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Danish_Pipe_Guy
BoB's Team
Number of posts: 2226
Age: 35
Location: The Jersey Shore : )
Tobacco: Burley & VA Flakes
Pipe: Yes Folks! I'm Indeed Back To Smoking in Moderation
Registration date: 2007-12-15
| | Subject: A Stanwell Pipe Review! or In Praise of Mid Grades! Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:13 am | |
| The Pipe: Stanwell shape #30 A classic group 4-5 smooth bent acorn with an acrylic saddle stem purchased for $70.00 from smokingpipes.com The drilling is near spot on. The draw is very,very open. It'll pass a large xtra fluffy cleaner with ease. It's grain is so-so with a few bald spots which may or may not come out with smoking. It's weight is average and it's easy to clench. It's stem fitting is also so-so with just a bit of light passing through at the bottom. All and all it's a well executed shape and appears to be well made for it's modest price point. The first few puffs were expectedly sour as with almost any pipe that has has a bowl coating. This flavor quickly calmed down and the full flavor of Navy Flake came through. I puffed slowly and the pipe never got in the least bit hot. It has excellent balance and didn't come out of my mouth for the entire smoke. The bit is thin and comfortable and won't ever discolour as it's acrylic. This is a real plus to me as I plan of using it as a yard/fishing pipe and only minimal maintainance will be necessary. In conclusion and after three bowls this pipe has totally exceeded my expectations and furthered my belief that Stanwell makes the best mid grade pipes on the market! It also proves that you don't have to spend a fortune to get a great smoking pipe! 
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Nick
Number of posts: 81
Registration date: 2008-04-04
| | Subject: Re: A Stanwell Pipe Review! or In Praise of Mid Grades! Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:29 am | |
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Puff Daddy
Number of posts: 3901
Age: 48
Location: South of heaven
Tobacco: Uhle's Perfection Plug
Pipe: Castello lust, big time.
Registration date: 2007-12-09
| | Subject: Re: A Stanwell Pipe Review! or In Praise of Mid Grades! Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:42 am | |
| Nice! I love Stanwells. For a low cost pipe they're fantastic - great smokers. Most of my work pipes are Stanwells. I really like that shape 30 too, classic 
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CPT/VSG
Number of posts: 316
Age: 59
Location: Westerville, Ohio
Tobacco: Smokers' Haven's Best Blend
Pipe: Brad Pohlman/Michael Parks/Rad Davis
Registration date: 2008-05-26
| | Subject: Re: A Stanwell Pipe Review! or In Praise of Mid Grades! Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:44 am | |
| Although I've been moving in a different direction in my collecting--bought a third Michael Parks this week--I completely agree that great pipes are out there at reasonable prices. I've never smoked a Stanwell but I do buy Boswells. When JM opens today, I'm picking up one off of his site for way less than $100 that will be a great smoker (I want a dedicated SG FVF pipe). |
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SailorJack
Number of posts: 450
Age: 58
Location: Exit 109 New Jersey
Tobacco: Anniversary Kake
C&D Poplar Camp
Finck's Golden Cavendish
Pipe: Custom Todd Bannard Plateau Horn
Peterson Donegal Rocky XL02
Registration date: 2008-10-14
| | Subject: A Stanwell Pipe Review! or In Praise of Mid Grades! Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:27 am | |
| Your quite right!! I can't afford the high ticket briars so I have mainly Mid Grades such as Stanwell , Bari, Alphas and the sort. They all look great, smoke every bit as good as briars costing many times their price.
"THERE IS NO PRESTIGE IN OVERPAYING" |
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Justpipes
The Duke
Number of posts: 7927
Age: 53
Location: Randolph County, NC If you don't know, you wouldn't understand.
Tobacco: John Middleton Walnut, Prince Albert, GLP Cumberland, C&D Exhausted Rooster , add Carter Hall to the mix, as well as Perfection Plug Burley
Pipe: Brissetts, Kaywoodies
Registration date: 2007-12-17
| | Subject: Re: A Stanwell Pipe Review! or In Praise of Mid Grades! Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:21 am | |
| One of my best smokers is a Stanwell Rondo bent danish egg. It is the only Stanwell that I have right now and I smoke it at least a couple of times a week, sometimes more. |
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tranders
Number of posts: 34
Location: Indiana
Registration date: 2007-12-28
| | Subject: Re: A Stanwell Pipe Review! or In Praise of Mid Grades! Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:27 am | |
| I love that shape.
Congratulations. |
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ftrplt
Number of posts: 1672
Age: 65
Location: Split between Raleigh, NC and OKC, OK
Registration date: 2007-12-15
| | Subject: Re: A Stanwell Pipe Review! or In Praise of Mid Grades! Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:06 am | |
| Never heard anyone say anything but complimentary remarks about Stanwell. FTRPLT |
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