbar beautifully. It’s a great pipe, kinda awkward to hold, but it ultimately settled into my hand just fine🙂. It does look a lot like the one you paraded around occasionally😉
Nice tan on that meer...
Thanks, Pre colored, but should be a good smokers once I get it cleaned up. 😀