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  1. fishmansf

    FS: IMP Lattice Bent Billiard with 9mm Silver Band 4.12.24

    Only 6 bowls through it and purchased a few weeks ago. Been limiting my smoking so cutting down on the collection. Bought for 460 asking 320 shipped.
  2. fishmansf

    Causes of Raw/irritated/tender Throat from Smoking.

    I was wondering if it had to do with the liner of the pipe like the precharred bowls or something like that. I also notice draws on bent pipes I have are more restricted than straight pipes so straight pipes might have more of a "hot burn" because it its easier to draw.
  3. fishmansf

    Meerschaum Coloring End Game

    O that’s interesting. I’ve read that thread so many times but never caught that. Always thought it was just the byproducts moving their way through the meerschaum and getting trapped in the wax like a protective seal
  4. fishmansf

    Meerschaum Coloring End Game

    For sure but I am sure it would color differently. I remember your pipe experiment where you cut it in half and the inside was all white (slight gray) until it hit the wax on the outside.
  5. fishmansf

    Meerschaum Coloring End Game

    From my understanding, there is a point when a pipe will not color anymore. Why is this? Not idea. However, if I rely on the knowledge that the wax is really what colors the meerschaum, my guess is that the tar and nicotine move through the pipe, through the porous cells of the meerschaum and...
  6. fishmansf

    Training Myself to Smoke Cooler

    No filters for me so that is something I might consider
  7. fishmansf

    Training Myself to Smoke Cooler

    Title edited. Rule 9. I’ve been pipe smoking for about six years. I still haven’t been able to train myself to smoke slow and cool and regularly give myself tongue bite. Most the time I don’t even realize I’m smoking hot. Any tips on how to train yourself to smoke cooler?
  8. fishmansf

    New IMP Coloring Progress

    Agreed
  9. fishmansf

    New IMP Coloring Progress

    I certainly will! Thanks Warren
  10. fishmansf

    New IMP Coloring Progress

    Mine too, this is my first one but I’ve always had a heart for them
  11. fishmansf

    New IMP Coloring Progress

    Just acquired a new IMP lattice bend billiard. Going to use this as a coloring blog. Here it is, unsmoked with Elizabethan Mixture. Going to go on a little walk.
  12. fishmansf

    White Spots on Meerschaum- What?

    I actually really like the look to it, it breaks up the plain white color
  13. fishmansf

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2024?***

    2024 Sansepolcro in my Altinary meer
  14. fishmansf

    TAD Acquisitions 2024

    Where did you get it? I stopped by Ginja Kikisui and picked up some Tsuge blends. The guys there didn't speak English but were really helpful via Google translate. Japan has been my all time favorite country I have ever travelled to, talk about kind and respectable people
  15. fishmansf

    Your Most Heavenly Tin Notes

    Personally, I don't think there is a better smell than an aged tin of Orlik Golden Slice, smells like heaven