Recent content by huntertrw
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Show Us Your Comoy's (Collectors Thread)
I just waxed the Select 126 pot (referenced above in this thread) that I purchased from ssjones. What is it about their briar and/or its finishing that makes it react so well to carnauba? The grain simply pops and is glowingly gorgeous!- huntertrw
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- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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What Are You Listening To? - December 2025
Slick perfection...- huntertrw
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Show Us Your Comoy's (Collectors Thread)
Choatecav: Thank-you! Up until this purchase, all of the major British marques (with the exception of a branded Comoy's) were represented in my collection. Based upon the solid performance of my Comoy's seconds I knew that I wanted one, but only this touched all of the requisite bases.- huntertrw
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- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Show Us Your Comoy's (Collectors Thread)
Here's my first Comoy's-stamped briar, an estate Tradition pot, Shape 126, which I recently purchased from the Forums' ssjones. This pipe is pre-Cadogan production and features the three-part "C" logo in the stem. Once the temperature here in Dogtown gets above freezing I am looking forward to...- huntertrw
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- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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What Are You Listening To? - December 2025
Enjoyed this on SiriusXM's Margaritaville channel this morning. It dates back to 1940, written by Andy Iona and Lew Pollack, but this version has a Dan Hicks-type vibe and I love it. Enjoy!- huntertrw
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- Forum: General Discussion
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What Were Your Go-To Tobacco’s in 2025?
Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed (the Lane Limited product manufactured under license from The House of Edgeworth). Pegasus. Velvet. Vintage Carter Hall. My approximation of Shelby Foote's "Shiloh" mixture: Two-thirds Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend and one-third Granger. St. Bruno Ready-Rubbed.- huntertrw
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What Are You Listening To? - December 2025
Heard this recently on SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction channel and fell in love its simple, poignant, story:- huntertrw
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Vulcanite Porn
So, that's what Spock was thinking!- huntertrw
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Movies You Should See [but Probably Haven't]
The Cohen brothers' "Raising Arizona." In my humble estimation one of the best quirky comedies of all time.- huntertrw
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Pipe Shape Subtleties........
Thank-you for pointing out this wonderful reference!- huntertrw
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What are You Reading Now?
"Hunting Moments of Truth," edited by Eric Peper and Jim Rikhoff. This 1973 anthology ends with one of my favorite Gene Hill stories, "Pepper."- huntertrw
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- Forum: General Discussion
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What Are You Listening To - November 2025
A classic, live, from the late Warren Zevon (1947 - 2003):- huntertrw
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- Forum: General Discussion
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What Are You Listening To - November 2025
A favorite from Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd): Incidentally, this entire album is excellent!- huntertrw
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- Forum: General Discussion
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The Book of Pipes and Tobaccos by Carl Ehwa
Mr. Ehwa married his wife, Mary, in 1967. At the time he was working for Fred DIebel, a tobacconist and pipe-maker in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Ehwa was so passionate and knowledgeable about pipes and tobaccos that, in 1971, he and Mary wrote "The Book of Pipes and Tobaccos," It was...- huntertrw
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion