The Harry Method

antipodesman

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 25, 2011

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Vancouver Island

• Jun 1, 2011

• #1

So named by me in honour of my friend Harry Bell who showed it to me at the Legion and because I am not aware of a precedent name for this method. I have not seen it described on any of the forums. It is fast, simple to execute and probably results in an air pocket at the bottom of the bowl.

One places the tobacco in the palm of your left hand if you are right-handed then place the inverted bowl over the tobacco and roll the pipe around your palm until it has taken up all of the tobacco.

Any body else use this method?

 

dd951

Can't Leave

Jun 18, 2010

468

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• Jun 1, 2011

• #2

LOL never heard of it before, buts its worth A try

 

gecko13

Part of the Furniture Now

Feb 2, 2011

898

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Goodyear,AZ

• Jun 1, 2011

• #3

Interesting. I can see how it may work. I'll give it a try later.

 

marmal4de

Lifer

Feb 20, 2011

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Richmond, BC

• Jun 1, 2011

• #4

Curious, trying it now!

 

bootlegbonvivant

Lifer

Nov 14, 2009

1,194

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Flowery Branch, GA

• Jun 1, 2011

• #5

I'll have to give this a shot as well, just for kicks, lol. Seems like I'd be making a pretty big mess as well, though.

 

capnbellamy

Starting to Get Obsessed

Apr 25, 2011

180

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Canterbury, England

• Jun 1, 2011

• #6

Awesome, I'll have a crack at it. Watch out for results :P

 

unclearthur

Lifer

Mar 9, 2010

6,875

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• Jun 1, 2011

• #7

That's similar to the "Geezer shove" method . You dump some tobacco in your left hand , grasp the pipe with the middle finger and thumb of the right and shove the tobacco into the bowl with your right index finger. Alternately you can do the same thing holding the pouch in your left hand.

 

tiltjlp

Can't Leave

Apr 9, 2011

396

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Cheviot Ohio

• Jun 1, 2011

• #8

Thanks, but I'll stick with what my dad showed me 53 years ago today.

 

bubbadreier

Lifer

Jul 30, 2010

3,011

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Norman, Oklahoma

• Jun 1, 2011

• #9

I have done something similar before and yes I believe it makes a mess!!

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

15,147

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Chicago, IL

• Jun 2, 2011

• #10

Nice thought, tilt. All this talk about geezer methods and handling tobacco reminds me of my grampa.

He smoked RYO back when that was the dominant cigarette form. He could roll a near perfect cigarette from a

cloth bag of Bull Durham as dry as fish food flakes, using ungummed paper of course; and yes, he pulled the bag's

drawstring tight using his teeth. This he did while so drunk he could hardly catch the tip of his newly minted

cigarette with a match. (Off topic, I know; but I had to share.)

 

portascat

Lifer

Jan 24, 2011

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Happy Hunting Grounds

• Jun 2, 2011

• #11

I used the Harry palm method through adolesence and beyond.

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

15,147

7,641

Chicago, IL

• Jun 2, 2011

• #12

Did you go blind? :rofl:

 

marmal4de

Lifer

Feb 20, 2011

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Richmond, BC

• Jun 2, 2011

• #13

I made a huge mess, and didn't get a good draw always fun to try something new though!

 

portascat

Lifer

Jan 24, 2011

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Happy Hunting Grounds

• Jun 2, 2011

• #14

If it blinded you, I would be a Hell of a pianist .

 

marmal4de

Lifer

Feb 20, 2011

2,315

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Richmond, BC

• Jun 2, 2011

• #15

If it blinded you, I would be a Hell of a pianist .

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Haunted has competition for the 'resident comedian' title! LOL!

 

antipodesman

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 25, 2011

134

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Vancouver Island

• Jun 2, 2011

• #16

I've read the comments including the porta's scatological discourse . . . very funny. Regarding the messiness, I can only assume that the user must have either a very large pipe or small hands. In my experience, the pipe vacuums the tobacco into the bowl. Perhaps it requires some dexterity that some do not possess. I've not noticed a draw problem as mentioned by marmalade. Anyway it's out there now. Try it. You may like it.