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  1. workman

    RIP Mihail Gorbatjov, 91

    I'm sorry his last months went by witnessing his country go crazy. I don't think he deserved that.
  2. workman

    R.I.P. Carlo Bonomi, AKA La Linea & Pingu

    One of the funniest voice actors of all time. La Linea was a staple for me in childhood, still is actually, and my kids all love Pingu. So funny. R.I.P.
  3. workman

    What About Pipes Do You

    ...Like, love, find fascinating etc? I think I have found out what my thing is. I like their durability. The fact that they are crafted from very old school materials, that they can be used again and again becoming more and more intimate to the user for each smoke, yet endure and, with some...
  4. workman

    Possibly Another Favorite

    Solani Silver Flake! I've had one bowl only, so with that caveat I think I've discovered a blend equal to Capstan Blue and St Bruno. Those are my favorite blends and this Silver Flake just fits them perfectly. I'm in love, I think. I'm jarring some of it, smoking the rest and very probably...
  5. workman

    Sous Vide - Gamechanger!

    They all nailed it this time. My christmas gifts were all perfect. Guess my wife DOES listen to me after all. Anyway, one of them was a sous vide stick. I've used it twice so far, once on some steaks and once on - ehm, the front leg of a lamb, whatever you call it. Results were outstanding...
  6. workman

    Funny and Wholesome or Sinister and Murderous

    I've been working overtime this week, helping out with a theatre set after regular hours and I've worn out a bit, so last night I decided on some self maintenance . After tucking the girls in (5 and 7 yo), my wife in charge of the rest (0 and 11 yo), I took some knives out to the garage to...
  7. workman

    Saved By The Pipe

    I've started listening to podcasts while I work, mainly stuff about history, philosophy, politics etc. These last days I've listened to stories from the "Old West". Here's a pipe related one: The last bank robbery by the James-Younger gang was the failed attempt in Northfield, Minnesota, 1876...
  8. workman

    Stems That Cause Tongue Bite

    The best ways to avoid tongue bite are to dry your tobacco and smoke it slowly. Other factors can be sensitivity to a certain type of tobacco or casing, bad packing etc. Oh and the stem. I have two pipes that always give me tongue bite. Well gave, past tense, as I've stopped smoking them. One...
  9. workman

    Three Favorite Female Singers

    Jumping in on the trend. I'll start: Billie Holiday Dolly Parton Edith Piaf
  10. workman

    What Are the Most Fireproof Blends?

    In my experience, the most troublesome blends to keep lit are the ones with a good portion of dark stoved virginia cavendish in them. I'm finding it difficult to get a good burn on Dunhill's Dark Flake, Rattray's Dark Fragrant and especially Mac Baren's Club Blend seemed nearly fireproof. What's...
  11. workman

    The Times They Are A-Changing

    These times of political upheaval are confusing and exciting, with all sorts of interesting stuff going on around the world. One immediate calamity is the fact that Brexit has cut me off from Samuel Gawith. I've placed an order for 20 tins of 1792 Flake from my favorite vendor and they will very...
  12. workman

    A Time To Celebrate

    My wife gave birth to a baby girl today. It was a long fight, but it turned out well. We now have four kids, one boy and three girls, and we have decided that this is the last one. I don't smoke cigars very often, but if ever there was a time for one, this is it!
  13. workman

    Regarding Tonguebite From Virginias

    I seem to have developed some kind of sensitivity to some virginias. FVF in particular used to just pleasantly tingle my tongue, but that tingling has grown to an irritation in most of the mouth, quite similar to the effect of eating too much pineapple. I found this to be happening during the...
  14. workman

    The Flavor Of Meerschaum

    Is there any? I got myself a meer recently. An unsmoked estate manx meer, that is, so african meer with Nørdings N on the stem. I think all flavors seem muted in it, and there is some kind of soapy quality to it. It's the first meer I've smoked, so in this regard I'm a newbie. Do meers have a...
  15. workman

    About Reporting

    Recent events and recent threads by mods have got me thinking on the subject of reporting. There have been some cases where I think I should have, or at least I had the right to report something, but didn't. Nobody wants to be a snitch. Since I read the recent post from mods about general...
  16. workman

    Stanwell Lifetime Guarantee

    This is a picture of my latest Stanwell purchase. I've smoked the pipe a few times, but I bought it new. They now offer a quality and lifetime guarantee, like Zippo with roughly the same disclaimers.
  17. workman

    Club 27 or Thereabouts

    I read an article some time ago about a drunken brawl in a bar in New York I think, between Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix also. Apparently Janis broke a bottle over Jim's head because he was ruining Jimi's jam by being drunk and trying to get attention by acting like he was doing...
  18. workman

    Cake And Volume

    I've been busy lately and have allowed my pipes to develop some cake. I've also noticed that my bowls don't last as long as they used to. During the weekend I finally made an effort and reamed my pipes and suddenly a bowl of FVF lasts 2,5 hours again. So I did some math. If the chamber has a...
  19. workman

    How Do You Avoid Cake In Meerschaum?

    I keep seeing posters saying that one should avoid cake in a meer. I just purchased my first meer and I am curious as to how you do it. Paper towel? Dry or wet? Or something else?
  20. workman

    Nørding Meerschaum

    https://www.danishpipeshop.com/img/-img-70911-w710-h254-x2.jpg Anyone have any info on these? History, quality etc. It's some sort of collaboration between Nørding and a Manx company, but that's all I know. The pipe is an unsmoked estate and will reach me in a week or so.
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