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    Genes Contributing to Taste

    Whiny lol 😆 . Maybe, but the question still stands if some tastes are different for others
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    Pipe Cleaning Recommendations for Newbies

    Whisky alcohol rum vodka all work fine. But if you want a stronger cleaning agent then isopropyl alcohol is better(can't comment on everclear as it's not available where I stay ). For day to day cleaning I use cheap whisky. For deep cleaning I use isopropyl
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    Genes Contributing to Taste

    So this is merely a thought I had on taste and how we all react differently to different tastes. For instance the herb coriander to me tastes like soap. Can't stand the stuff. Apparently it might be linked to a gene(OR6A2) that some folk have that causes a taste to be interpreted differently and...
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    What to do with Pipes that Just Don't Click?

    Sell them to SP . It's easier than trying to get a few bucks more by trying to sell them yourself
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    Craft your own pipe?

    I've made numerous pipes from pre drilled kits and only one has been iffy . The Molina DIY kits are not bad. And there are many many DIY kits on eBay which consists of a pre drilled block with a stem and all you have to do is finish it off . Some come just as a block . Others as semi finished...
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    Coolidor for my pipe tobacco

    Yeah 58 perc are the ones I use
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    Waxed Vs unwaxed Meerschaums

    Thank you for the very detailed feedback everyone 😊
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    Waxed Vs unwaxed Meerschaums

    Ah ok maybe it just seems unwaxed . I was just curious that it did not have the deep golden colour of others I've seen . Thanks everyone
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    Waxed Vs unwaxed Meerschaums

    Made by Ural (eBay estate purchase ) maybe it is waxed but the entire bowl feels sticky to the touch on the outside
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    Waxed Vs unwaxed Meerschaums

    Why do some Meerschaums come waxed and others don't ? My little lattice work one is unwaxed. Is it a matter of protection for the more elaborately carved pipes or is it a cost issue ? Or something else ?
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    Coolidor for my pipe tobacco

    I use the boveda packs with mason jars. Works very well to dry out the wetter blends and normalise the humidity. It does take a while to work though. 2 weeks at least
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    Happy (Brown) Boogie by Gawith, Hoggarth & Company

    Too much N for me. I tried a bowl and had to sit down for 30min afterwards , real hair on the chest stuff. I personally prefer it’s milder cousin black Irish twist. But in saying that the brown bogie does taste really good, just soooooo strong, makes Nightcap look like cotton candy by comparison
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    Science of Plume/Bloom/Crystals on Tobacco

    Interesting , if it’s potassium nitrate (ironically the main component of gunpowder 😆) then surely a lab would be able to ascertain its components perhaps using a spectrometer. Of course it would cost a fortune but would be interesting to find out…
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    What's New with Me (AKA: "I Still Exist"), and The Journey

    Nice post. I like the pipe stand you made. Kurt all burrs are great, you get them in various grades, course medium and fine, the course will remove much skin very quickly if it slips though 😂
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    Favorite English Tobaccos?

    SPC plum pudding and MM965 and Ashton artisans blend
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