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Won my first estate pipe today - a bent dublin (I think), Davidoff stamp. I searched, but if a thread doesn't exist, are there recommended suppliers of basic refurb supply sellers/gear. The spongy sand pads, buffing wheels that go on a grinder, tripoli, boiling alcohol thing, and whatnot. The...

Got some jarred tobacco - well packed, prompt, and with a few extras. Thanks!

Decent workhorse meershaum, carved with a case. I don't want an art piece, but a decently made brand that I can pull out and turn a decently carved buccaneer or Bacchus or carved skull brown. I don't know CAO from SMS from another. Wife bought me a billiard for cheap as a gift, and it's...

Saw a video this morning by that Dagner guy on U Tube, using a what looked like a stainless steel simple press - machined plates and a square SS box tube. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3X2S0FlG794" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen ></iframe>...

I am assuming some of this is standard stuff in developing a tobacco palate. I bounced around a lot bowl to bowl, blend to blend. My fellow car pooler is out for a few weeks, and I have been smoking full bowls of stuff to and from work (hour long smokes). With that extra pipe time, and to...

And the box comes in record time. Well maybe not, as we're 40 miles apart, but whatever. A big old sack of Crossroads is here. My first Patton's blend, and my first blend with cigar leaf. Based on BH's recent post, I'm going to let it rest for 6++ months. The "tin note" is sweet and a...

I have some 5100 Red cake on the way that will get jarred up and cellared. I've been thinking about pulling out an ounce or two and adding some really good rum to it before jarring to see what happens after packing it up for a year or so. I've come to really like Zacapa 23 Solera, and thought...

So. Another question thread. I just bought this Ardor estate a bit ago: Now this thing has a huge bowl (for me). Maybe .85" diameter chamber, near 2" deep. Middle finger inserts to a couple knuckles up, and it's plenty loose. Anyway - what are you all smoking in bowls this size...

Just got one for a new MM Shire Cobbit. Fancy flame something or other - looks fantastic. Insert into shank and it spins freely. Question is - is this a MM issue or a WBW issue? Anyone else experience this?

Being a moto forum junkie - I am used to a good Lust thread, where you see something - old or new - that simply gets the loins tingling. Not sure if it will take off here, but I just got an email from Smoking Pipes (as I am sure many of you have also), and the header bar was for Konstantin...

Tried Chocolate Flake, Medium Virginia Flake, and Best Brown. No FVF, yet, but some of that's on the water soon enough. AFAICT, some of them age well enough, that they are scooped up by the bucket load. So far, admittedly after only a few bowls each, the conclusion is "Meh." What am I missing?

I have no idea what this is about, but thought I'd throw it out there. I have no clue if this is blend related, pipe related, or me related. I have had a few blends recently that give me a strange reaction - one has been in several pipes, and another in one. Squadron Leader in bulk (But it's...

:lol: Just made up a spreadsheet to keep track of all the stuff I have acquired. Close to 100 blends (many dupes), but if my conversion is right, it looks like I have accumulated...... carry the one..... square root..... uh..... Oh dear. 10.574 pounds. :affraid:

Literally. My wife bought me one recently, and I had a question. I get the impression that they were used when you bought a blend occasionally, and stored it in a stoneware jar, with a non sealing lid. The one she got is a basic crock shape, made in Jolly Old, and she was told it was from...

Lots of discussion and comments on aging - mostly VAs, but others as well. Some are bulk, some tinned, some loose ribbon, and some flake. I have to believe there is a bit of a difference in aging a (for example) straight VA ribbon vs. a flake. Different moisture content, contact between the...

I have been *obsessively* looking at pipes. Big brands, shapes, small artisans, etc., etc. In trying to get a feel for sizes of things that aesthetically are attractive, I am looking at sometimes "odd" shapes and sizes, and some of them have a wide variety of bowl proportions, or ratios of...

Please forgive me if this has been covered/discussed - but I didn't find anything. Had a question on recent seasonals and Limited Ed tobaccos. In my "research" on blends and whatnot - I have noticed that there are distinct seasonals (often Christmas) that are issued annually. In a recent...

:lol: I read 'em, just hate writing them. Hard to avoid it though when there is a dedicated forum. Noob to pipes (generally) and pipe forums. From NW Oregon - about halfway between Portland and Mt. Hood, if you're familiar with the area - out in the sticks. Early 40's, married, blah, blah...