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  1. dimm

    Small Pipes

    So I wanna do a little update on my mini. It has become a regular smoker and well in my rotation. As many people, though, I fins the short stem a little annoying. So I bought another mini andheres what I did: I bought the reed stem from pipeshoppe.com for.something like 2$ and replaced the...
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    Pipe Mud and Pipe Cement (WARNING: GIANT POST)

    I would like to agree with group4. Experimenting with science is fun but be careful. If I've learned anything from this its that not all woods are equal. You should not use ash if you don't know what wood it came from. I found some information online about woods used for smoking meats. It was a...
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    "In Defense of Smokers"

    Great read. Very informative. The man is obviously biased as he is a smoker himself and a lawyer so he comes from a certian social class. He criticizes scientists for starting with a conclusion that smoking is bad and researching to prove it. While at the same time he obviously thinks smoking is...
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    pipeshoppe.com clay pipes

    So I've been looking for a clay for a while and I finally got my change together and bought a 16" tavern pipe from Penn Valley Pipe & Tobacco or pipeshoppe.com. The pipe is wonderful! Smokes great and looks great. I paid a total of 25$ for it which included shipping to Canada. The service was...
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    "In Defense of Smokers"

    Thanks for the link! will read.
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    estate cobs ???

    I buy lots of estate pipes and get old cobs mixed in with the pipes I want. I restore them like any briar pipe. They can still be smoked. I usually give them to friends but I have thrown away a good share. Buying and collecting old American cobs can be fun and there were lots of companies in...
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    Pipe Mud and Pipe Cement (WARNING: GIANT POST)

    Okay so filling up your pipe with dry ash and then putting some water in will not really work because if you've ever mixed pipe mud you know that a big pile of cigar ash makes a tiny little ball of putty. Also you would wanna mix it seperately to get the proportions right. On the topic of...
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    Thermodynamics of Pipe-Smoking

    Great read! Science is great. But complex. It's amazing how things get complicated when you start reading and doing the research. If any if you have read my recent pipe mud and pipe cement thread you know what I'm talking about. I remember when I decided to try smoking a pipe I figured you just...
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    Beware the stereotyping

    Haha. Well smells have a powerful affect on the mind. Just the other day I spent a good 5 minutes smelling a piece of leather because the smell reminded me of my grandfathers truck. I dunno what it was but the leather smelled very similar. I probably looked like an idiot smelling it for 5...
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    OH My GOD! THE SMELL!!!! Please Help

    What? She loves the smell of cigars but not the smell of an aromatic pipe tobacco? That makes no sense. I'm gonna have to second the notion that its the idea of the pipe and not the actual smell.
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    Unknown pipe

    Yeah the story would point to a longchamp. If you have a chance of getting that pipe it would be a great addition to a collection. I've read about people taking the leather off and they say the briar was of normal quality. I think it was maybe more of a gimmick to sell pipes that looked unique...
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    Clay Pipes

    I've just ordered a 16" tavern pipe from pipeshoppe.com they have some great products and all made in USA. Clays are cheap in general which is great. I've heard lots of great things about clays and can't wait to try mine. The limitations are obviously there, a 16" very fragile pipe is not...
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    If Worst Comes to Worst, No More Pipe Tobacco Industry

    Unfortunately if you say it's "for the children" you can make politicians do anything. I mean... and you can hardly blame them in a sense. If they don't go along with these laws they're gonna have some hippie organization jumping down your throat because they don't care about the children. And...
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    My First Meer

    I dunno what it is with bearded guys on meers but it works!
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    Shredder, man you want one of these!

    I think we're all dancing around a word here... MARA-JEW-WANNA!!! Just thought I'd get it out of the system...