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***What Are You Smoking, May 2025?***
SPC Hogshead in a Castello great line.- dunnyboy
- Post #1,308
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, May 2025?***
Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls in a Cornelius Manz crushed tomato.- dunnyboy
- Post #829
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, May 2025?***
McConnell Red Virginia in a Castello great line fiammata.- dunnyboy
- Post #826
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***
Sillem's Councilor in a Rainer Barbi blowfish.- dunnyboy
- Post #3,349
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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NHL Playoffs... Who's Watching and Who You Got?
Not for any political reasons but I would like to see a Canadian team win this year. I've been a Habs fan since I was a kid but I'd be happy with the Leafs or Jets.- dunnyboy
- Post #27
- Forum: General Discussion
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Why Do New Pipes Smoke Hot?
I haven't noticed that my new pipes smoke hot but I have had some pipes that always seem to heat up. I can't find a common denominator except in one case there was a thin spot. Sorry, not much help. -
Bad Good Advice
When I first started pipe smoking many years ago it never occurred to me there was a "technique" to it. I had one starter pipe and smoked Borkum Riff, Sail, some cherry aromatic and Edgeworth. They were not called codger blends or drugstore blends back then because lots of people other than...- dunnyboy
- Post #38
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***
Solani Virginia Flake - 633 in a Rainer Barbi and a new to me Paolo Becker.- dunnyboy
- Post #3,019
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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TAD Acquisitions 2025
I am waiting for an order of 10 tins of Davidoff Flake Medallions from SP. The price is still very good. Not sure how much longer that will be the case.- dunnyboy
- Post #666
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Show Us Your Connoisseurs
One of my earliest pipes was a small Connoisseur half bent billiard purchased in NYC. I smoked the hell out of it and eventually threw it out. A big mistake obviously. It was, and they are, beautiful pipes.- dunnyboy
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Loading Hours Or The Day Before
Restarting a pipe that was started earlier is also tasty. Very often it's tastier and mellower than the first go-round.- dunnyboy
- Post #2
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Rusticated vs Sandblasted
Although rustication is generally used on briar that won't lend itself to attractive sandblasting or smooth polishing, it can be quite beautiful in its own right. For example, Castello Sea Rocks and rusticated Paolo Beckers require as much hand work as their blasts and smooths, and are very...- dunnyboy
- Post #13
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Things People Don't Post About
It's true I often skip long posts but I found this one "interesting." I'm going to read your long posts in the future—even if I don't need my buzz killed!- dunnyboy
- Post #26
- Forum: General Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***
Finished jar of Wessex Gold Flake in two pipe: J. Alan and Rainer Barbi.- dunnyboy
- Post #1,606
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Show Us The One Pipe You Will Never Part With
This Castello cherrywood has no sentimental value but it is the most reliable smoker I have. From the first bowl I don't think I've had a bad smoke with it. The bottom picture is how it looks after many years of continual use.- dunnyboy
- Post #29
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes