Search results

A friend of mine is interested in making cigars his new hobby. He has had more experience in smoking them than I do, but is still pretty much a novice. He asked if I'd like to tag along on this "smoking adventure" and I agreed. I've little to no experience in cigars at all, the exception...

How much and how thick is the smoke when you puff? When lighting up, I can get a nice thick cloud to billow out from my mouth, but that drops off a lot afterwards. I've learned to slow down my puffing pace, but then subsequent puffs produce thin wispy smoke. I have to puff several times...

The black coating in the bowl of my Gardensana mini-churchwarden is falling off. I noticed this when I last cleaned the pipe. I read the coating is supposed to reduce or eliminate the break-in time. With some of the exposed wood in the bowl, should I just scrape off the rest of the coating...

Hi folks, I've been reading about tobacco ghosts and dedicating one pipe for one type of tobacco. I only have one aromatic blend from the local tobacconist and that's what's used in my one and only pipe: a Missouri cob. I'm interested in a decent pipe (probably briar) that won't be too...

Hello everyone! I've been lurking on this interesting forum and learning much about the elegance of pipe smoking for some time now. Finally decided to join and be an active member. I've recently bought a Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe as my first one, and picked up an ounce of a custom...