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Higher Tobacco Tax in Canada?
It was only a matter of time... http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/cigarettes-vaping-packaging-tax-tobacco-smoking-target-health-canada-philpott-1.4410518- fmgee
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Savinelli 320 PAD
I have not purchased a new pipe for close to a year, I am happy with my rotation and thought I might be done. But, there was that niggle I feel every time I look at a 320. It is a nice shape and I have always been interested in getting one but never quite found something that I just had to have... -
What Compares to Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake?
After two years are pipe smoking I still have many blends I am interested in trying but have yet to get to them. Some I own and I am just waiting to open and others I consider buying as I slowly learn what I like. The exploration of straight (or almost straight) Virginias has been very...- fmgee
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Just picked up my first Meershaum
I have been wanting to buy a Meershaum pipe for a while. The more I read about them on this forum and elsewhere has motivated me to make it the next purchase. So many of them I see online have huge bowls which I was not after. Add that to the current state of the Canadian dollar and the cost of...- fmgee
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8oz tin sizes
I only have one 8oz tin, it arrived today in the mail, and I learn that one 8oz tin of Seattle pipe club Plum Pudding takes up the same amount of space as 2 x 2oz tins. So twice the tobacco for half the space. What shape/size are the GL Pease/ C&D 8oz tins compared to the 2 ounce tins? Same...- fmgee
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My New Askwith
My lovely wife told me to pick my own Christmas present this year as she wanted to get me a pipe. I found many many pipes I was interested in but then I found this on Chris Askwith's site. It is from his hand finished line. It arrivevd in the mail today and of course I needed to "check it" to...- fmgee
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Happy Thanksgiving Canada
We had our big feast yesterday and get to enjoy the left overs today. It is raining and windy here on the west coast right now so I doubt I'll be sitting on the deck with a bowl any time soon, but weather does change so I'll wait and see. Instead I'll watch the Blue Jays even up the series in...- fmgee
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Is there any Rum in Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake (LNF)?
My basic question is does it have any rum casing? (or rum in any other form!) I got a great Savinelli Alligator Canadian from Orley that I cleaned a couple of days ago and finally loaded with LNF just before lunch. What a wonderful smoke I had in the gentle sunshine. I got a distinct and very...- fmgee
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Ashton's Consummate Gentleman Review
I found a tin of this in a ends basket at a B&M in Victoria BC when I was there with my family a couple of months ago. I have been waiting to pick up a tin of Artisan Blend but it was not to be found so I decided to give this a try. Given the price sticker this tin had been well aged in the shop...- fmgee
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PAD - New Neerup heading north
I enjoy the twice a week emails from Smoking Pipes. They give me a chance to see some cool pipes, browse the estates incase there is something I have been looking for and generally plan all the pipes I am going to buy in the future. It has been a long time since I saw a pipe I really wanted. A... -
TAD has kicked in.
After help from members of this forum I finally go my head around the complexities (or lack of) when ordering from south of the border. A couple of packages from 4 noggins later I have barely made a dent in the tobaccos I am interested in trying. Suddenly I have way more variety open to me! I...- fmgee
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Chamber diameter, is there a limit?
I have been looking at Savinelli's pipe selection and the 320 shape has caught my eye. Some of them have up to 26mm (just over and inch) chamber diameter. The depth of the bowl is not a lot more than the width. Is there a point where a chamber gets too wide? Where it becomes harder to keep lit...- fmgee
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Can anyone identify this tobacco tin?
My wonderful wife is about to travel for work and will be staying just around the corner from a B&M in downtown Toronto where she is happy to go and pick up a few tins of tobacco that I cannot find here in British Columbia. Last trip I scored Samuel Gawith's Squadron Leader and Skiff Mixture. I...- fmgee
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DIY Pipe Rack
I have to admit that I have not been treating my pipes well. Typically they are stacked in a pile and I have been a little worried about the marks I might be adding to them. The problem is everytime I go to look at a pipe rack I walk away with tobacco instead. I have yet to find one used that is...- fmgee
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*Pics* My first pipe is now complete
I did not break any speed records but 3 and a half months in I have completed my first pipe. Everything was done by hand with coping saw, files and sandpaper. Even the wax (Paragon) was by hand (I was not expecting to get as much luster as I did). This hand made "quality" has given the pipe its...- fmgee
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- Forum: Make Your Own Pipe Project
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Everything finally clicked. Hope for beginners!
I have been smoking pipes for a little under a year now. My first ever half bowl ended because I ran out of matches (a full box!) and had burned my mouth. There seemed to still be plenty of tobacco in the chamber! I knew I needed help. I found this site and slowly started to learn by reading...- fmgee
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4th Generation Tobacco by Erik Stokkebye
My local B&M now carries this line and I was surprised to have never heard it mentioned on here (although a search showed me brief mentions of its existence). Has anyone tried anything? Here is the website. I think the packaging is terrible as I could not tell what was what until I searched on...- fmgee
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PAD the second doubling
I have had my pipe collection double in size before (see here) and it just happened again. If my PAD continues like this I am in serious trouble. For a while now I have considered getting a smaller pipe for shorter smokes and because it is lighter so good for walking and smoking. I don't mind... -
Blends similar to McClelland's Oriental 14
After previously quizzing the forum I have found several wonderful full flavoured tobaccos that I have tried (McClellands British Woods, Rattray's Red Rapparee, Peterson Old Dublin, and Frog Morton On the Town). About 2 months ago I picked up a tin of McClelland's Oriental 14 (tin dates it to...- fmgee
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So the size of my pipe collection just doubled!
Yes that's right it just went from one to two! I started with a Peterson Dublin #68 and I could not be happier with it. But even with the little amount of time that I smoke I wanted a second. When I started looking at pipes I noticed the Rattray's Lowland series but they did not have them at my...