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  1. desrtrat68

    Tin Arts and Crafts Time

    Curse you crafty people ;) I barely passed art, and failed wood shop....
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    Thoughts On Special 50th Birthday Pipe.

    It's your 50th! Why choose? Get em' both.
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    Another Applewood...

    Sweet! I like it. Must be nice to be handy like that. I don't have an artistic bone in my body.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, August 2020?***

    A little Magnum Opus in my new Peterson Jekyl and Hyde calabash...
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    BJ Long Quality: Have You Noticed A Difference?

    Ditto....thought it was just me
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    Can't Taste Cherry Captain Black

    Nightcap is a little strong, but if you like that, why not? Early Morning Pipe is a little more approachable. I'm new at the game myself but I like both of them. GLP Quiet Nights was my "ah HA" moment and my favorite so far. HH Old Dark Fired is a close second.
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    Meerschaum Pipe - Damaged or Just Coloring?

    If you're the artsy type and can carve your own, or know someone who could, I found this on Etsy: Drilled and Stemmed Meerschaum Block
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    Is Lurking The Online Equivalent Of Lunting?

    I lurk several forums, but this is the only one I'll post in. I lurked here for quite a while first. It's not as hostile of a crowd in here.
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    More Flavor in a Cob Than My New Briar. Breaking In = More Flavor?

    I think it gets better when the pipe is broken in. The first time I got a new briar and smoked my first bowl in it, I remember it tasted like shit even though I was smoking a tobacco I knew I liked (glp quiet nights). I was also disheartened. But now, after at least 20 bowls in the new pipe...
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    What Does Your Scene Look Like?

    Usually something like this... or this
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    1 Grabow for 1 Year (8/2/19)

    Still doin this? LOL I admire your tenacity!
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    Esoterica Drop

    A day late and a dollar short as usual. I figure I'll luck in to some some day haha..I really just want to try it before I go all in...not gonna risk the wrath of the wife on a big purchase for something I'm not sure about. Although as I write this there's still 5 tins of Pembroke available at...
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    How Much Do You Inhale? (Accidentally)

    eh..I might inhale maybe once or twice about every 5th bowl. Generally I try to avoid it.
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    Really Bad Names for Tobacco...

    Booty Sweat Lane Limited: WTF? I Coulda Had An English Protestant Olongapo Nights Walk of Shame Ghost Pepper Flake