2013 Christmas Pipes, the Tradition Continues

Several years ago I started a tradition of making Christmas pipes for my sons. They all three smoke, one a little less than the others, but all three enjoy the tradition, or at least humor me with it!

Two of Three Thile Boys opened their Christmas pipes on Christmas, and the third has very recently married, and I expect he is a bit too preoccupied to have this post spoil the surprise. So, here we have them, the 2013 Christmas pipes–contrast blasted billiards with celluloid ivory accented hand cut German Ebonite stems that have integral tenons.

John, our middle son, prefers Virginias, so he’s getting the Christmas Cheer, which has been a big hit with him. His older brother, Chris, and his younger brother, Daniel, seem to like, or at least tolerate, latikia blends. When I recently tried and fell in love with Frog Morton Cellar I decided it would make a good gift for the two of them.

Oh, and if you should happen to see a fourth pipe with bamboo, that’s for me! Kind of a combination experiment salvage project finished for my own Christmas pipe!

The 2012 Christmas pipes were blasted straight bulldogs, 2011 Christmas Pipes were smooth Lovats, and Christmas 2010 was the first year of making the boys pipes for Christmas. They were different shapes for each. The very first 2006 Christmas pipe for for my middle son, John, who loves Bulldogs and loves Christmas, and was the only son smoking pipes at the time.