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  1. briarcudgel

    Seasonal Frequency

    Mostly inside when it's hot and humid and usually a single bowl a day. In fall and winter I would say 3 bowls whether inside or out.
  2. briarcudgel

    How to Clench a Pipe.

    The BJ Long bits do not have that awful rubber taste. I rarely smoke a pipe without my rubbers on. Takes some getting used to the thickness, but they are so much more comfortable than naked acrylic stems.
  3. briarcudgel

    Unsmoked Pipe?

    I never liked the term “Unsmoked.“ New has to be new, but unsmoked gets into a grey area. You may want to message the seller. I think there is either char or a bowl coating after it had been cleaned. I know it is difficult to get a photo down to the bottom of the bowl with any clarity.
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    I Thought Balkan Sobranie Was Out of Production

    Black House was in my rotation years ago, and now you reminded me to look to see if I have any left. back then I thought it was great stuff.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2022?***

    I see this and get pipe envy. Maybe, many years down the road, someone will sell one.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2022?***

    Bengal Slices in an E. Wilke. NYC.
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    New Female Member

    Welcome from NY.
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    Gas Prices: What Are You Paying? Does it Change Your Driving Habits?

    Problem here is we need to use premium which is way overpriced at $5.50+ a gallon home heating oil is going to be an issue as it is still over $5 a gallon. BTW, oil closed under $100 a barrel today, but it is up tonight to over $101. It’ll take about a month for the lower price to filter down to...
  9. briarcudgel

    The Sound of a Zippo

    The brushed brass was the first pipe Zippo I ever purchased. I now own 3 of their pipe lighters. Enjoy the new lighter.
  10. briarcudgel

    English blends aren't too bad!

    I started With English blends and stayed with it a few years. I used to be on a forum that was primarily made up of Lat lovers. VA/Pers and I never really got along, at first, because I hadn’t developed the proper cadence and wound up with terrible tongue bite. Even today I’m not much of a...
  11. briarcudgel

    Thumb Note

    Here, pull my finger.
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    E Bay Pipe

    Haha! That made my night.
  13. briarcudgel

    Best Pipe for Aromatics

    Using a pipe cleaner when I sense the moisture, by taste or gurgle, seems to work. I sometimes will use another one immediately after the first. Lately, I haven't had much trouble as I don't overheat the pipe as I used to. Now I mostly like to let the pipe go out and do a relight a number of...
  14. briarcudgel

    The Sound of a Zippo

    They do have the pipe lighter insert for the 1935 replica. I just got mine back recently from Zippo after having a new lid installed. They sent it back with a new pipe insert as well.
  15. briarcudgel

    $2 Yard Sale Find

    I'm guessing it is polyurethane, which can be resistant to solvents. Paint remover would probably work, but I don't think that is a good idea on something you wish to smoke. Sometimes heat will loosen the finish. A heat gun or very careful application of a torch flame might get the finish to...