Jabbles180 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 OK, so I got my glass stem in from Poncho. First of let me just give you a little background on me. I have 4 hookahs now, 2 KM's a pear and a Exotica, a chinese hookah i keep in the car and got for free, and now the all glass hookah from Poncho. I use only Tangiers when its me packing the bowl and hookah and as of now I'm using Hookah John's CH quick lites.So now onto the show. From my knowledge smoking KM's this thing smoke just as well as any KM i've ever smoked out of. It's very smooth with large clouds. I have no complaints when it comes to the smoke-ability of Poncho's stem.I'll start with a picture of each component.1) Stem style A (top portion of the stem)2) Stem style E (bottom portion of the stem)3) The Heart4) The Downsteam5)The Bowl and Ash Catcher 6) The Bowl Diameter (with my hand with reference to size. Its a perfect solo bowl along the size of a mini or 1 coal phunnel)7)All the components piece apart 8) Hookah 1 stem in height ( Stands about 28-30" tall vase to bowl Vase is a KM replacement and hose is a Narbish from HookahJohn)9) Hookah Full size (It stands 43" tall from bottom of the vase to the top of a small Tangier's phunnel bowl)10) Close up of the Heart full of smoke (awesome! haha)I know whats next everyone is going to want a smoke picture. They will come I promise. The problem is that its been windy around here lately and so i have to wait to smoke inside at my friends house or wait for a calm day. Like I said earlier though its very comparable to the size of clouds i get out of my KM's. Only difference is I feel the smoke is smoother. IDK if that is because of how the difference in heat dissipipation between glass and metal or what but its smooth as glass.(pun intended)Now for some constructive critisism. As far as I know, or at least what i get out of this post, is im the first one to get thier glass stem from Poncho that is a member of the forum. These stems are new so of coarse little tweaks are going to have to be made.Luckily most of my complaints are just cosmetic in nature so its more of a preforance thing.1) The ash catcher is a bit on the small side. It works fine with the bowl i got from Poncho but when i switch over to a regular Tangiers Phunnel its just not big enough. I've talked to poncho about this and hes trying some new techniques to make these things bigger.2) The ash catcher wobbles when the glass bowl isnt used as the way the tray stays sturdy is from the glass bowl touching and holding the tray firm.3) The downstem is a bit short for my liking. This will change depending of the vase used. I am in the process of getting a bit longer of a downstem and this is strictly me being picky according to my tastes. It doesnt affect smoke-ability at all.4) the hose port is a bit big for a standard hose connection is hose gasket (thats for you Eric). If Poncho wants to come in and talk about why this is he can but anyways it work just fine with a bowl gasket instead of the hose gasket.Other than that I cannnot find any flaws in this stem. It's so beautiful that the first night I had it I think i spent more time looking at it then smoking out of it. I cant that for any other hookah that I've bought or seen. This thing is an ART piece. The smoke going down the stem can be somewhat faint if you like to pull hard and fast. If you want to sit around and watch the smoke twirl around i find a "primer" slow pull allows for a fun show and a nice build up for a second pull with an extra large smoke cloud. Ohh I almost forgot. Most importantly my girlfriend approves of this hookah. She is very picky when it comes to sitting around and smoking on a given day and she's been smoking like a champ every session for the whole duration. Thats a lot to say and a great compliment going out Poncho's way because if the girlfriend is happy then I am happy.I want to end the post thanking Poncho. He is quite the glass blower and artist. This thing is just wonderful AND STURDY. I know a lot of people were worried about that in the stem thread. Poncho will be getting more business from me for sure and I already have a friend that is seriously thinking about making a glass hookah thier first hookah.Thanks Poncho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbles180 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 More Pics and room for my smoking pictures when they come.11) The Heart again (Shows all the connections well. A lot happens at the heart, perfect name for the piece!)12) Full stem filled with smoke (Pictures dont do this justice)13) Me sitting next to my new baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 im just going to say it...DUDE THATS PHUCKIN HOT!!! i gotta get one for myself A.S.A.P..is poncho a member here and if so is that his handle or can someone please give me his handle to pm him..thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjacksm Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 shweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pointerpride102 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Dont tip that thing over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majid Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 One of the sexiest pipes i've seen. I would love to see that one in action, see the smoke billow through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbles180 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Poncho is a member on this forum. Poncho is his username. And yes this thing is dead sexy haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 QUOTE (Pointerpride102 @ Sep 12 2009, 08:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Dont tip that thing over!X2that is probly the only hookah i would use one of those stupid light balls in the vase on, that thing is sexy as hell man.. props. mind sharing how much you snagged it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 wow that is very sexynice reviewmake sure to add one to the hookah reviews section of how it smokes and everythingvery nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyram Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Anybody else pee a little? Just a little... seriously, I don't even need a paper towel but still.. anyone else?That thing is a BEAUTY! I can't wait to have a little money come in so I can save up and get one. Well done Poncho, and thanks Jabbles for the awesome photo's and review!-Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 just crapped my pantsanyway quite a work of art Makes me want to learn to blow glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandito Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Those last 2 pictures, oh my. Fine piece of glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitmak Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 That is beautiful, how much do they run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z2G Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 $200.... I cant wait till mine is ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbles180 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 QUOTE (Z2G @ Sep 12 2009, 08:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>$200.... I cant wait till mine is readyZ2G you will not be let down by the pipe. I smoked my both tall and short. The single stem version smokes just as good as my double stem. Not any hotter or anything.Like Z2G said the pipes are 200. Mine was 275 because I chose to go with the double stem style. It cost quite a bit but I am more than happy with it. Worth every penny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Bravo. That is gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjacksm Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 200 is a great price hmmm around Christmas time i may put in an order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 How exactly did he package the stem......I cant be the only one thats curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poncho Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Every piece individually bubble wrapped, a layer of convoluted foam underneath that, two layers onto, sealed in a box. That box sitting inside of another box with peanuts around it. Cant let them break in the mail! QUOTE (tpatt90 @ Sep 13 2009, 01:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>How exactly did he package the stem......I cant be the only one thats curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amn_sinclair Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 QUOTE (Zyram @ Sep 13 2009, 04:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Anybody else pee a little? Just a little... seriously, I don't even need a paper towel but still.. anyone else?Im not sure if i peed a little or came. But there definetl is a little something in my underwear now...That thing is a beaut i think i may need to find a way to free up some cash and order one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon` Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Some pictures of how it smokes and ect would be nice. Anxious to see how it smokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbles180 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Brandon` @ Sep 13 2009, 12:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Some pictures of how it smokes and ect would be nice. Anxious to see how it smokes.Like I said in my original post. I failed to add smoking pictures because I am forced to smoke outside and its been very windy where I live. As soon as I can get it packed to take to my friends house where I can smoke inside or there's a nice calm day around here, I cant really get a picture to do the smoke clouds justice. The first night on my initial bowl it was a dead night wind wise. I can tell you it smokes just as large and dense clouds as my KM's do. It's just as easy to pull as a KM. All around this hookah is just 100% class. Once I get smoking pictures up I think interest will rise double fold. I just hope my wonderful camera person, my girlfriend, can get some good cloud pictures. As I said before there still is not a way to do this hookah justice with photos. It's just that nice in real life. I've been smoking out of it for a good 6 or 7 sessions. All with multiple coal rounds. If it looked nice but just wasn't up to par performance wise I wouldn't be using it as much as I have been and just moved back to the KM's to smoke out of.Edit: I thought I would chime in on the packaging. I was very afraid of what UPS would do with my package. If you read poncho's post he packed the pieces first in bubble wrap. Then he placed the pieces in between a couple pieces of foam. After that he sealed the box and placed it in a larger box with package peanuts around the first box. It was packed so there was seriously no way, unless something penetrated through the box, to have the pieces damaged during shipping. Edited September 13, 2009 by Jabbles180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoapplesplease Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Thumbs up nice work!Q-is it possible to smoke this without the stem meaning can the bowl be place right on top the heart and downstem?I tried to tell from pics but hard to see close details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjako Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Video pretty please...Otherwise..I may need to donate a paycheck to Poncho...that thing is fking amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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