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Small Pipes
So I wanna do a little update on my mini. It has become a regular smoker and well in my rotation. As many people, though, I fins the short stem a little annoying. So I bought another mini andheres what I did: I bought the reed stem from pipeshoppe.com for.something like 2$ and replaced the... -
Pipe Mud and Pipe Cement (WARNING: GIANT POST)
I would like to agree with group4. Experimenting with science is fun but be careful. If I've learned anything from this its that not all woods are equal. You should not use ash if you don't know what wood it came from. I found some information online about woods used for smoking meats. It was a...- dimm
- Post #41
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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"In Defense of Smokers"
Great read. Very informative. The man is obviously biased as he is a smoker himself and a lawyer so he comes from a certian social class. He criticizes scientists for starting with a conclusion that smoking is bad and researching to prove it. While at the same time he obviously thinks smoking is...- dimm
- Post #10
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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pipeshoppe.com clay pipes
So I've been looking for a clay for a while and I finally got my change together and bought a 16" tavern pipe from Penn Valley Pipe & Tobacco or pipeshoppe.com. The pipe is wonderful! Smokes great and looks great. I paid a total of 25$ for it which included shipping to Canada. The service was... -
"In Defense of Smokers"
Thanks for the link! will read.- dimm
- Post #3
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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estate cobs ???
I buy lots of estate pipes and get old cobs mixed in with the pipes I want. I restore them like any briar pipe. They can still be smoked. I usually give them to friends but I have thrown away a good share. Buying and collecting old American cobs can be fun and there were lots of companies in...- dimm
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Pipe Mud and Pipe Cement (WARNING: GIANT POST)
Okay so filling up your pipe with dry ash and then putting some water in will not really work because if you've ever mixed pipe mud you know that a big pile of cigar ash makes a tiny little ball of putty. Also you would wanna mix it seperately to get the proportions right. On the topic of...- dimm
- Post #33
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Thermodynamics of Pipe-Smoking
Great read! Science is great. But complex. It's amazing how things get complicated when you start reading and doing the research. If any if you have read my recent pipe mud and pipe cement thread you know what I'm talking about. I remember when I decided to try smoking a pipe I figured you just...- dimm
- Post #20
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Beware the stereotyping
Haha. Well smells have a powerful affect on the mind. Just the other day I spent a good 5 minutes smelling a piece of leather because the smell reminded me of my grandfathers truck. I dunno what it was but the leather smelled very similar. I probably looked like an idiot smelling it for 5...- dimm
- Post #5
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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OH My GOD! THE SMELL!!!! Please Help
What? She loves the smell of cigars but not the smell of an aromatic pipe tobacco? That makes no sense. I'm gonna have to second the notion that its the idea of the pipe and not the actual smell.- dimm
- Post #15
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Unknown pipe
Yeah the story would point to a longchamp. If you have a chance of getting that pipe it would be a great addition to a collection. I've read about people taking the leather off and they say the briar was of normal quality. I think it was maybe more of a gimmick to sell pipes that looked unique... -
Clay Pipes
I've just ordered a 16" tavern pipe from pipeshoppe.com they have some great products and all made in USA. Clays are cheap in general which is great. I've heard lots of great things about clays and can't wait to try mine. The limitations are obviously there, a 16" very fragile pipe is not... -
If Worst Comes to Worst, No More Pipe Tobacco Industry
Unfortunately if you say it's "for the children" you can make politicians do anything. I mean... and you can hardly blame them in a sense. If they don't go along with these laws they're gonna have some hippie organization jumping down your throat because they don't care about the children. And...- dimm
- Post #27
- Forum: Tobacco Legislation
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My First Meer
I dunno what it is with bearded guys on meers but it works! -
Shredder, man you want one of these!
I think we're all dancing around a word here... MARA-JEW-WANNA!!! Just thought I'd get it out of the system...- dimm
- Post #14
- Forum: Pipes Accessories
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Mailing Tobacco to Canada - Applicable Regulations Jan. 2012
Sounds like a risk I'm willing to take... either go to a store and pay at least 20$ per 50g or or buy online and maybe pay that much. There are a couple local stores I would be willing to support and give them my money once in a while. And I by no means want to break the law but if there's a...- dimm
- Post #4
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Surprised by capt. black
4$ for captain black? Fuuuuu in Canada it costs 20$. I gotta take a trip down south!- dimm
- Post #18
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Pipe Mud and Pipe Cement (WARNING: GIANT POST)
The last paragraph should read: " So right now my theory on this whole thing is that tobacco either does NOT burn to produce ash which contains the mix of chemicals which produce calcium carbonate or the tobacco does not burn hot enough to produce them and, instead, produces unreactive calcium...- dimm
- Post #23
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Pipe Mud and Pipe Cement (WARNING: GIANT POST)
Now... if you're confused about the chemistry here don't worry... so am I (and how). Chemistry is not simple and as I said previously, Portland cement is not my specialty. However, I think I have finally put all the pieces together. And I can finally answer the silica question. But let me...- dimm
- Post #22
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Pipe Mud and Pipe Cement (WARNING: GIANT POST)
So since I posted this I've been wondering how I could confirm any of my speculations about wood ash making a cement and tobacco ash not. Because theories are great but some sort of hard evidence would be nice. Luckily a simple test popped into my head today. So geologists have been using a...- dimm
- Post #21
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance