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  1. verporchting

    Current Latakia Production

    Does anyone have any information on current production? I read awhile back that there basically wasn’t any but recently ran across a reference to a Turkish version. Just curious if anyone has any insight into this. Is Cypress still exporting or is there another alternative for Latakia? Not...
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    Is Ryan Alden a Forum Member?

    I have a new old stock meer that I haven’t smoked but just hate the stem. I’ve seen such beautiful stems that he has made on various posts and I’d love to have him make me something fun! Any contact info that you could provide would be greatly appreciated!
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    Some of My Favorite Things

    Interesting facsimile reproduction of a pamphlet published in 1682. Quite nicely done on high quality paper and bound with string. 😃
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    2-piece Delrin Tenon

    Is there any trick to unscrewing the and putting them back in correctly to thoroughly clean the mortise on a meerschaum pipe? I don’t want to mess with it and end up having an mis-clocked stem or other issues. Never done it and don’t know if the pieces are glued or screwed in or what to be...
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    Keeping It Smokey

    I just lit up a pipe of F&T Flake and a big smokey wadge (technical term, lol) of tobacco raised up over the rim and started smoking like mad. Reaching for my tamper I realized it was laying across the room out of reach. Being lazy, I just decided to wait it out instead of tamping it down per...
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    Meerschaum Query

    An open question for Meer maintenance - what’s your opinion on cleaning the shank and stem post smoking? I understand the theory of meerschaum absorbing the oils and contributing to coloring but … leaving pipe juice in the mortise and stem is gross and tastes like shit. Is this a requirement...
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    Don’t You Hate It When …

    You forget to label a jar of tobacco and years later find it lurking in your cellar, only to discover that it’s really quite tasty, aged well, and … you have absolutely no friggin’ idea what it is. 🤦‍♂️ Pretty sure it was put there around 2015 based on what it was surrounded by, and I have...
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    Briar Stem

    Just saw Genod is offering older style pipes with briar stems. Interesting idea, does anyone have any experience with this? Thoughts re: cleaning, chatter, flavor, comfort clenching, other?
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    Savinelli Dry Pipes

    Anyone have information on the “Dry” line of pipes? As near as I can tell it just accepts a 6mm balsa filter, but so do many others. What’s the deal with this design?
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    New Artwork For Smoking Room

    Couldn’t resist 🤓
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    Vintage Meer ID

    Got this yesterday. I believe it’s from Het Pijpen Paleis in The Hague and there’s an address on the sticker (see case photo). I’m guessing early to mid 20th century from orific bit and metal screw tenon but that’s a (very) general guess. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Nice condition and not beat up at all. Just...
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    Something To Consider

    Decades ago I only had about six pipes. The local newsstand had a dozen blends, most of which I liked just fine, although I usually smoked 2-3 more often than the others. My normal routine was to buy an ounce or two and smoke just that until gone. Years passed and I somehow accumulated a...
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    Brindisi Twin Bore

    Anyone ever seen such a creature before? Any information to share? A quick Google search shows an Italian pipe maker but I’m not sure it’s the same maker. This one screams art deco era but appears unsmoked. I was intrigued so I bought it. The twin bore stem isn’t particularly tight and...
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    My Precious

    It’s mine, all mine, my Precious!
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    Wessex Red Virginia Flake

    So the guy at a B&M told me he found this blend to have a “floral” note, and the tin says it has rose oil and hints of coriander. Old reviews said it had the taste of “red sun” which I believe was from an old description on the tins perhaps. Yeah, no. I can’t detect any of that (and to be...
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    Second Doug Finlay Pipe

    I asked Doug to make me a bent Rhodesian pipe in an updated style using a favorite old pipe that’s been with me since the 80s as an inspiration or model . He crafted this beauty and I’m smoking it right now.
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    Vintage BBK With Windcap

    New to me from a little antique store. Marked BBK and Swiss Made. Haven’t smoked it yet but it’s been nicely cleaned and sanitized before I got it - the pipe cleaners came out pure white even with Everclear and the bowl was properly reamed. Don’t know much about it but it looks early 1920s...
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    RIP Bob McGrath

    You will be missed by everyone of a certain age. 😢
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    Gold Block

    Found a tin of Gold Block dated January 2016 in a B&M recently so I thought why not try it. Marginal reviews had me a bit concerned but what the heck. Opening the tin was amazing - rich, stewed figs and hay aroma, nicely moist but not wet, dark golden brown. Man, this could be nice! We’ve...
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    Nice Little Tobacco Jar Find

    It looked lonely and for $2 it seemed like it wanted a new home. Circa 1970s? Plastic lining with integrated humidity disk. Not a collectible item I’m sure and I probably won’t use it for anything other than accessories I’d guess but it’s rather charming in its own way.
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