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that is certainly an unusual design but it looks very balanced all the same. Happy puffing!

that is a fine looking pipe sir

wow - superb pipe

lovely pipe - i must get a calabash one day - bought one off ebay once and it arrived with a broken bowl :(

Take a quick look at the following post: FCV production and curing The important thing is to get the curing right first - any further ageing, maturing will ultimately depend on the quality of the original cure. This section is the important bit: "The purpose of curing: Tobacco leaves are...

Welcome to the friendly confines of BoB. Yup i have met a few tobacconists like that. damn shame but clearly not interested in business.

Welcome back to the friendly confines of BoB!

Nicotiana Rustica has the highest natural nicotine, but this is rarely, if ever, used in pipe tobacco blending. In fact these days it is mainly used as the source for nicotine used in electronic cigs etc. There is a bit more info in this post...

That's a good one. Why is a particular type of tobacco grown where it is. I will work on it.

Happy Birthday brother. Have a good one. :bounce:

Glad you enjoyed it. I still work in the industry and loving it :) I hope you saw some of the other ones I wrote? Just pondering what to write about now ....

:lol!: So true!

So sorry to hear that terribly sad news. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Ah - only 30 mins from West Chicago - good to know for my next visit. Look forward to hearing what it is like.

Very cool trade Gents - its great to see friendships develop from our passion! :cheers: