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I just got back from a 2 week visit to China, Traveled with my cousin who went to visit his daughter working a translater apprenticeship in Guangzhou. A multi-stop trip. Flew into Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Macau, Guangzhou, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong then home. I think I spent more...

Hope all had a good Thanksgiving, I've been meaning to post this for some time now finally got around to taking a picture, This is a set of airbrush cleaning brushes 5 sizes ranging from about the size of a pencil to the size of a pencil lead twisted wire shanks on a split key ring. I get...

I found this older artical while doing some research, Its an interesting read so I though I would share it. http://www.lcolby.com/index.html

I grabbed these picks while pipe hunting, I've read that cake should be about the thickness of a dime, And why cake is good and the benefits. Well this is cake to the extreme level ! I know this is very excessive cake but someone somewhere was either on to something or what ? This cake didn't...

First Thanks to DrT999 for sending me a sample of this tobacco which I have been curious about for some time now, reading so many post about Penzance had me very much intrigued. As soon as I saw the envelope I sought out a pipe and prepared to experience this epic wonder. Even double bagged I...

I found this interesting product/item Its a clay liner for briar pipes, It says good for ghost issue or to experience the true tobacco flavor, sampling tobacco. also says its easy to fit to the bowl. http://www.pipes4mike.com/clay_pipe_inserts.html Well I thought it would be good for those...

While out and about I was pondering the issue with oxidation and stems, There has got to be a easy inexpensive way, Although I have a buffer and wheel I wanted to try to find a method using only a product, cloth and hand buffing, I am a big fan of using a existing product for a new purpose, I...

Has anyone ever tried any tobacco from Sterling Tobacco Company? I ran across the link while doing some pipe/tobacco research shopping, bought a couple of pipes and they sent me some samples. Old Dominion and Tavern. I liked the Tavern, Old Domnion was real mild not bad. Has anyone else tried...

As many know "a black and tan" is Bass pale ale with Guinness floating on top. (may be other brands used but the concept is my focus) Well pondering trying new things, Has anyone ever taken a bland flavored tobacco loaded half a bowl and loaded the top half with a more flavorful one and the end...

I do alot of reading here on the BoB boards, recent and older past post. very interesting and helpful information, I noticed a pattern that has intrigued me, A good number of people Smoked a pipe and gave it up for 8-10-20 plus years, But returned recently (past few years) and are really...

I discovered some of my tins had rusted bottons inside tobacco stuck to them, After a google search on that issue it took me to a post here in BoB that adressed an issue with tins of tobacco and rust, It was an older post, Seems a few other folks with other brands had had some similar issues...

Well, when I joined here on BoB I had 4 pipes, I now have more :) The first pic is of pipes I currently smoke, The second pic is of pipes I will smoke. Now these are a bit more eclectic in nature either by design or size, As I have gotten way deep in my pipe hobby I am finding I like unusual...

Reading the boards here I have picked up helpful information, some are guidelines,methods even some certainties. I read about re-lites are ok when many believe its was a failing to have to do so, due to many variables, it is ok to re-lite. Also packing techniques, again no one perfect way...

This may be a repete but it seems a good read, So I posted it for those who may not have seen it hope it is useful. http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=The_Mysteries_of_the_Briar_Break-in_Process Had a couple of bad bowls this weekend, prompted me to do some article searching, and a good...

Too much pondering and searching for all thing pipe, found a few neat decor items, cant have it all but I can wish. :) http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8498968 http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8615832 http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8606102...

Ok we all seen lots different pipes racks, and ways the pipes rest in them, My question is about the one where the bowl rest in a rounded egg shaped scooped from the wood, like the one in this link...

Well they are not much to look, sand18f ask for a picture so here it is.. maybe if I did this right,

Oh I have to stand up and introduce myself to the class :) Hello all I'm R.A. recently (6 month ago) re-newed to pipe smoking, Actually started smoking a pipe at age 12 ! So with a 2.00 a week allowance and a mission.I convinced my mother it was no different than burning incense sticks (the...