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   organizedmadman
   

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   Since I picked up the pipe this past October, I've collected quite a few. None a particularly fancy or expensive, but I guess it's a good start so far!
   

   My current "grail" pipe:
   A meerschaum cutty pipe mini churchwarden.

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   zanthal
   

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   Nice. You caught the bug similarly to myself.

   You have more pipes than I have though! And some interesting ones, too.

   Which is your favorite Middle earth blend?

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   Very nice! How do you like that Hobbit's Weed? I was just in Tweksbury the other day picking up some more for the cellar. One of the best cherry blends I've ever tasted.

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   Nice start.

   If you can't pack it, light it, and smoke it then why do it. It's a dieing art that must be rekindled in all of us as fortold by our forefathers.
   
   Words to live by for all pipe smokers.

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   Nice collection

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   Awesome! I too have gotten a case of PAD since starting and must post pics soon! Please tell us about that pipe on bottom left. Would also love to hear who made what on the others. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy!!

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   "There can be no fear sir! Go forward with faith in the briar!!" OTD 2-15-12

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   Great start to what can be a looong fun ride!

   Snus, snuff and briar.
   Not much more required in a day.
   Brian from Oregon USA

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   Nice collection !

   "The fact is, squire, the moment a man takes to a pipe, he becomes a philosopher. It's the poor man's friend; it calms the mind, soothes the temper, and makes a man patient under difficulties. It has made more good men, good husbands, kind masters, indulgent fathers, than any other blessed thing on this universal earth."
   -"Sam Slick, the clockmaker" aka T.C.Haliburton

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   nice collection of both, great start mate, enjoy!

   Now i gotta larn how to reed and rite good

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    Great start to a nice collection. Enjoy

    Know your limits but always push the envelope.
    
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    Very nice collection!

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    Like the zeppelin, I've been looking for one. How does it smoke?

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    Very nice start.

    "The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected..."
    -William Makepeace Thackeray, from The Social Pipe

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    Nice start. Give it another year or two and you'll really be dangerous!

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    I've got 14 pipes, and 13 baccys. I've been a pipe smoker since early semptember 2011

    As long as I got a pipe full of baccy and a nose full of snuff, I'm a happy camper
    Cigarettes are an addiction, cigars are a hobby, pipes are a religion

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    nice

    smokin my homemade rustic pipe. don`t get any better.

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    organizedmadman
    

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    Missing from the pic is my Doc Grabow Omega that always rides in my coat pocket, my Gouda clay that's on it's way, and a spectacular cob that forum member thesmokindragon is crafting for me. So far I've only tried two of the Middle Earth Series, Longbottom & Ruins, (I'm pacing myself). Ruins of Isengard is amazing, there's something mysterious about that blend, keeps you coming back for more.
    I was confused by Hobbit's Weed, I want to like it, but it had such a strong chemical/cherry aroma that it burned my nose and hung in my throat for hours. The gentleman I ordered it from said they had mixed a fresh batch that morning. I'm hoping it was just really really fresh and needs to sit awhile to mellow out!
    Most of the pipes are estate pipes from unknown origins, a lot were given to me by my future Father-in-Law, some are basket pipes, and I'm guessing they have to be at least 30 years old.
    As for the pipe on the bottom left, the zeppilen, I haven't smoked it yet, but when I do, I'm going to post a detailed review. I'm curious how old it is, maybe 1920's?
    The one in the upper left is a WWII era LHS, the one with the ivory colored extension is a '70s Gefapip. Of course the churchwarden is a Macqueen Ranger. All the rest are a mystery to me.

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    Very good start! From the looks of them it appears you take good care of them!

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    Some of the older ones had badly oxidized stems, it took a lot of soaking/buffing/polishing to get them shiny and dark again!
    The little guy in the upper right was my very first pipe, it's a 60's briar, very small, and stamped "Haiti" under the stem. I used heat-shrink tubing as a softie tip.

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    Ooh, a Zeppelin pipe. Do you use it?

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    How is the macqueen ranger pipe?

    Congress seems to believe that 'Children are our future' is a phrase coined by tobacco advertisers.
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    Awesome collection and nice start!

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    organizedmadman
    

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    Nope haven't used the zeppelin yet, I'm trying to improve my over all pipe technique before tackling that bad boy. I'm assuming it might take a bit of finesse to use it right. However when I do use it the first time, I'm going to write a detailed post about the experience, kind of a step by step, and a review.
    The Macqueen is a surprisingly good smoker. It's been my go-to pipe at home for a few weeks now. I bought the cherrywood model for the "challenge" I guess. When it arrived, I coated the inside bowl with a thin layer of strawberry jam and some pulverized baccy that I cooked in a pan 'till it dried. After a week of dry time it smokes beautifully and is developing a nice cake. A pain to clean, but a pleasure to smoke!

    Posted 3 months ago #

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