Mattfactor87
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Hi everyone. I am not entirely new to pipe smoking but I will claim that I am so that I may get suggestions and tips from fellow, much more experienced smokers. I smoked my first pipe last winter. I'd treated myself to a cheap $7.00 corncob from a local Tobacco Shop, bought 2oz of the local blend and began to awkwardly smoke my way through it. I didn't know the first thing about pipe smoking but I knew that I was extremely interested in the hobby; my interest was first sparked when I was much younger. I was with my grandfather almost everyday and he was a heavy pipe/cigar/cigarette smoker and I was just intrigued by the way the pipe looked and smelled. Very distinguished.
I stopped smoking the corncob after about two months (probably b/c of my lack of knowledge, etc.) and then just forgot about it. However, my interest and desire to take it up again, though more informed, never left me. So I began my research again and stumbled upon this site, which, through my browsing, has imparted me with quite a bit of knowledge. And just recently I bought "The Ultimate Pipe Book" by Richard Carlton Hacker and am busily flying through those pages. Also, I am hoping to buy myself a medium-prized briar soon for "my first pipe" and hope many years and many pleasant bowlfuls will follow in its wake. Any advice?
So here I am in need of knowledge and feeling much more comfortable now that I have found (and know about) fellow pipe smokers that have either enjoyed the desire for the habit, like myself, or have enjoyed a pleasantly relaxing bowlful day in and day out for years and years. Hello again and glad to be here.
Matt
I stopped smoking the corncob after about two months (probably b/c of my lack of knowledge, etc.) and then just forgot about it. However, my interest and desire to take it up again, though more informed, never left me. So I began my research again and stumbled upon this site, which, through my browsing, has imparted me with quite a bit of knowledge. And just recently I bought "The Ultimate Pipe Book" by Richard Carlton Hacker and am busily flying through those pages. Also, I am hoping to buy myself a medium-prized briar soon for "my first pipe" and hope many years and many pleasant bowlfuls will follow in its wake. Any advice?
So here I am in need of knowledge and feeling much more comfortable now that I have found (and know about) fellow pipe smokers that have either enjoyed the desire for the habit, like myself, or have enjoyed a pleasantly relaxing bowlful day in and day out for years and years. Hello again and glad to be here.
Matt
