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Craig Tarler of C&D announced today in another forum that Bob Runowski passed away some two weeks ago. I don't know why his passing took so long to reach the pipesmoking community in which he was so active, but there it is. Shockingly sad news. I befriended Bob in several sites like this one and...

Part of this post is a tobacco advisory. I just jarred a tin of BF that spent a year in my cellar. Before that, it seems to have had a long shelf time at the e-tailer's. The wax paper wrapper was saturated with brown stain, which usually means good things have happened to this baccy. Dunno...

This is the first time I've bought a 1lb. packet of SG BBF, and until I received it in the mail this week, I hadn't realized that the flakes slices are not packed inside a sealed bag inside the 1lb. box. Fortunately, the box does provide an alert notice indicating that contents are subject to...

Along with an order for a Kaywoodie poker, I received an oz. each of two P-L house blend tobaccos (see the official P-L descriptions below for the full names). I've only tried the CF thus far, and found it's a delicious all-day smoke for me. Both have great tin aroma and I can't wait to try...

I've never heard of these pipes, but a lot of them recently popped up in ebay and other new and estate pipe e-shops. They're supposed to be carved from Corsican or Sardinian briar. Is anyone acquainted with this brand?

Sasieni (Four Dot) Ruff-Root "Burton"

GBD 5th Avenue

Below are jpegs of survivors from the early years of my pipesmoking career. I bought them new between 1972 and 1982. I would not be able to afford their (nonexistent) modern day counterparts, if bought new today. Also, IMO, the briar used now and even the workmanship are not comparable in...

SG St. James Flake and McC St. James Woods not only have similar names, they are of course both VaPers. I've noticed that those who smoke VaPers tend to prefer either one or the other. I was wondering how that probably unintended rivalry has played out among members of this forum (if at all -...

I just've never smoked medallions before, ok? Just opened my first tin of Escudo. I folded the pepperoni into a ball, packed in with the air pocket method and then tidied it up without pushing it too far or too sternly down the bowl. Is this an effective way of filling Escudo into a pipe...

Generally, I avoid aromatics. Two exceptions for me, at least for the time being, are McB's Navy Flake and Butternut Burley. I've recently been hearing a lot, however, about the German blend Sillems Black. Those who like it praise it to Heaven, including some who have gone to the length to...

Hello everyone! I've been a self-taught pipesmoker for 40+ years. So I'm in this group to learn a lot of new stuff and lots of old stuff that I've forgotten - and also to learn which erroneous notions I should have discarded. I recently retired from a long career and now spend my time with my...