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    Unexplained Marks

    Thanks everybody for your help. Puffy, I'll try not to sweat it too much ;).
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    Unexplained Marks

    These are pictures of my pipe, a La Rocca "Como." You see how blemishes have developed on the bowl. They are not from abrasion, scratching, or dropping. Does anyone know what this is? Thanks...
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    Penzance on ebay

    Way too much. I just got some 2oz tins on 4noggins the other day, and as the smoking dragon said, you can get an 8oz bag for $30. The tins were $10 apiece.
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    How far down do you smoke?

    I've been smoking Fribourg & Treyer's Golden Mixture, which is not an aromatic. I generally take an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes, with 5 or 6 relights, to smoke a bowl. I have to smoke outside though and it can be breezy. I find myself puffing faster to try and make sure I'm still lit.
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    How far down do you smoke?

    I find that by the end of a smoke, the small bit of tobacco left in the bottom is too wet to keep lit. Does anyone have advice?
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    Penzance in stock

    Thanks so much for the notification! I snagged some! Been after it for over a year now!
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    Irish Flake

    Irish Flake burns wonderfully cool and once you get it lit, it'll stay that way for a long time. It's a very slow smoke though. My pipe takes about one and a half flakes to fill, and I've gone an hour and a half of steady smoking before only to find the pipe only half done!
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    Wierd looking pipe!

    You run into those hurricane pipes every once in a while if you surf Ebay listings. A great idea for people like me who live near the water and can only smoke outside! Interestingly enough, Fribourg & Treyer are the makers of "Golden Mixture," which Bertrand Russell self-professedly smoked...
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    Captain Black (White)

    Since I've heard a lot of good about 1Q, I just checked it out at tobaccoreviews.com. Strangely, there are a large number of one-star ratings, despite its excellent reputation here amongst you distinguished pipe smokers. Perhaps because it's such a popular and well-known tobacco, it attracts a...
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    Smoking to the bottom

    Jimbo that's a really intelligent method. I've habitually shaken out my ashes before relighting, but I'll try your method.
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    Tobacco Tins

    I'm fairly new, and haven't worked all the way through any of my tins yet, but the instant I saw my first tin (it was Peterson Irish Flake) start to empty, I knew what empty tins were made for. Gifts for kids! Did anyone ever have Dad bring back some precious trinket from a trip to far away in a...
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    Smoking to the bottom

    Hi Dave, I've been dealing with the same issue myself. It's almost definitely too-wet tobacco. To fix this, do two things. First, make sure you're not letting saliva get into the stem as you smoke. A good way to do this is to keep from touching the bit with your tongue. Second--if it's not a...
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    Penzance in stock

    tanless1 mate, does their site actually let you order is it just an advertisement for their shop!?
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    How Old When You Smoked Your First Pipe?

    Great story baskerville! I smoked my first pipe at 18. I had had a hankering for it for a few years, but my mother would never allow it around the house, and I had no desire to smoke like a fugitive. Goes against the spirit of smoking a pipe in the first place. So it was when I'd just left home...
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    Peterson Tobacco

    I've only tried Irish Flake from the Peterson line. I agree with chuckw on the tin note: raisins. I'd add damp, earthy tobacco as well--takes a few strong sniffs to tease out the much more subtle raisin from the tin. As everyone that's tried it says, this is very strong tobacco! I've twice...
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    Need Help ID'ing Pipe (Picture)

    Thanks marmal4de!
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    Need Help ID'ing Pipe (Picture)

    Oh, and I haven't smoked them yet. I'm waiting on that until I see my brother again. One is for him, and it will be his first pipe, and I want to break them in together to show him how to do it. If they're not briar, though, I'll be looking for another pipe to give him for his first :(.
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    Need Help ID'ing Pipe (Picture)

    Hi guys, thanks for the replies! I bought them on eBay, where the very highly-rated seller said that they came from an older collection by a gentleman who had been planning to open a pipe shop but never did. And yes, I got them pretty cheap. I definitely don't mind a drug-store smoker. Do you...
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    Need Help ID'ing Pipe (Picture)

    Hi, I've recently bought two pipes. They bear the name "CZECH," stamped in all capital letters, about halfway across the stem. Try as I may, I have not been able to find the manufacturer online. Do these pipes look familiar to anyone? Does anyone know of the "CZECH" line? Thanks!
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    Need Help: Czech Pipes

    Hi, I've been smoking a pipe for about two and a half years now--the same one, a small, bent Dr. Grabow I purchased in a shop in Newport, RI--and have recently purchased two new ones on eBay. They bear the name "CZECH," stamped in all capital letters, about halfway across the stem. Try as I may...
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