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    Baltimore B&M?

    Hey folks, I'll be heading up to Baltimore in a few weeks for a conference. Are any of you Baltimore locals? If so, what's your local B&M? I'd like to check out a couple.
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    Seasonal Tobacco Interests?

    I'm still pretty new to pipe smoking, but I noticed pretty early on that my taste gravitated towards English and Lat blends. However, I started smoking a pipe during the winter. The past few days, we've had a taste of Spring warmth here in TN. Suddenly, I noticed myself craving aromatics...
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    Looking for Historical Information about Pipe Smoking

    I've been wanting to do a little research on pipe smoking throughout history, particularly the 19th Century. More specifically, I'm wondering what kind of tobacco and pipes were most likely to be smoked by certain groups--for instance, Naval and Whaling ships, Railroad laborers, the Upper-class...
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    Views from the Porch

    I've seen some of the pictures that have been uploaded on various threads of the beautiful views from a smoking porch, and I thought it'd be a nice topic for a thread. My own view is nothing special, except for the looming Buffalo Mountain on the horizon. At sunset, the sun falls right beside...
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    How to Pre-carbonize a Bowl

    This may not be in the correct forum. If not, just let me know. I'm wondering how pipemakers pre-carbonize a bowl. What exactly is the process? Can't seem to find much information via Google (or I'm just not searching for the correct terms).
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    Effects of the Cold Weather on Smoking

    I'm still new to smoking a pipe. This may be a no-brainer question, but I'm just curious. I've been having a lot of trouble keeping my pipe lit lately. I live in the South, and I smoke outside. I generally use the swirl method to pack, and I was having a lot of success with it before this extra...
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    Great Vid of Pipe Making

    This has been up for a couple years, but I just wanted to share it with you all. Beautiful pipe, and beautiful film. http://youtu.be/dzCkRAx5rPU
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    Sexism and Pipes?

    So, this is my first post, here. I'm a fairly new pipe smoker of a few months. These forums have been very helpful in my pursuit of the perfect puff. I've noticed something in the pipe-smoking community, though, that unsettles me a bit. I understand that pipe smoking is something of a...