I love dark, maduro cigars, but so far, have hated dark English style pipe tobacco. I prefer a milder blend, it's a way different experience.
Here's the link to JM Boswell. Don't let his "For Sale" page scare you. He releases new pipes every week and they are typically sold in 15 minutes. But, he has a whole wall of lower prices pipes in his shop, from $79 - $100.
http://www.boswellpipes.com/pipesforsale.html
Here's the freehand I bought last month:


A decent, but older estate pipe goes with me now on the bike, etc. I got stuck in an old church graveyard yesterday, under a big oak tree. I had my pipe bag with me and enjoyed a nice smoke in solitude.



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I do both pipes and cigars. I have two pipes already one kind of cheap for taking with to places like rallies, parties, and occasionaly to work with me.(incase it gets lost or damaged) I have a nice expensive one at home that I will take with me on certain occasions. I love the smell of black cavandish (so do most others). Once a pretty young thing smelled the pipe smoke.....came up to me and told me it reminded her of her late father. She stood there and told me her whole life story that night. O'coarse I listened to her tell the whole tale.

But I smoke a cigar when Its me and my wife out to the backwoods ( a little bar out in the middle of nowhere, and my favorite hangout). If you don't mind sending a link or pics of some of his pipes I may be interested in another one. I like stuff made by individuals, original stuff is always best.




Al