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Dear Siblings of the Briar, (Forgive me if this is the wrong place to post this topic, but it seems to fit more in "techniques" than anywhere else.) In another post about non-alcoholic palate cleansers, the topic got me to thinking. Like many piper folk, I stick mostly to water. When it isn't...

Today, I decided, would be a good day to deep-clean, de-oxidize, polish and shine some of the more neglected members of my rotation. As I'm workin' along, putting a bit of carnuba on a bowl that need just a touch of shine, I thought of being a kid and how Saturday mornings included "shoe...

I'm hoping I might ask for your opinions on pipe racks. Over the years I've accumulated several commercially made racks that hold a couple of dozen pipes; but, owing to my chronic, recurring PAD, I have two or three times that many briars deserving a good spot on a rack -- both for purposes of...

While enjoying my first smoke of the evening and catching up on all the Brother's fine posts, I read with particular interest a thread titled "Bowl and a Half Discovery." I have used the same technique a few times, myself, although not to the level of pleasure others have reported. But it...

A short while ago I took a new job with offices in downtown Boston. I vaguely remember hearing of Peretti's; but, I had never visited the store until some feeble memory awoke and I thought to look them up on the intertubes. I was extremely pleased to discover the shop is only 2 blocks from my...

Good morning, Gents. I've been lurking around your site for a few weeks and have found it most entertaining. (And, in nearly all topics, the posts are bristling with good humor and good nature.) So, enough with the lurking! I've been smoking pipes for somewhere near 20 years and have a...