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    Pipe Cleaners & "Quality"....Who Cares?

    When a pipe needs a good swabbing out to reduce gurgles, or to be cleaned, I reach for the packet of pipe-cleaners. Never ever gave a thought about brands, quality, etc. In fact I go to the crafts stores, like Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and buy my pipe cleaners there....the extra long...
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    "Balanced" Blends....Which Is... and Which Isn't...and Why?

    After joining this forum back in July, I've been doing a lot of reading of past threads. Partly out of curiosity, but mostly to become better informed. I've been away from pipe-smoking for years, and I now need to catch up on what's hot, and what's not. I've come across the term...."balanced...
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    Burning Pipe Tobacco for Aroma

    I cannot appreciate the true aroma from the tobacco that I am smoking. Yes, I can smell the burning tobacco, but not in the same way someone else can smell the aroma coming from my pipe, as I smoke it. Is there a way to burn a pinch of tobacco....without smoking it in a pipe....so that the true...
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    "Elizabethan" ... Alternatives .....Closest Bulk Matches

    I have smoked P&C match blended, "ELIZABETHAN" and I think this tobacco blend is quite good. I never tried the original Dunhill version, and I probably won't because Dunhill is supposed to be getting out of the tobacco business. Why get to enjoy smoking a blend that may not exist in a short...
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    GBD Rhodesian: Shape # 9438 and # 569 Differences

    Hello Forum Members: I need your help. I recently purchased an (Etsy) estate pipe, a 1/4 Bent, GBD Smooth (flame grain), Chubby-Rhodesian: #569-GS/St. Claude w/round shank-black saddle bit. I am trying to find out some information about this particular pipe shape. I am confused between the...
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    Wilke's "HIGH HAT" Hybrid Blends

    Years ago, I tried out a few ounces of this famous mixture (this was back when Wilkes was still on West 55th Street/NYC), and I thought it was a bit too strong for my tastes. Too much Latakia/burnt leather aroma. I would like some recommendations on what available tobacco blends I can use to...
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    Virginia/Perique Blends..... First Time Smoker

    Just ordered a few bowls worth of match-blended ELIZABETHAN. I was curious, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about when it came to that magical, VaPer Nirvana that I've been reading about. I want to expand my tobacco experiences by smoking different blends. Right now, I'm smoking Lane...
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    Cloth Drawstring Bags For Pipe Storage

    So....my pipe collection is growing in number. I dislike storing naked pipes in a dresser drawer, without some sort of protection against scratching, denting, rubbing the finish on bowls and stems. I want to slip my individual pipes into soft, cloth (flannel) bags....approximate size 4" X...
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    Rustication.....Final Finishing Techniques

    Bought me a vintage estate pipe. Decided I needed some drama in my life and proceeded to rusticate the old, scratched, dented, smooth-finish, with a small rotary burr mounted in a Dremel tool. The pipe was a cheapo, with a grain pattern that was just meh, so I rusticated it. Besides, I needed...
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    Commercial Blends...Consistent Over the Years?

    I have recently started smoking my briars again. Like everyone else, I decided to try different tobacco blends, and I have found two, commercially prepared blends, that I enjoy smoking, when mixed together. I have mixed Lane Ltd. "HGL" Mild English) with McClellan's-#2050 (Oriental Cavendish)...
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    Deciphering James Upshall/Tilshead Shank Markings

    Close to 30 years ago, I acquired a pipe made at the James Upshall pipe works. The pipe is a straight/saddle stemmed pot, with a 2" diameter bowl X 1/3/4" high...OAL about 6-3/8" Wall thickness at the widest diameter about 1/2" tapering internally towards the top rim which is 3/8" thick at the...
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    Pipe Design and Briar Block Selection Specs.

    Hello Forum Members.... Need your input, again. Winter is a comin' I need something to do when the cold, dreary weather forces me indoors. So, I did it. I have designed a few pipes that I want to try making. Now, I need some briar blocks. With suggestions from this forum, I've found a number...
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    Bent/Curved-Shank Pipes: Drilling Draft/Smoke Holes, Etc.

    Being new to this forum, I have no idea if these questions were already addressed in the past. I tried to do a forum search, but came up with nothing, or at best, threads, with deleted photos, which makes these past threads IMO...totally useless. Aplogies for any redundancies. So, I'll ask...
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    Sub-Scale - Mini Pipes

    Hello Forum Members: I would like to collect some sub-scale versions of full size pipes. I mean well-proportioned, reproductions of full size, regular, ordinary, conventional shape, briar pipes, only approximately half-scale. Not novelties, not weed-pipes, not cigarette holder-pipes, or...
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    Briar Blocks Suppliers: Recommendations?

    So, I decided to try making some briar pipes. When it comes to my skills failure is always an option, but really, how hard can it be to drill and connect few holes? (I'll probably eat those words). I've already designed some full-size pipe profiles on sheets of graph paper, and want to begin...
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    Carrying Around a Pipe and Accoutrements....HOW ?????

    So....I recently started to smoke my old pipes again, after many years. 90% of the time, I smoke my pipes at home, but I would like to bring along a pipe and some tobacco when visiting friends, going to outside events, etc....but how do I pack and carry all the things that go along with...
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    Cherrywood....Branch Sections - for Pipe Making

    I would like to try carving/turning a Cherrywood pipe. Can anyone direct me to a source where I might purchase a few well-seasoned, branch sections for pipe carving? I am particularly interested on branch sections that have a short side branch, so that bowl and shank can be carved from one...
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    Lane Ltd...."10 Downing Street"....Any Substitutes?

    Years ago, I used to by "10 Downing Street" that was blended by Lane Ltd. Can no longer find this mild, English-blend. I can find Lane's "HGL" and was wondering if this is a fair substitute? Better yet.....is "10 Downing Street" still being sold? I can't find it. Thanks, Frank
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    Foam-Backed Sanding Disc ....Using Folded Sandpaper

    I was watching a few pipe making videos on YouTube and a couple of pipe makers used a motor-mounted sanding disc that used folded sand paper sandwiched between a cup shape "washer" on the back, and probably a rigid, foam backed pad. The cup-shaped washer was almost the full diameter of the...
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