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  1. acutabovebriar

    Desert Island Tobacco in Practice

    Hmmm!! Half a tin of Escudo...in a G2 that can get you through a week!
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    Events at the 2016 Chicago Pipe Show

    Count me in... Arriving Wednesday!
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    Best Pipe Shop in Berlin ??

    I would go to the KaDeWe store. It has a small selection of pipes but the tobaccos department is fantastic. You will find it on the fifth floor.
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    Bing Crosby Pipe shape?

    If i were you I would contact Clark Layton. He makes a killer BC pipe and the price is great for an artisan pipe...
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    FVF advise needed !

    +1 on the nuc thing! Some times even for 15 or 20 seconds.
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    West Coast Pipe Show 2015

    It was so fun to see all these people there. Well worth the long hours flight. I will see you all in Chicago...
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    West Coast Pipe Show 2015

    I'll be there too from Wednesday late afternoon with some 50 pieces of briar plateaux...
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    Dark Star Advice

    I would say keep one tin closed and open the second. Allow it some days to dry out and the what i do is rub it in my palms until fine and smoke it. I have also found that 15-20 seconds in the microwaves helps speed up the drying time.
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    Mustache note

    I will always remember how my beard smells when i take a shower every night after going back to the room from the tent in Chicago. TERRIBLE ...!!!
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    "Lakeland" Blends Available in the U.S.

    My Nemesis is 1792. No way in hell....The tonquin bean just isnt for me!
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    Top 5 Flakes Revisted, Let's Make Another List

    I would go with : ESCUDO DARK STAR ST. JAMES WOODS BLACKWOODS FLAKE STONEHAVEN BROWN FLAKE FVF
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    Show Off Your Acorns Here!

    If you click one the icons you will be able to see the pipes.Both are from Chris Asteriou
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    How Old is the Briar in our Pipes?

    Well Brian made me the honours of having me on his show already. I think I am interview number 44...
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    How Old is the Briar in our Pipes?

    Zack, yes, we did share a limo to the resort. Glad to see you are back from your vacation. Hope you had a good time! Regarding briar; when you visit a mill the reality is that you do get to choose from the best there is BUT i think its the cutters responsibility to treat his customers all the...
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    How Old is the Briar in our Pipes?

    There are many misconceptions and myths in this hobby and some of them need to be busted. I once heard such a myth from a very reputable pipe maker, one of the holy cows of out hobby, and he was telling me about one of his clients comlaining that the pipe was smoking bitter and with a very bad...