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School me on Mylar
That article came from a friend of mine, who did his own experiments. There are foodsaver bags that are higher-barrier than the standard ones, but even then, they won't perform as well as multi-layer foil/Mylar bags. Basically, if you can see light through it, it's probably not ideal. Mylar...- glpease
- Post #38
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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School me on Mylar
A few notes. There are materials designed to be good water barriers, and materials that are good "gas" barriers, and, no, they're not the same. It has to do with polar (like water) vs. non-polar molecules. Plastic bags, no matter how thick, are not ideal for long term aging or storage. They'll...- glpease
- Post #34
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Is Stonehenge Flake Gone?
Stonehenge is and has always been produced by Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Unfortunately, problems all along the supply chain, including with essential leaf components, have resulted in the fact that we are facing seriously delayed production, and don't have any confirmable time estimates for when this...- glpease
- Post #20
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Longevity Of Samuel Gawith Tins?
Here's what I said, transcribed from the video: "If the tobacco comes in the flat vacuum sealed tins, especially the rectangular ones, you’re probably better off jarring it if long term aging is your goal. I’ve lost quite a few flat tins to seals that failed over the years. [stuff about...- glpease
- Post #61
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Longevity Of Samuel Gawith Tins?
By way of clarification, the old tall tins we used were 2-11/16". McClelland never used those. The ones currently in use, and that McClelland used, are 3-7/16". And, yes, the coatings are critical, which was the biggest source of headaches for us with the old steel tins ca. 2001. A couple...- glpease
- Post #57
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Longevity Of Samuel Gawith Tins?
I'm not sure exactly what Sable is referring to, but apparently I was not clear with what I wrote, or I was referring to something specific, or I've just forgotten something. After over 20 years of writing about this stuff, there's a high probability of the latter... There was a time when we...- glpease
- Post #53
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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He's baaack!!!! G. L. Pease Returns as a Columnist to PipesMagazine
Thanks so much for the warm welcome-back! I'll resist any urge to change my name to Kotter..- glpease
- Post #26
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What Was Used Before We Had Pipe Cleaners?
Interestingly, this is exactly the "problem" Dunhill endeavored to solve with his (in)famous Inner-Tube. Early Dunnies were stamped with a size marking indicating the appropriate tube, and stockists kept them on hand, possibly to be bought by the dozen. When the smoking experience began going...- glpease
- Post #8
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Question about GBD pipes. Calling on experts.
Not quite so. French GBDs were made in Paris, as well as St. Claude, until 1952, at which time the Paris factory closed. That Pierrot is as cool as cucumbers in the snow. As for the other, it's an Original, a London marked pipe, not the Paris-made Originale, so there isn't an inconsistency... -
GBD 9438 For Lafond's Pipe Shop
joeman wrote: In fact, French made GBDs were around at least through the mid- to late-70s, if not into the early 80s. The Paris factory closed in 1952, which often causes this confusion, but pipes still came out of St. Claude for years to come. One of my first GBDs was a France-made New Era...- glpease
- Post #12
- Forum: British Pipes
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GBD R9239 -- One of the Coolest Pipes in the World
Fantastic work, as usual, and a really lovely pipe in the end. Dammit. I have a couple of nice 9242s, but not a single 9239. Something else to be on the lookout for.- glpease
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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A Message From Mike & Mary McNiel
Sorry, Harris. I just wasn't thinking. You could have titled the book "Area 5100," and it would have sold by the millions. I'll redact my post, you write the book, and we'll share the royalties. The title, after all, is at least as important as the contents. Now, where's my bottle of digital...- glpease
- Post #89
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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A Message From Mike & Mary McNiel
craiginthecorn wrote: The problem with this statement is that it's been that way for decades. For as long as I've been doing this, I've heard the same refrain sung over and over, yet nothing, really, has changed in the past 20 years. Machine harvesting started in the 60s, and by the 70s was...- glpease
- Post #86
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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A Message From Mike & Mary McNiel
Russ wrote: Absolutely right. The sky is not falling. There's more to the story, but that quality leaf is unavailable is a gross overstatement. We recently went through several samples of currently available red flue-cured that were fantastic. I'm sorry to see ANY tobacco taken off the market...- glpease
- Post #77
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Praise for GLP and R.I.P.
Umm... No. Rumours of my demise, real or virtual, may be somewhat exaggerated, to say the least. Certainly, it's a little disheartening to have something I've worked to build for almost 20 years suddenly hamstrung by a load of BBS (bureaucratic bull$hit), resulting in some of my enthusiasm...- glpease
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion