Pipe Close Up: Savinelli Baronet 606EX

This pipe is very special to me. It's the first pipe I ever bought new (besides corn cobs) Initially I hated rustication, but I also wanted the closest thing I could get to a magnum pipe I could afford at the time. It was this pipe. I still love it, and today, as I write this, I'm packing it to make a video for the first time in ages.

Pipe Close Up: Meerschaum "Portly Gentleman"

I have a few meerschaums kicking around, and because there are no discern able names associated with them I find myself naming them. I dub the one, you see before you the Portly Gent. It's big, round, and simply classy. This is the pipe as seen on "Meerschaum Moments" and I've been smoking it daily for about a week. I have a couple other meerschaums and I think they need some tobacco love too. Anyways, that will be some time before I think up names.

Pipe Close Up: MacQueen Cameroon

Pipe Close Up: MacQueen Briar Russet

We got some wild weather headed our way! Yesterday tornadoes today, hurricanes? What the funk is going on around here? Let's showcase the coolest mini churchwarden I have. This pipe has by far the best finish on both the stem and bowl of all my MacQueens, and it smokes like a dream. For a brief moment let me tell you all how awesome the shankless design looks: FREAKIN' AWESOME. That is all.

Pipe Close Up: MacQueen White Ash Dwarf

As promised, I'm knocking out some more pipe porn for you guys to grab a fresh tub of Crisco and...do what ever it is you do...do. I just went down a dark path in my mind, no worries I'll block out those thoughts with a beautiful churchwarden. The wood it is made of is ash, so it takes color and stain very well. Also, the grain has an almost distressed look to it, overall making it an awesome pipe.

Pipe Close Up: MacQueen Briar Wizard

I like the taste of cherry, but briar is far more beautiful. For the first time ever; you can see the difference in MacQueen Wizards.

Pipe Close Up: MacQueen Cherry Wizard

I'm going to try and spread these close ups over the week, just so I don't drown you with awesome. I'll upload the wizards today. The dwarf and russet tomorrow and finally the super beautiful cameroon.

Steel Close Up: Camillus 18508

What haven't I said about this knife? Oh, that it's good...I guess it's kind of growing on me, a decent project knife for me to hone my sheath making skill and something I really don't mind modifying. Let the pictures do the talking.

Steel Close Up: Ka-Bar Foliage Green

I thought this knife would be unwieldy and big, lacking style and function. I was wrong. This knife is great, and has capability of being a great bushwhacking blade you can keep on your side. I was out in th backwoods and needed something along these lines to assist me in my journey. Also, I enjoy owning a piece of history, Ka-Bar is true history. So I got what I wanted, not necessarily the classic, not necessarily the all black tactical knife; something different. You be the judge, this is more than I ever expected from a blade this size.

Keep your steel sharp my friends.

Pipe Close Up: The Scoot

I think this is that part of my Kentucky collection, I should be getting my MacQueens and the rest of my collection in the mail shortly. So this close up has to tide you over for a little while; sorry.