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Broken Pipe- Herb Brigham died September 30th at the age of 94. Herb was the son of Roy Brigham founder of Brigham Enterprizes, the manufacturers of Canada's favourite pipe. Herb joined the firm at an early age and eventually took his father's place as head of the firm. Note the Brigham...

Dear fellow brethren of the briar, This is Thanksgiving in Canada. Much the same celebrations as in the US, only earlier as fitting a harvest festival, and before the snow flies in a serious manner in the majority of the populated areas. The actual holiday is on Monday, which makes for a very...

Some time back someone asked me about what it takes to get your wrist slapped on another, rather well known forum. My most recent case involved some one questioning an EBay offering for "bamboo pipe extensions", which are in fact crude bamboo hash or crack pipes. My response was to the effect...

Hey guys, If you have ever wanted to try John Patton's blends, he had a contest going over on the site he moderates (and founded) with a group of samples as the prize. So far I am the only entrant and the contest ends on Monday. Let's get some competition going. The contest is to write a...

Just a brief note, a belated one, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of one of the more famous pipe men of America, Samuel Clemens/ Mark Twain. His death was April 21st, 1910. A pipe and cigar man he made no bones about being a smoker, and there are a number of notable quotes...

I am thinking of an experiment , based on the theory that each of us have different taste receptors and different responses to those tastes. For this reason I like all types of pickles, but prefer sweet pickles, and my wife prefers dill pickles. She will make tuna salad with dill pickle...

I am thinking of an experiment , based on the theory that each of us have different taste receptors and different responses to those tastes. For this reason I like all types of pickles, but prefer sweet pickles, and my wife prefers dill pickles. She will make tuna salad with dill pickle relish...

This one is going to be out of my league, so go wild , that is one old tine of 965! http://cgi.ebay.com/9-Tobacco-tins-and-2-Spice-tins_W0QQitemZ220558355079QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item335a4d6a87#ht_500wt_965 this is the list of the unopened tins: Note the BS is NOT full.

Hope you enjoy this Bombardier ad about their design for the 2010 Olympic Torch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SEWQIMJkuk

I grew up in Lexington Kentucky, and like most young men I grew up loving UK basketball. I occasionally got to go to a game, for my dad had friends teaching there, and he was an old acquaintance of the AD Bernie Shivley. But going was a rare occurence until I become a student and got to line...

The Seattle Pipe Club is fostering a movement to get pipe tobacco taken out of the ban on shipments of tobacco into the state, putting it on the same basis as cigars. With the author's permission I quote his posting in it's entirety from ASP. I suggestyou take action and support this effort...

I wish one and all a happy holiday! for those in the civilized part of North America I wish you a "Happy Thanksgiving"! ..and for the less fortunate of you "Happy Columbus Day"! Al (in Canada)

Okay folks i am a wet shaver, but it is not a religion, it's just electric razors irritate my skin. But when out looking for pipes I ran across a razor that appeared interesting and appeared favorably priced in an antique store. What i found was a "Rolls Razor" Imperial #2, with box and...

Nomenclature reads "J C" and "handmade" on briar pipe. Any one recognize this marking. http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/logo-j2.html turns up "Joe Coker", but this doesn't seem right to my memory, I think it should be ringing another bell in the carillon.:scratch: Al(in Canada) :scratch:

Bretheren (and sisteren) of the Briar, I am going to be in Lexington Kentucky for a couple of days in July, can you recommend and Pipe Friendly tobacconists? (is the guy at Fayette Cigar as grouchy as I hear? That store has been there forever, I remember buying comics there in the '50s :D )...

Hi folks, New to this board, I live in SW Ontario, Canada and there is no tobacconist worthy of the name within an hours drive. And the restrictive laws of Canada prohibit Canadian tobacconists from filling orders through the mails, lest some "minor" get their hands on tobacco. And our tax...