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Recently I have been smoking a 50/50 blend of PA and Bald Headed Teacher. I'm generally Latakia averse, but I find the nose of BHT wonderful and the smoke is occasionally very fine to my taste. Not always, though. Mixing in a half measure of PA, a favorite, seems to enhance both. For other home...

Some look pretty nice to me for the price. Several can be seen here: http://www.neatpipes.com/store/pipemakers.asp?pmid=40&catid=50 Does anyone have a Luciano? How do you like it? I'm thinking there is a spot on my rack for a new apple sometime soon. Thanks.

Hi, all. I recently picked up a couple of inexpensive, but nice, estate Charatans and a new Stanwell. It has been great fun getting acquainted with them! It got me thinking about the process by which a pipe comes to feel like ones own. It seems that it does not take very long for me. If I have...

I seem not to hear a lot of discussion about the collaborative blends from Messrs. Tarler and Pease. Does anyone smoke them? I just finished a bowl of Heritage which I think is quite delicious and has been growing on me more and more lately. I would like to try another of their blends. Any...

I have a Peterson 87 with a P-lip. I am not sure yet how I feel about the P-lip. At times I think I like it, at other times it seems to annoy me. Be that as it may, it is the only pipe I have that I can smoke down to nothing but ash every single time. It never fails. I have only 8 pipes, all of...

Hi all, When you first began pipe smoking how long did it take you to determine which tobaccos and blends you liked best? How long to develop a regular rotation that seemed to satisfy you best and most predictably? I have tried about two dozen blends and can find something to like in all of...

This is a new project so it is quite small, but I suppose I am pleased with my progress to this point. This was acquired in about the past six weeks. Sampling all these wonderful blends has been great fun. Rattray’s Hal O' The Wynd, 100g. Cornell & Diehl Night Train, 6 oz. Morley's Best, 2 oz...

First, thanks for all the great information. I have been reading for a couple of weeks and have learned a lot from y’all. There’s a beautiful rain outside, a new Pete arrived today, and it seems like a good time for a first post. I have enjoyed a love affair with tobacco for 30 years...