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    Home Bending Cigar Leaf--Use Wrapper or Filler?

    The common lore among cigar smokers is that most of the cigar flavor comes from the wrapper. I would blend some wrapper in one batch and filler in another. We would be interested in hearing about the results. Pax
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    New to the Hobby, Replacement Stems

    I just posted on another thread that I'm still learning after 47 years of pipe smoking. The thread confirms my observation. Pax
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    Totally New. Information Overload. What to Do?

    Good advice. I would also add that if you enjoy the pipe after trying a few cobs, get a Savinelli or Stanwell pipe or two. These factory pipes look and smoke great and are affordable. Enjoy the journey. I've smoked a pipe on and off for 47 years and am still learning. But you can master the...
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    Old Time Pipe Tobacco Commercials

    I assume most of these are European ads. I don't recall seeing them on the tube as a youngster. Pax
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    How Many Blends Have You Sampled?

    I really can't count them as I don't keep a diary. I have close to a hundred in the cellar. My sample rate is slowing down. I've made a conscious decision to limit my rotation to one blend of any variety. For example, I have open an English, a burley, an Boswell aromatic, a VaPer, a deer tongue...
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    GLP Haddo's Delight

    I age everything in the original tin, can or foil bag. I've opened a couple after ten years and the moisture content was still excellent. Puffing on Old Joe Krantz right now that came out of a can after aging ten years. Pax
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    Boswell's Customer Appreciation Day(s) 8-9Sept

    boswellpipes.com
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    Growing up in the 1970s & How We Should All Be Dead!

    Most common last words from rednecks: Growing up in the country, we didn't have zip guns. But most kids got their own 4-10 gauge shotgun when they were ten years old and up. At 12 and 13 years, most of us hunted unsupervised.
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    A Visit with St. Bruno

    Thanks for the review Banjo. Do you have any comments on aging versus fresh Bruno? Pax
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    Yet Another Crazy Tobacco Review.

    It is an editorial written for MAD magazine. He does make some points. If it were a review of Stonehaven, I would understand it better. Pax
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    Freehands Are Passe?

    What an education! I just bought and read two books on pipes and tobaccos. I learned more in this thread than from the text of both books combined. Pax
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    Stonehaven vs University Flake

    Sablebrush, RDF is indeed a good alternative. Do you know of a shop in the UK that will ship here? Thanks Pax
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    Grabow Zulu Before and After

    That's an awesome job, Dave. I wouldn't haven believed it was the same pipe. Pax
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    Share Your Favorite All Day Smoking Tobacco, Please and Thank You

    Right now it's University Flake, Margate and Escudo. Just finished a tin of Morning Bayou. Pax
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    Can I Borrow Your Tamper?

    I enjoy using twigs when smoking outdoors. Indoors there never seems to be a tamper around when I need it - unless I'm smoking in the lounge seat. Bottom of a Bic pen or more often than not, my index finger are my stand byes. Nice collection, Banjo.
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    Stonehaven vs University Flake

    I ordered a tin of University Flake because Eddie Gray and another reviewer compared it to Stonehaven. On opening the tin, the stewed fruits and plum did indeed remind me of Stonehaven, although it was less intense. The Stonehaven tin note alone makes the purchase worthwhile. I don't consider...
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    Orlik Golden Sliced Rehydrated

    I opened a jar of OGS that had been sitting around for monthsand discovered that the baccy had dried out. I tossed a humidifier button in the container and let it sit for a day. The blend had re-hydrated nicely and the first bowl was delicious. I smoked the rest of the batch over a few days...
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    C&D Morning Bayou and the Importance of Avoiding Haste

    Thanks for responses. I'm smoking the flake style. I'll usually taken flakes over ready-rubbed. Nice broken flake at that. I pretty much just fold and stuff them. Pax
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    Question For Retirees

    Same concept. In the U.S., the amount you draw depends to a certain degree on how much you contribute. I would get about $2400 monthly if I retired at 65. $1950 if I retire at 63. Pax
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    C&D Morning Bayou and the Importance of Avoiding Haste

    I cracked a tin of Morning Bayou Flake last week. My understanding is that it is 25% Perique. My first reaction was not one of pleasure. The Perique mouth feel was aggressive and seemed to overwhelm the blend - and my taste buds. But taking a que from some of the old timers, I persisted and...
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