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Picked this pipe up quite awhile ago, but ended up with 2 other tomato meerschaums, and will be too busy trying to color those to accommodate a third of the same ilk in my rotation. As far as this pipe goes: typical Altinay quality craftsmanship. Great drilling/airflow, sits comfortably in...

At this moment in time, there are 4 members online and 213 guests. Seems like a ratio of guests far outstripping members is pretty typical here. For comparison I just checked PSD, and they have 35 members online and 31 guests. From the times I've glanced over there, about a 1 : 1 ratio...

Here's another AKB Meerschaum, also bought on a whim. Like the Rhodesian I just posted, this one's also large for its weight with nice thick walls and a briar style tenon. This one's also barely smoked with no color on the pipe except inside the chamber. Comes with fitted case. I had some...

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Next on the list to sell is this unapologetically robust Vauen Kenia 111 billiard. Smooth natural briar finish. Very lightly smoked. I'd guess around 10 times. Never built up any cake. Pipe barely has any "smoked pipe" smell. Acrylic stem has no tooth marks or chatter. I'm selling it for two...

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The next two pipes to go are the Savinelli Roma Lucite 316KS pot, and Savinelli Porto Cervo 316KS pot. They both have acrylic stems with no teeth marks or scratches. They both take a 6mm filter, and have very open draws even with a filter installed. The Roma Lucite previously had a rather...

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I enjoy my meerschaum pipes, but have noticed they all smoke way hotter than my briars. If I'm not careful, the temperature of the smoke can be quite aggressive. I'm confused because most every resource I can find online about meerschaum pipes insists they provide an especially cool smoke...

Will post individual listings for all remaining pipes for sale. Stay tuned.

I recently ordered a couple pounds of Butternut Burley, and it came to me very stale, dry, and with almost no flavor left. Luckily the seller made good on it and gave me a refund. The seller didn't want it back, so I was about to throw it away, but before I do I'm wondering if there's a way...

When doing some shopping for meerschaums a few weeks ago, I ordered a few pipes from a well known and popular meerschaum pipe purveyor, with the intention of keeping the one I liked most. When looking at meerschaum pipes, something that I've always found somewhat perplexing is that within a...

I rarely see any complaints from others about how well balanced a pipe is, but it turns out that's the most important criteria regarding my enjoyment of a pipe. I don't expect perfection, which is why I've been rather surprised that 85% of all the pipes I've ordered have been, to me, so overtly...

I've decided to get a couple meerschaums before taking an extended break from pipe buying. I don't really know anything about these brands, but they seem to be set in different price brackets. SRV has lots of options in the $100 - $200 range, Altinay has lots in the $200-$300 range, and IMP...

My PAD has been out of control lately, and I've picked up quite a few pipes in the last few weeks. But one has been eluding me, and that is the gourd calabash. It seems that most available models today are made from okoume or mahogany, and I'm not sure how those would compare to the real...

I have discovered recently, thanks to some help from Jiminks, that yellow/bright Virginia seems to be the culprit in every blend that irritates my inner ears (I have a preexisting medical condition of the inner ear). English blends that contain a little of it bother me only mildly, but after...

I've realized in my short time as a pipe smoker that I have a weird body that is highly sensitive to many tobaccos that other people find to be fine or even delicious. This particular query is about an extreme problem with several Virginias. When I first started with a pipe, a couple of the...

I've been snatching up a lot of new pipes lately, and just grabbed a couple Vauens, one with a meerschaum bowl insert, one briar. I packed a bowl of Carter Hall in the meerschaum lined bowl, and as the bowl burned down the taste became unbearably sour. More sour that anything I've ever had on...