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I've gone through maybe 20 or 30 of the bigger tins. If you are lucky and got a perfectly round tin with a perfectly round cover and the thing did not get knocked about in transportation or storage, they will maybe provide a decent seal. Maybe. I dried out a pound of Omega one time because I...

I should probably go re-read Rick's book to get some context, but it seems to me that given the mixture of heat, moisture, tars, saliva and all the other stuff that is generated by the act of smoking, even a fairly well-cared for and regularly cleaned pipe would, after a while, start to get a...

Thanks for the link Doc M, I should have known that Neill had researched this topic.

A couple of years ago this was a hot topic on the pipe boards. Do any of you use this method? As you will recall, Achim's recommendation was to use a torch lighter (in addition to the whole stuffing the pipe thing). I tried the packing method (sans torch lighter) a couple of times and it...

Not quite on topic but holy-moly Richard, that is some serious birdseye.

I tend to agree, and to have some sympathy for some tobacconists' view that pipe guys, from a sales perspective, cannot be relied upon to sustain a viable trade, so there is in almost every B&M a discernible bias towards the cigar trade. You'll sometimes see threads in pipe forums about...

During a normal week, I try to stop by the local B&M and hang with the boys on weekends and enjoy a couple of bowls. Weekdays are tough between work, children and chores. During the holidays, I try to step up the game; my personal best was fourteen bowls one day last Christmas, starting with...

Coincidentally, I picked up one of my old Stanwells last night (this one is about ten years old) and smoked a bowl of old Nightcap in it and it was pretty darned good. I really do admire the quality of the stems and briar and would have to say that they smoke better than any machine made pipe I...

Hello all, just a heads up that there will be the usual first Friday gathering of pipe smokers at Serious Cigars (formerly Crofts) on Richmond. Folks usually begin gathering around 6 and we wind things up at 9 PM No theme this month, just bring your pipes and tobacco. Note that this is a...

Jason, Crofts carries a bunch of in-house blends and I enjoy a couple of their English blends (Trafalgar and Cooke's No. 5 - which is named after the Drucquers blend) I also really like their London Press, which is a pressed Red Va flake. Some of my pals on Smokers Forums who are big burley...

For all you folks who may be in the greater Houston area next week: a few of us Houston pipers are having a wee get together at Crofts on Friday January 4th beginning at about 5:30 PM and ending at 9 PM. Bring your pipes and some baccy to share - everyone is welcome! Directions to Crofts...

Howdy Mike, good to see you here!

I have 17-18 Heeschens and love em all. Peter's pipes are small, light, well balanced and they smoke really well. Not sure how Peter gets such a nice open draw out of such a small pipe, but the results are marvelous.

Wassup UB, didn't I just see you over at GFO? You get around dude :D Holler if you're ever in Houston!

Wassup Rad, good to see you here. Please pass the Gray Poupon. BTW, the proper Engrish is "I have arriven" that is the correct past participle form.

That's about as good as answer as I've seen to this question. Funny that you should mention Castellos - I have may 15-20 Castellos and have yet to smoke a bad one. Whatever it is that they do to their wood works for me. Anyone know what their secret is?

This is a question that I posted in another forum: In the tobacconists where I hang out, the older guys often lament the loss of "good briar" in today's pipes, pointing to their antediluvian GBDs or what have you and sniffing at my Ruthenberg/Jody Davis/[insert modern carver here] in disdain...

Chopstix in da house y'all! Just found out about this place from GLP and wandered over . . . see lots of familiar handles . . . I post on Smokers Forums and GFO. Look forward to participating in this community. Phil