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So very true. And, I'd go one step further and narrow that down to the english billiard. The italian billiard can hit you like someone cursing in church.

Here's how the Savinelli factory operates, at least with the standard production line. Dreadful music, but interesting video. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lzsQeYKcOt0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen ></iframe>

This bears repeating. As a fairly recent pipe smoking convert I'm already seeing a shift in taste with regards to which pipes I favor, to the point where some early pipes simply don't get smoked at all. Starting out it takes a while to figure out what kind of stems and shapes works with your...

It's my understanding that casing isn't necessarily a flavour issue. For instance, MacBaren flakes have a maple syrup/sugar water casing in order to keep the flakes (specifically the Latakia flake) together. If MacBaren can't keep the flake shape without a little help from a casing, then I...

While this probably isn't the place to get into a discussion like this... I think the part that's offensive about your language is the part where you connect 'gay' with a 'lack of manliness'. While certainly traditional, it's a pretty one dimensional way of defining someone as a person and at...

Agreed! Blackwoods was one of those 'revelation' smokes for me and as soon as I got done with my sample I ordered five tins in order to stock up the cellar. I can see why you call it your desert 'baccy Monbla, the brown sugar taste is very satisfying. You should try the Anniversary while you're...

Welcome to the fold. Seems the little buggers multiply on their own at times eh? :P

I feel it should, but Rick keeps insisting it's all natural leaf in there :suspect: :suspect:

The shipping alone is more than I've ever payed for a pipe. Hats off to the eventual buyer and hopefully he'll get his money's worth when he fondles them on dreary atumn nights. You're probably right Richard, some dealer will pick them up for resale.

Don't we all. The day I can't enjoy a good game is the day I hang up the old hat. ;) I really enjoyed your story, and if this is the first pipe forum you signed up for you're in for a treat. Solid people all around and a ton of experience, just reading back over old threads you're going to...

Illuminating even.

Yeah, what I think threw me for a loop is that when reading the various pipe forums you get the impression that people think that the 'handmade' stamps are somehow more true when it's a guy in a garage rather than a 'factory' pipe. Your points about the QC make sense. Of course there's going to...

Gorgeous pictures Monbla, thanks for posting them. This I don't understand though: It looks exactly the same today. Look on the tube, someone has put up a video of their tour of the Savinelli factory, where, lo and behold, humans are working on every step of the pipes. Maybe it's the 'factory'...

Hrm, might have to put a few rounds of latakia through them then, see what happens. Of course, if it smokes well I wont be able to give them up, and five years down the line I'll have jaw muscles like a rabid badger.

I've picked up one or two, they're decent smokers that make for a budget option to Radice/Castello. They offer pretty much the same finishes and of course, the same italian school of design. That being said, where Savinellis come in many different sizes, Ascortis tend to be uncomfortably heavy...

C'mon guys, are you going to make a Swede step in to untangle the old fogey english here... ;) Pronounce 'je ne sais quoi' like I imagine Cart pronounces everything; as if the last note of the duelling banjos from Deliverance is still hanging in the air. Then, apply top of the pops from the...

Rich is the man for anyone outside of the US borders. For me the sweetspot rests around 10 cans/1 kilo (2.2 pounds). That lets me ship with USPS First Class International Parcel, at between 30 and 40 bucks. Spread out over all the ounces it's really not that much of an additional costs and...

Careful, I hear she gets around.

I don't own any meers but I do find myself checking them out more and more these days. When it comes to pipes, I'm pretty 'boring', I don't do freehands and I'm not much for the more aberrant shapes out there (basically the whole non factory danish school). To me, beauty comes from the perfectly...

Get the Blackwood's Flake, posthaste. I was introduced to it by a forum member and it's the most multidimensional virginia I've had so far, and the brown sugar note is scrumptious. As for disappointing blends, Rattray's Black Mallory. Not sure why but it was just bland for me. I've still got...