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2nd Pipes Magazine Forum Zoom Meet
I'd say that you should just pick a time that's convenient for you and then send the meeting invitation to those who express interest in joining in. I have hosted a pipe Zoom meeting on Saturday afternoons since the start of the COVID-19 lockdowns, but haven't been an active participant in a...- craiginthecorn
- Post #30
- Forum: Pipe Events
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Tobacco Prices In Ireland & Good Places To Buy It
+1 for O'Donoghue's They also serve ham and cheese toasties there. On a sad note, I lost that very lighter today. Not expensive, but I liked it, especially for travel. Regarding tobacco, many grocery stores have a very small selection, but laws prevent them from displaying it, so you have to...- craiginthecorn
- Post #43
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Show Off Your Petersons Here!
My Supremes: 20s, XL15 Spigot, 337S, XL23, 999, and 701.- craiginthecorn
- Post #4,178
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Show Off Your Petersons Here!
When I browsed the available pipes, I did see vulcanite rusticated pipes. In my experience, the mouthpiece material varies by series, not by whether it is rusticated, sandblasted, or smooth.- craiginthecorn
- Post #4,175
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Show Off Your Petersons Here!
There were several at the Peterson meetup in Chicago.- craiginthecorn
- Post #4,170
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Sweet Latakia Blend Recommendations
I spoke about it briefly with Matt Guss of the SPC at the Chicago Pipe Show. It's not going away. They're close to identifying their new manufacturer. He didn't say anything about who that might be, though.- craiginthecorn
- Post #33
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Peterson Bowl Cracked During Alcohol Cleaning
I had a Kurt Balleby bulldog with a cracked horn adornment which had been stabilized prior to sale by Adam Davidson at Smokingpipes. However the crack was more obvious than it seemed in photos. My buddy Neal Osborn suggested that I consider accepting the flaw in the manner of the Japanese...- craiginthecorn
- Post #21
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Peterson Bowl Cracked During Alcohol Cleaning
It's common for some substances to be alcohol soluble and not water soluble. The alcohol still could have dissolved tars that water had no effect upon. Actually, alcohol is less well absorbed by wood than water. That's why the ABV of whiskey rises when stored in oak barrels. The water...- craiginthecorn
- Post #14
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Peterson Bowl Cracked During Alcohol Cleaning
I wonder, too, if the alcohol dissolved the tars that may have been sealing the crack. You can always try adding a layer pipe "mud".- craiginthecorn
- Post #6
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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2025 Chicago Pipe Show!
I was busy with "show business" during the Slow Smoke, but my understanding is that Les did not win this time.- craiginthecorn
- Post #63
- Forum: Pipe Events
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Turkish Latakia v. Cyprian Latakia
I don't know for certain, but the tin of Latakia my friend received from Jeremy Reeves said it was Cyprian, but Jeremy assured him it was Turkish. I think it's mostly a matter of using the in-stock labels, like Brebbia did when their Balkan switched from Syrian to Cyprian. They still said...- craiginthecorn
- Post #47
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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Turkish Latakia v. Cyprian Latakia
I spoke with Per Jensen at the Chicago Pipe Show yesterday. IIRC, he said that the Turkish Latakia is currently being made using Izmir leaf, but they are experimenting with growing the specific variety that had been used in Syria. C&D had been using Turkish Latakia for, I think, a couple years...- craiginthecorn
- Post #43
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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Erik Stokkebye Pipe Tobacco Humidor
I saw one of these at The Chicago Pipe Show. I'll say that they seemed very well made.- craiginthecorn
- Post #23
- Forum: Pipes Accessories
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Show Off Your Danes
Tonni Nielsen and Alex Florov looked at all three of my W.Ø. Larsen Straight Grain pipes. They agreed on all three. This one they believe was made by Benni Jorgensen and the other two by Teddy Knudsen.- craiginthecorn
- Post #353
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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2025 Chicago Pipe Show!
I didn't have a still camera with, but the YouTube Livestream on Missouri Meerschaum 's channel has some views here.- craiginthecorn
- Post #60
- Forum: Pipe Events