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  1. friar_jay

    The Friar's Briar... and such

    My Collection... Tobacco Shelf, first half Tobacco Shelf, second half Pipe Rack
  2. friar_jay

    Humidor suggestions?

    I've found myself in possession of quite a few sticks... far more than my little XIKAR 5 stick travel humidor can hold. As I'm a newbie when it comes to cigar smoking do you guys have any suggestions for a small humidor?
  3. friar_jay

    BBC Sherlock Special episode

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  4. friar_jay

    Any cigar suggestions?

    I've been a pipe tobacco smoker for years. That said, I decided to try a cigar the other night... I should have known that much like pipe tobacco they're all not created equal. I had a Montecristo Cabinet Selección. Apparently it's a full body, full flavor, Medium to Full strength smoke. Well, I...
  5. friar_jay

    [Star Trek] #BringInRiker campaign

    Have any of you guys heard about the grassroots hashtag (#BringInRiker) campaign on both twitter and facebook to get Jonathan Frakes (aka Commander Riker) to direct the next Star Trek movie? It seems to be picking up speed as various sites are running the articles on it. Some Star Trek alumni...
  6. friar_jay

    My second blog post - The Joys of Pipe Smoking

    I've written a second post about pipe smoking and wanted to share it with you all. Thanks in advance for reading.  :) The Joys of Pipe Smoking http://www.ecksermonator.com/joys-of-pipe-smoking-day-22-of-30/
  7. friar_jay

    A blog I wrote about pipe smoking

    Here's a little blog post I wrote about pipe smoking, my first about pipe smoking in fact. Enjoy. The Art of Pipe Smoking http://www.ecksermonator.com/art-of-pipe-smoking-8-of-30/
  8. friar_jay

    Help a Tobacco Shop Win 10 Grand.

    I've got a friend, Joshua Stump, who opened a tobacco shop in Nashville last year called Smokers Abbey. They're attempting to win a $10,000 prize and they need votes to make it happen. The "Small Biz, Big Ideas" contest is being run through ShopKeep POS's facebook page, here's the link...
  9. friar_jay

    Sutliff Tobacco Plant

    My wife and I had the privilege of taking a tour of the Sutliff Tobacco plant in Richmond this past Friday. We had a really great time. Seeing the process was quite interesting. The purchasing manager who led us around was a very nice guy who treated us like old friends. I'll tell you one...
  10. friar_jay

    The Friar's Collection

    Here's my humble collection thus far... (not the best pictures so forgive me)
  11. friar_jay

    Latest Pipe Rack find

    I picked up a pipe rack at the local flea market.... And here it is mounted on the wall in my study and loaded...
  12. friar_jay

    Sherlock Holmes the roleplaying game...sweet! (think DnD)

    For you tabletop pencil/paper roleplayers out there I ran across a Sherlock Holmes roleplaying game called Baker Street over on Kickstarter...looks interesting. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fearlightgames/baker-street-roleplaying-in-the-world-of-sherlock Have any of you seen this? I've...
  13. friar_jay

    Personal request on behalf of daughter

    I know this might be a bit of an odd post but at the request of my daughter I'm dropping it... My two oldest children's school is attempting to win a grant to create a Nature Trail and Garden. So my kids have asked me to post a request for help. If you're so inclined to lend a hand simply go to...
  14. friar_jay

    Waking as if from a slumber...

    Over the past four-five months or so I've really pulled away from the brotherhood. Occasionally popping in and making a random post but I'm back now and hope to get back into interacting. Basically in a nutshell life was falling apart, went through a season of separation from my wife, for the...
  15. friar_jay

    What's needed to begin pipe making?

    I'm interested in trying my hand at pipe making. That said, you that are pipe makers what essentials are necessary to get started?
  16. friar_jay

    Missouri Meerschaum website

    Anyone by chance check out the new Missouri Meerschaum website? Not bad...it's a drastic improvement over the site that they did have.
  17. friar_jay

    Middleton Pipe Tobacco

    When my wife wants a cheap cigar she will pick up a box of Black & Mild...which she enjoys. Anyways, I looked up the website and noticed that they sell pouches of the B&M pipe tobacco. I wish they sold it in single pouches instead of in a six pouch bundle, oh well. Anyways, anyone ever smoke the...
  18. friar_jay

    Pipe shapes and a full bend.

    Forgive me for the ridiculously noob question. Can you get a full bend on any of the classic shapes? Like can you get a bulldog with a full bend? Just wondering...thanks.
  19. friar_jay

    Crazy Crow pipes

    Anyone ever purchase any of the Native/Colonial style of pipes from Crazy Crow? Just wondering since they carry a totally different look and style than the "traditional" pipe. Crazy Crow Trading Post
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    Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula

    Has anyone read Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula? It's a fun little novelty read. A new edition is actually available for pre-order on Amazon. Here's the description from the back:
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