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**Price** · 10-27-2011, 03:46 PM

Down the rabbit hole....

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**CptBlueBear** · 10-27-2011, 06:06 PM

My latesst package has just arrived (contents below) and you buggers have already got me looking for the next! All that Sam Gawith's meant I had to check if Pipesandcigars.com's SG stocks is filtering in at last. It won't last long so I must order a Navy Flake before you lot can clear them out again.

@vlad: now we know the reason for the great Full Virginia Flake shortage of 2011: you bought it all!

@jmallen: I love Pererson system pipes and have a 307(?) but I'm not sure I'm ever going to get accustomed to the P-lip. That ebony is beautiful. The old Marxman scrubbed up nice too.

**jwhite** · 10-27-2011, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by CptBlueBear

My latesst package has just arrived (contents below) and you buggers have already got me looking for the next! All that Sam Gawith's meant I had to check if Pipesandcigars.com's SG stocks is filtering in at last. It won't last long so I must order a Navy Flake before you lot can clear them out again.

@vlad: now we know the reason for the great Full Virginia Flake shortage of 2011: you bought it all!

@jmallen: I love Pererson system pipes and have a 307(?) but I'm not sure I'm ever going to get accustomed to the P-lip. That ebony is beautiful. The old Marxman scrubbed up nice too.

Just so you know you can get a replacement fishtail bit if that suits you better.

**tupacboy** · 10-28-2011, 10:34 AM

got me a tin of sg fvf and sl woot

**73mountaineer** · 10-31-2011, 11:55 AM

It's Here!!!!!

My new Peterson pipe was waiting for me on my desk when I got to work this morning!!

Peterson Killarney '999'

It's hard to capture accurately in pictures, but it is a stunning shade of deep red

**Price** · 10-31-2011, 01:49 PM

That is sweet, Steve.

I've got a couple eBay estates & a cob - looking forward to that "new" pipe as well. (I'm thinking I'll be browsing at Iwan Ries when I'm downtown for the Merz Great Shave meetup next week.)

**Commander Quan** · 10-31-2011, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by 73mountaineer

It's Here!!!!!

Congrats I've got 2 999's one's a green spigot and the other is that same one, but bother are fishtails. It's a great shape for clenching.

**jwhite** · 10-31-2011, 05:35 PM

Nice, the 999 is a favorite shape of mine I have a 999 Irish army - great for full English.

**CptBlueBear** · 11-01-2011, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by 73mountaineer

It's Here!!!!!

My god that's a gorgeous bit of work! I think if smoked that I'd drive everyone nuts by becoming Irish for the duration. I'd greet everyone with "tup o' tha mahning to ya" and they'd probably lock me up. Talk like a pirate day was bad enough...

Originally Posted by 73mountaineer

It's hard to capture accurately in pictures, but it is a stunning shade of deep red

Does your camera have custom white balance? Another option would be to use the flash to overpower the natural light and balance for that. Digital colour can be a minefield.

**Argonaut** · 11-01-2011, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by 73mountaineer

It's Here!!!!!

My new Peterson pipe was waiting for me on my desk when I got to work this morning!!

Peterson Killarney '999'

It's hard to capture accurately in pictures, but it is a stunning shade of deep red

Beautiful pipe!

**73mountaineer** · 11-01-2011, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Price

That is sweet, Steve.

I've got a couple eBay estates & a cob - looking forward to that "new" pipe as well. (I'm thinking I'll be browsing at Iwan Ries when I'm downtown for the Merz Great Shave meetup next week.)

If you like the Peterson's let me know and i'll give you the name of the ebay seller where I bought mine. Saved me about $20 and came straight from Ireland.

**Price** · 11-01-2011, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by 73mountaineer

If you like the Peterson's let me know and i'll give you the name of the ebay seller where I bought mine. Saved me about $20 and came straight from Ireland.

Cool, thanks. I do like that 999.

Oh, and I did finally discover one cool thing about being stationed at Great Lakes: orders placed online at Iwan Reis at 2:30 on Monday are "Out For Delivery" at 8:37 Tuesday morning.

(Just a bunch of accoutrements & cleaning supplies. Nothing sexy.)

**73mountaineer** · 11-01-2011, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by Commander Quan

Congrats I've got 2 999's one's a green spigot and the other is that same one, but bother are fishtails. It's a great shape for clenching.

Originally Posted by CptBlueBear

My god that's a gorgeous bit of work! I think if smoked that I'd drive everyone nuts by becoming Irish for the duration. I'd greet everyone with "tup o' tha mahning to ya" and they'd probably lock me up. Talk like a pirate day was bad enough...

Does your camera have custom white balance? Another option would be to use the flash to overpower the natural light and balance for that. Digital colour can be a minefield.

Talk like a pirate day!?!

I took these pics with my cell phone, but you can see that it looks distinctly different in natural vs indoor lighting. I am sure that I could get a much better rendition from my nikon. Of course with my digital photo skills, I'd probably end up making it look like a totally different color altogether!

**Argonaut** · 11-04-2011, 06:00 PM

Well, after seeing 73mountaineer's 999, and Wednesday having been my 40th b-day and all, I just had to get myself something I knew I would love. It arrived today and I was right!