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I moved from the south to San Francisco for work in June and pipe smoking hasn't been the same since. Smoking at home is a no go and I rarely use my car anymore so smoking while driving is out too. Smoking in indoors and outdoors public spaces is banned pretty much anywhere in the city except...

With smoking bans ever stricter (including in my own house), I find that smoking indoors has become a luxury. Thankfully, I can occasionally find refuge in my local tobacconist's smoking lounge. It's not great. The chairs are old, dirty and uncomfortable, the room is as attractive as my doctor's...

Hi all, I just bought a Dunhill pipe that had been sitting in the back of the pipe cabinet at my B&M for years. The stem was pretty oxidized (greenish and matte). I cleaned the stem with some Bar keeper's Friend. Now the stem is black again, but it is still matte and it needs some finer...

I bought an estate GBD pipe on Ebay. The chamber had been reamed (very poorly if you ask me) and upon closer inspection I found a suspicious hole in the cake at the bottom of the chamber. I took it to my B&M to be reamed properly and now we can have a better view of the problem area. The hole is...

I thought I'd start a thread to showcase my current pipe collection. I will post pictures of future pipe acquisitions here as well. Here we go: (from left to right and from top to bottom) 1) Gardesana natural lucite 06. My very first pipe. I now use it as a tester pipe. 2) Armellini smooth...

I just finished cataloging my cellar: As you can see, I have been on a TAD tear over the past 3 months. :affraid: Total 26.4 lbs.

So far I have been mostly attracted to tobaccos with bolder flavors (english/balkan/oriental) but, in an effort to expand my horizons, I decided to give virginias a try. Since many people swear by FVF, that was my first choice. When I opened the tin, it was surprisingly moist. It actually...

I just finished organizing my cellar so I thought I would share a few pictures with you all. I bought old stackable bookshelves with glass doors to hold my stash. The top shelf is for pipes and open baccies. The second shelf is mostly for aromatics. The third shelf is mostly for non-aromatics...

Hi all, I am a 36 year old guy who picked up pipe smoking a few months ago. I had never smoked tobacco before but always wanted to give pipe smoking a go. I am thoroughly enjoying the hobby so far. I grew up near one of Europe's major pipe making centers. Several older gents in my family...