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    Olive oil for coloring ?

    Hello folks, Just watched a video on youtube and a gentleman recommends 'painting' extra virgin olive oil on the meerschaum bowl/stem to greatly speed up the coloring process. He reapplies every 6 to 10 bowls. He stated he has used bees wax previously as well but the olive oil was so much...
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    Good place to sell or trade pipes ?

    Hello folks. I've accumulated a few pipes I no longer smoke for one reason or the other. The pipes initially sold for $100 to $200. I'd like to either trade them or sell them so I can then purchase something more to my liking. Any suggestions of where I should do business ? thanks.
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    Coolest smoking pipes ?

    Do you think there would be any significant difference in temperature between a gourd calabash and a reverse calabash ?
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    Coolest smoking pipes ?

    Thanks for the helpful and gentlemanly suggestions, I'll look into all given. Regarding softy bits, I have some and thought of those but the ones I have seem to introduce a bitter taste... not sure if they all would do this. I must say I am intrigued by the looks of that gourd calabash, reverse...
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    Coolest smoking pipes ?

    Hello folks. I'm a fast smoker, very fast and enjoy it that way (three bowls in an hour). But I've come to realize lately I may be creating problems for myself in that at times my lower lip experiences a burn irritation (and lingering tingling) due to the smoke being too hot when it travel thru...
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    Rossi 3 mm draw ?

    Thanks for the info. First smoke wasn't so great; felt restricted. I then worked on it by running several pipe cleaners thru it and poking around hole with a tamping tool (the 'tooth pick') and it seems to have freed up a bit. I'll use it a while longer and see if I think I need to open it up...
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    Rossi 3 mm draw ?

    Hello, I'm used to Savinelli's and typically don't use the filter or the adapter so it's an open draw. I just purchased my first Rossi pipe and it looks like the draw is engineered for 3 mm all the way thru (shaft hole and stem - states 3 mm on box). Haven't smoked it yet but initially it seems...
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    thinking of trying a Peterson but ??

    I tend toward the Burley based blends (haunted bookshop, old joe krantz) but have lately begin to enjoy English (guess it's the colder weather). Occasionally I'll smoke a Virginia with mild Perique. As far as aromatics, i have yet to find one i really like but occasionally buy a tin of a popular...
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    thinking of trying a Peterson but ??

    Thanks for the replies guys. I'm about ready to pull the trigger but, aside from the extra maintenance, what do you think of the system vs non-system? Should I allow that to factor into my decision on my first Peterson ?
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    thinking of trying a Peterson but ??

    Hello guys. Occasionally the tip area of my tongue gets a little irritated (likely some tongue bite) so I was thinking of giving a Peterson p-lip a try. Hopefully the stem wont be too thick for me to be comfortable with. Guess I wont know till I give it a try but was curious if many found the...
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    Bowl coating ?

    Thanks for the responses. The issue of bowl coating is all rather confusing for a fairly new pipe smoker. I have purchased five Savinellis; four in hand and one on the way. Four had the coating and one did not. I can view the exact same Savinelli pipe model and one site will have the coating and...
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    Bowl coating ?

    Hello folks. I'm considering purchasing a Savinelli pipe that's has the dark (carbon ?) bowl coating. I purchased another non-coated Savinelli that in time has built up a cake layer to the point that it would seem whether a pipe has a coating or not becomes a non-factor. Any opinions on this ...
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    Problem while lighting ?

    Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses. Thru practice and really trying to analyze what was going on I finally got it figured out.... so I'm able to light without irritating my throat. I can now use matches, butane or a zippo -the most difficult one) on any tobacco though I'm still not fond of...
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    Inhaling thru nose while puffing/sipping ?

    Thanks guys. I appreciate the responses. Digesting all of the above helps greatly clarify it for me. The article, the video, and the breathing in thru nose while sipping a beverage from a straw example were very enlightening. Heck, I even grabbed a cup of water and a straw and slowly analyzed (i...
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    Do you actually TASTE what you're smoking ?

    Thanks for the input guys. At least now I know what I should be expecting or hoping for. I think there may be several things going on. First I probably don't have the keenest sense of taste but I'm not totally void of it. Based on I may need to steer toward tobaccos of more intense flavors. But...
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