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  1. lostandfound

    Codgerisms: Exercises in Codgering

    I blame all of you for my early onset Codgeritis.
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    PH Dark Strong Flake Replacement???

    Had a little olfactory brain glitch happen the other night while I was smoking some ODF and thought I was smoking DSF for a second. Made me want to pick up a few tins of the latter but it seems it’s been out of stock or hard to come by for quite some time. Are there any other Virginia/Kentucky...
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    Even More Praise for Smokingpipes.com!!

    Greetings Earthlings! So here's the story: I recently received an order for 1 lb. of PS Luxury Twist, and Luxury Navy Flake, as well as 1 lb. of Old Dark Fired. Now, it's been a little over a month since I've been able to smoke any ODF, so when I loaded the first bowl, lit it, and thought I...
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    Cutting Back

    Hey guys! I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd stop by to say "Hi!", and to stir the pot a bit. :lol: So, long story short, a little over a year ago, I had what one might call... An Earth shattering "psychedelic" experience. Some of you might know what I'm talking about, many of you...
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    Methods for Baking Bulk Tobacco?

    What would I put the tobacco in? That's my question. Or, would I simply lay some flakes out on a cookie sheet, and bake at a low temp for a few hours? I'm thinking about doing this with some ODF and LNF, but would like some pointers or suggestions from someone with experience before I do. Thanks...
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    Luxury TWIST Flake

    This flake is rarely talked about, or spoken of, especially in relation to the other two Stokkebye flakes. To be honest, I never really considered it to be something I would like. The assumed inclusion of Burley, or Cavendish- I'm not sure which one (maybe both), my mind created, had me...
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    Cellaring in Earnest

    Hopefully. I tell myself I'm going to make a concerted effort to stockpile some leaves, every time I order tobacco. What has always ended up happening, though, is that I'll buy 10-15 tins of my staples, or a couple pounds of whatever, and before I know, I've blown through my whole order, and...
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    Suitable Bulk Substitute for Dunhill Flake, Capstan Blue, Etc... ?

    Afternoon guys and gals, Just wondering if anyone knows of a bulk Va flake I could order up, that is comparable to the aforementioned tobaccos, and others of their kind (Brigham Klondike Gold, Rotary Navy Cut, etc.). I need to satisfy my TAD- desperately, but I also need to save as much money as...
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    Top 10 Carvers (Commissions)

    First of all, I condensed down my title twice- so you're all welcome. :D Right. So, I'd like to have a commission started this year, but I have no idea who I would go through. I'd like a list of your favorite carvers, who are easy to work with, as far as commissions go. I'll probably be looking...
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    I Got Greedy With My Airways

    So I'm sitting in my dads's makeshift workshop, looking at this pipe I've had for awhile, which smoked okay, but seemed to gurgle a lot, so wasn't smoked often. It dawns on me to throw the sucker in a vice, and try to open the airway with a hand drill (cue foreboding music). This decision led to...
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    No Work Today

    Woke up this morning to an inch of ice. Boss sends me a text saying hold off on making the commute for a bit. So, I go smoke my second bowl of Dunhill Flake, finish up, and see another text saying there's no work today. Looks like I'll be spending most of the day smoking, and re-reading a book I...
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    Michail Kyriazanos Question

    Any of you guys have one or more of his pipes? I'm also wondering if his age/lack of experience in carving pipes has deterred any of you from purchasing one, or having a commission done. His pipes exude a classic elegance that is unmatched, in my opinion, and if the mechanics of a great smoking...
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    New iMac

    Wut!! I've been wanting to upgrade my computer for... jeez... years now, and have been actively saving for a little over a year. Finally got it today!!! It's a late 2010 27" iMac with an i7 processor. Will be using it for music production. Let's just say I'm stoked beyond all measure. Thanks for...
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    Dreams

    Saturday- Sunday's only competition. I thought a thread in which we could share some of our dreams would be cool. I'll start with the nightmarish vision I received last night: My best smoking pipe- meaning the one that smokes the coolest, driest, and imparts the truest flavor, is a Dr. Grabow...
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    Sundays

    For the last few months now, I've been working six days a week. I work in the construction industry, and our company is in a mad rush to get as much work done as possible before winter hits Iowa. Monday through Saturday amounts to your average weekly grind, plus a day, with not a lot of time to...
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    A Quick Tip

    I recently noticed a small indentation in the bowl of one of my pipes that lines up perfectly with the draft hole. Be careful with your pipe cleaners.
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    Saw a Piper In My City

    In one of the houses that sits along side one of the main roads in good ol' Cedar Rapids, Ia. Was driving down said road when I spotted him. A significantly older feller, puffing away on his smooth Canadian, or long shanked billiard. Not sure which. Was mowing his lawn. Pretty cool.
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    My Woman Left Me

    Not that I want or deserve any sympathy. It's my fault. I didn't always show her how much I love her, and she had enough. My world is falling apart. I'm hyperventilating, panicking. We were supposed to get married, have a family, grow old together. That's what she always said she wanted, now...
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    Suggest a G.L. Pease Blend, Please Friends.

    I want to throw in a couple tins of something from Greg in with my next TAD order. I'm looking for either a VaPer, or a Dark Fired VaBur (with Perique... maybe?), and would like it to have a solid N factor. Thanks for the help. -J
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    Full Virginia Flake - Seeking Insights from Fellow Flakophiles

    Here I sit, at 9:33 PM, smoking some well-aged FVF for the third time. My thoughts so far: I like the flavor, and the qualities the leaf posesses; although, I seem to find that Kendal tobaccos are very characteristically "Kendal", in nature. I guess this is could be said of all blending houses...