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GH Brown Flake Unscented in a Ron Fairchild lovat

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That’s a great article. I hadn’t seen that. Thanks.

That’s a very interesting observation. I love all things with Syrian Latakia, even from the start of my pipe smoking career. Ashton's Celebrated Sovereign was the 1st English blend that I could tolerate, while my buddies were smoking the Cyprian lat bombs. I also enjoy VAs blends, esp. red...

Really cool! Is that actual bamboo or carved wood?

Looks like the creole my mom used to make.

Regarding clenching, you might try pipe rubbers - soft rubber piece that fits on your stem. LINK

I received a tin of Cringle Flake today from Santa and gave it a smoke. Really nice blend, esp. for VA lovers. The perique is mild.

Really interesting article. Thanks for sharing it.

I read the description and see what you are saying. However, I doubt that they are selling is what we call Syrian Latakia. Here’s my thinking: when you search for Latakia, only one product comes up. These days, 1 Latakia suggests to me Cyprian. If another product came up with the Syrian...

@mlanghof You inspired me with this. I’ve never worked with antler before. I think mine is a piece of an old elk shed - the tine was thick. It was very was tough to cut. For the end piece, I used a small piece of horn left over from some razor scales.

I’ve had several tins opened that have dried out completely. This week, I have been re-humidifing them. I had a number of small portions of good aged Virginia’s that I rubbed out and mixed, including Cut Va Plug, Best Brown Flake, Butera Golden Flake, and a bit of McClellands stoved Va (5115)...

Congratulations both of you! Bacon, pot roast, and a pretty girl.

Any chance one of those says “Czechoslovakia”?

I have taken an 8 year break from this hobby and website. I've still smoke my pipes off and on. Recently, I started smoking more often and began reading to see what's been going on. Imagine my surprise to learn the jump in value of my cellar, esp McClellands and Syrian blends. TAD began...