Wanted: Oom Paul

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Mike, obviously, your surgery did not affect your sense of humor. I think I should start saving my used tea bags to blend a special hodgepodge when tobacco is totally banned. I think it should be called Acorn in honor of the NC oak trees.

Subject: Re: Wanted: Oom Paul Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:35 pm

Showme, oh, you are looking for an Oom Paul apparently. I was thinking Calabash for some reason. Over at Gray Fox is a Calabash for trade if your interested.

Calabash at Gray Fox For Trade
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Subject: Re: Wanted: Oom Paul Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:43 pm

Thanks, Carlos. I "need" a calabash, too, so I'll go check it out.

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Joined : 12 Jan 2008 Posts : 41 Location : UK

Oom Pauls can be an aquired taste and technique, I have four a Dunhill Red Bark, Barling TVF, Hardcastle System and a Bewlay.
They are however my pipe of choice in the winter, due to having to smoke in my office car park (Due to Smoking Regulations) thedy are an excellent hand warmer.
I have found my fist two smoke a great deal better than the cheaper ones, also Mike's comment regarding tobacco moisture is very valid.
I would still say however go for one!

Subject: Re: Wanted: Oom Paul Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:12 pm

Thanks for all of the comments and feedback, fellows. I have completed a trade for an oom paul and am waiting til this weekend to smoke it. I want to have a goodly amount of time to properly prepare the pipe and tobacco and really give it a fair trial.

I will make sure the tobacco is dry enough (to at least not help with potential gurgling) and have a few pipe cleaners at the ready. It is supposed to be very cold here this weekend so this will be a true test as to how comfortable of a clencher it will be as I will be sitting with my hands in my pockets!

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Subject: Re: Wanted: Oom Paul Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:22 pm

I did not wait til the weekend. I smoked the oom paul on the way to work this morning: it was great.

The bowl is rather deep, so I only packed it about half full with Virginia Woods. The pipe smoked smoothly though I did wait anxiously for a gurgle. I got just one, and to remedy that I exhaled twice through the stem and paused my toking for just a few beats. After that, no problem.

I've decided that I do like the oom paul shape and will begin my search for another one.

Thanks for all the comments.

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Subject: Re: Wanted: Oom Paul Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:43 pm

I have an old Oom Paul that I bought cheap about 30-40 years ago. It has an ingenious way of dealing with the gurgling problem. The stem has an aluminum fitting like a trumpet in the bottom end, which condenses the moisture. Then it drips down into a pit. The mortise is drilled about a half inch deeper below the air hole, and the condensate drips down into there. It works! The pipe never gurgles. I think you could drill out any Oom Paul like that. You probably wouldn't even need the aluminum thingy. But you really need to keep that pit cleaned out; Q-tips work very well for that.

Subject: Re: Wanted: Oom Paul Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:58 pm

I have 2 solutions that worked for me now I own 8 Oom Pauls as they are hands free & easy on my teeth

1] I have a ceiling fan that I adjusted on the low speed & it gently blows the smoke slightly to the side & up {in Reverse}

2] I had the airways opened on 3 of my Dunhill & 1 Caminetto & never have a moisture problem. Even if I do they will easily pass a cleaner mid bowl to the bottom