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    Swisher Sweet BLK "pipe tobacco cigarillos"

    Hey fellas, I was filling up the car with gas after church today and saw a little sign on the pump advertising these BLK pipe tobacco cigars, in cherry and smooth flavors. Just wondering if any of you have tried them. Normally I would completely ignore anything like that, but PIPE TOBACCO...
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    Aldo Velani Moderna

    Browsing cupojoes and making a list of my next PAD/TAD order, and I came across an odd looking set of pipes. The Aldo Velani Moderna.. It seems to be a cross between a MM and Falcon. just a slightly bent mouthpiece jabbed into the side of the bowl. I found a post on here regarding AV, but...
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    Plug knife - job specific or any old knife?

    If a fella were to gain an interest in plug tobacco (jackknife plug, PPP, etc) where might he find a plug knife? I've googled several times but all I get is reviews on jackknife plug. A lot of people seem to use what resembles an old school straight razor that barbers use to shave their...
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    Shape preferences, is this normal?

    So, I've noticed that I have an EXTREME preference to round shapes, like prince, tomato, author, etc. I like looking at pipes of all sorts online and stuff, but when it comes to "would I smoke it", I only want the ones I've mentioned above. One of my main questions is, from what I can tell...
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    a growing interest in nasal snuff..

    I have a growing interest in nasal snuff, and I have some questions regarding odering from across the pond. I've heard horror stories of folks making big orders, and having to wait weeks and weeks for it to go through customs, IF it even gets that far. Besides the shipping worries, I'm...
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    had an epiphony today with some VA flake...

    is epiphony the right word here? either way it was a very "a-ha" moment.. actually started a few days ago, but didn't come into fruition until this morning during the drive to work.. I bought a tin of Astley's 109 (medium virginia flake), a while back, and fought with it for half the tin...
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    ATTN pipe makers and/or vintage pipe gurus:

    Gentlemen, I have attached a picute (yeah, a picture even!) of a pipe that was my great-great-granddad's. It is currently in a shadowbox along with my great-great-grandmother's glasses, and a picture of them together. To give you an idea on the age of the pipe, he was alive from 1860 to 1926...
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    FVF bulk or tinned?

    SP has FVF in bulk, which I had never heard of until I googled it (not bulk, I know what that is, I was trying to see if I can find any FVF online). Is there any difference between the bulk and tinned versions? Also, is there a "second best" to SG's FVF? I was lucky enough to have a good...
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    Help with UPS??

    I'm expecting a package on friday (check out "just ordered" on pad/tad), but due to the storms that came though, I have to work 12 hour days, so I can't be home to pick it up. I've never dealt with UPS so I don't know how they work and all that.. What kind of package normally has to be signed...
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    Tornado destruction..

    Hey guys. I just got my power back from being out since Wednesday. We had some terrible tornadoes rip through Alabama. I'm just thankful that my family wasn't harmed and that my house is still standing. Actually we didn't get any damage around here, but the next town over (about 10 miles away)...
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    just sharing my new pipe..

    how about NOW??
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    Is it the pipe or tobacco, or operator error?

    As some of you may know, I have just picked up pipe smoking again. I smoked before, for a couple of months last year. I got a chance to try 5 or 6 different types of tobacco. I only found two that I absolutely loved. One was McClelland's bulk blend 5110, and the other is Maple Street (from...
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    no break=in threads? here's one!

    OK, so I found ONE that links to an article that more or less compares cake thicknesses, instead of methods to break-in a pipe. Is breaking in a pipe really necessary? I've heard of several different methods, and the "1/4 increments" method seems the most effective, but i want to enjoy a good...
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    match case/carrier

    Just got an idea that I haven't seen before in the pipe world. I'm looking for somerthing about the size of a small match box, but more durable, with maybe a permanent striker. My granddad has something similar. An old cast iron hanger for the big match boxes. It hangs next to his wood...
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    honest opinion about MacB's honey and chocolate?

    I'm thinking about buying some of this stuff and am aggrivated at the reviews on TR. Sure its a 3 star rating, but the negative reviews are too contradictory.. the honey is over powering, the chocolare is overpowering, the perique overpowers everything else, there's no taste at all...
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    Biotene? whats so special about it?

    OK, so basically what I've gathered is that pipe smoking and biotene mouthwash are meant for each other. What I don't understand is WHY :scratch: . Are there any benefits other than curing dry-mouth? Does it help with tongue bite, or keep your teeth from staining any better than, say, a...
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    how to choose tobacco for new puffers?

    How would you seasoned smokers recommend a new guy to start buying tobaccos? Or better yet, how can we confidently buy a tin without the fear of not enjoying it? Especially since taste is subjective, and flake tobacco tends to be for experienced smokers. When I started last year, I was lucky...
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    Bama Boy Checking In

    Hey fellas, obviously I'm new here, but not completely new to pipes. I had a run for about two months last year, and am wanting to start back up. Such an enjoyable habit--i mean hobby. A little about myself, I'm from Alabama, work as an engineer of sorts for a company contracted to AT&T. A...
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