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  1. jvillaveces

    Shaving soap recommendation

    Before I grew out my beard I used Truefitt & Hill oil before the shaving cream or soap. It worked reLly well for me.
  2. jvillaveces

    Tobacco hating spouse, urban living arrangements…

    I'm a widower now, so it's moot.  Since we were dating, my wife loathed every form of tobacco, but I smoked cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.  She wanted no smoking in the house, but since it was my house too, and I was a smoker, that didn't fly.  We agreed that I wouldn't smoke in the bedroom, and...
  3. jvillaveces

    beard oil

    My favorite is "Snake Oil" unscented. A single vial lasts about a year, so it's very inexpensive. I only use it once a week, instead of every day like they suggest. It makes my unruly beard somewhat easier to manage, and, most importantly, it keeps it from itching.
  4. jvillaveces

    Dunhill makes cologne.

    They also make wallets, ties, shirts, and stuff like that. They no loner make pipes, cigars, tobacco, or smokers requisites. They continue to sell some of these things using the brand "the white spot", although they don't make any of it any more. "Dunhill" branded stuff, like pipe tobacco, is...
  5. jvillaveces

    Shaving soap recommendation

    Tabac is my favorite shaving soap. It gives nice, rich foam; it smells great; a single cake lasts forever; plus, it uses the associations of "tabac" as a selling point. While traditional vendors such as Dunhill seek to make their brand independent from us smokers, Tabac (which doesn't smell of...
  6. jvillaveces

    Xikar?

    Lately I have been using a Xikar Scribe. I got it mostly for the novelty aspect, plus I think it looks great. Mine is done in briar and satin steel. I love the thing! It lights on the first try every time, and because of its shape it's very easy to put the flame inside the bowl without...
  7. jvillaveces

    This is what the beginnings of briar burnout looks like.

    I will try mudding it too. It's too gorgeous a pipe to just sit there abandoned...
  8. jvillaveces

    LET'S SEE PICS OF YOU SMOKING A PIPE

    Just a moment ago.  Lagonda in a J Alan.
  9. jvillaveces

    Fashion faux pas? You decide...

    Actually, fellas, one of the girls designed the uniform because the team could not afford to have a pro do it.  The design was even approved by government body that sponsors them!  Both the impromptu designer and the bureaucrats involved have stated that they didn't realize the gold/tan color...
  10. jvillaveces

    This is what the beginnings of briar burnout looks like.

    A while back I spotted a beautiful estate Cornelius Mänz I just had to get my hands on.  I bought it, cleaned it, and smoked it.  It got really hot at the bottom.  Next time, I was careful to smoke it very slowly, but the bottom still got too hot to handle.  When I put it down to clean it, I was...
  11. jvillaveces

    Upshall pipes?

    A few years ago I bought three separate Upshall pipes listed as "new old stock" on ebay.  They were all grade P.  One of them, a straight bulldog, had the stem drilled off center so it gurgles like crazy.  Another, a bent pot, had a horrible looking logo stamp -- I confronted the seller (the...
  12. jvillaveces

    R.Wozniak handmade pipes

    Very beautiful pipes, congratulations! I particularly liked the bulldog. I look forward to seeing many more of your creations in this forum. Cheers!
  13. jvillaveces

    May I see your bent bulldogs?

    That Dunhill is one of my favorite pipes. Not only it is beautiful, it's a very sweet smoker. OTOH, I apologize for the crooked picture. I think Photobucket was having a bad hair day. No matter what I did, I could not get it to rotate properly, so I just gave up and decided to post it like that.
  14. jvillaveces

    Paronelli Pipes???

    What a beautiful pipe! I have never bought one of their pipes, but I have bought a couple of estates and a few accessories from them. Their website is fantastic!
  15. jvillaveces

    May I see your bent bulldogs?

    Dunhill Amber Flame Reiner Barbi
  16. jvillaveces

    Pipe filler - equipment to pipe fill

    What can I tell you? It works very well. It's gorgeous. I am using it all the time. Would I replace it if I lost it? Probably no.
  17. jvillaveces

    What are you smoking?

    Breaking in a new Joura (second bowl through it) with 10 yo Dunhill Light Flake
  18. jvillaveces

    Pipe filler - equipment to pipe fill

    Monbla, yeah, funny how none of my pouches or bags have a special pocket for this gadget.  That probably means lesser minds haven't realized how necessary this type of filler is.  Then again, he who dies with the most toys wins, right?
  19. jvillaveces

    What are you smoking?

    The last of a sample of Pirate Kake I got from smokingpipes.com with my last order.  Nice latakia bomb, but not really my thing.
  20. jvillaveces

    Pipe filler - equipment to pipe fill

    It doesn't speak highly of my packing skills that every bowl I've smoked using this has been noticeably better than usual. I am learning, though, that I should use a lot less tobacco packed significantly looser than I usually do. I haven't used it for anything but ribbon cut, and I can't...
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