Recent content by wojtekpastuch

Some italian pipe smokers do that, especially the older ones. They use Toscano cigars, which are made with italian kentucky tobacco- they crumble them and smoke them in their pipes. I've tried it several times, it's actually pretty tasty but a hell of a nicotine kick. I must admit that smoking a...

I love mechanic watches and two years ago I've had your same problem, with one more restriction- I couldn't spend more than $200. So I did some reading on web forums etc. and I went for a Seiko 5 sports. Oh my god is it a great watch! I highly recommend it. It has great aesthetics, it's very...

Thanks for your suggestion! However it's not the case with my pipe since the date code should be after the word England which is written in the opposite direction from the band, and there is about a centimeter of free space from the band anyway. I carefully checked the shank for cracks and there...

Thanks for the answer!:) I think I'm gonna keep the pipe :D I've smoked it twice now and I really enjoyed it, it's a great smoke. As I said, it's larger than what I usually smoke but given the high grade, the silver adornments and the generous size it will make a perfext "special occasion" pipe...

Hey guys! I need some help with dating an Ashton pipe that the mailman has just delivered straight into my happy hands :D It is a Sovereign LX with silver band on shank and silver rim. It is stamped on the left side "Ashton" below "SOVEREIGN" below to the left "LX" in an oval; on the right side...

Thanks kilted1! :D Rattray's Hal O' the Wynd is readily available here in Poland so I guess I'll give it a try :pipe:

Hey guys! Having been mainly an english mixtures smoker for a couple of years, lately I began exploring virginia tobaccos. I find them really good and a fine change from my usual latakia diet :lol: The thing is I really don't like flake tobaccos. I sure like the taste but I don't like rubbing...

Hi guys! Do you know anything about Ser Jacopo tobaccos? They are being introduced here in Poland and I'm wondering if I should buy them. They're not described on tobaccoreviews.com, I guess that's because it looks as they're only sold in the Czech Republic and Russia :| It seems pretty strange...

Hurrah! I guess Neill decided to get back online and I think it's great news! :D :cheers:

Nice collection! :) I see you really hate sandblasted billiards and bulldogs :lol!:

Nice find:) Orlik was one of the classic english pipe making companies, I'm not sure when it was founded but I guess around 1890/1900. Later it was bought (like almost all of the classic english companies) by Oppenheimer (a large corporation that owns also Loewe, GBD, BBB, Comoy's...) and the...

I just wanted to update you on what I've found out about these pipes......... Nothing :lol: Not even the people on the french group Fumeurs de Pipe have heard about the L.Lavisse tobacconist. Actually it makes me quite happy 'cause I like to think it means it's out of business for a long time...

I don't exactly agree with what you're saying. There's a big difference between a Dunhill and the others you mentioned. Dunhills are factory made pipes that are made almost entirely by machines with the supervision of skilled but anonymous workers. Ashtons and Castellos are made by hand by one...

I don't think it will ever come to that. It really takes a lot of different factors for a pipemaker to become a celebrity like Eltang, Nordh, Ivarsson, etc. There's obviuosly quality and esthetics, but there's also marketing, word of mouth between collectors and other stuff... We live in a world...

I've had the same problem. There are two flame regulations on a Dunhill rollagas. One is the little wheel on the back of the lighter (the one that should be used when you need to regulate your flame once in a while) and another one on the bottom of the lighter, next to the filling valve (I was...