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  1. J

    Influence of Tobacco Tin Art

    I often try unknown-to-me wines based on the label design. I typically prefer traditional looking wine labels when blind buying considering the varietal, appellation, etc. I consume more wine than tobacco, but tend to choose tobaccos based on recommendations and don't much consider packaging...
  2. J

    tobacco for a cigaret smoker

    VABur. IMHO.
  3. J

    Any Hot Tea drinkers here?

    Most definitely. Engish Breakfast or Earl Grey for me. Also rooibos and chamomile.
  4. J

    When Did You Start Smoking A Pipe?

    First abortive attempt at around 24 years old (almost 20 years ago now) with my dad's old Grabow Duke and Borkum Riff. His pipe smoking was a very brief phase around the time he gave up cigarettes. That pipe had sat around in a drawer for years when I picked it up. I put it back down for all the...
  5. J

    Newbie story- an introduction

    Thanks for the advice and welcomes, fellows.
  6. J

    Newbie story- an introduction

    Jay here, started a couple years ago with a nice rusticated basket billiard and a tin of Dunhill Standard Mixture Mellow. After a few smokes, I snapped the stem carelessly knocking the pipe over the bathroom wastebasket. Not knowing it could be repaired, I tossed it and set the tobacco aside...
  7. J

    A History of the Tobacco Barn

    Grew up in the Burley belt and saw a lot of air-curing tobacco barns that looked like derelict structures until harvest time. The auction house in our little town shut down mid-90's and some of the farmers had already begun producing sunflowers. Haven't been back for 15 years, don't know the...
  8. J

    Pulling the stem off

    I have a rusticated foursquare billiard that has such a slender bit it will barely pass a standard BJ Long pipe cleaner. It's signed 506 Italy (seems a Savinelli, but without the Sav nomenclature, a second? Dunno.) I like to use a bristled cleaner at the end of every day, so it gets disassembled...
  9. J

    Four New To Me Pipes To Restore (PICS)

    Pretty sure "The Pipe" was made from phenolic resin (something like bakelite). http://pipedia.org/wiki/Materials_and_Construction
  10. J

    Home Blend I Just Drew Up I Want To Try This.

    I would not use waxed paper, unless I wanted the paraffin to become part of my blend. Perhaps non-waxed parchment paper?
  11. J

    Pipe In Art Considered Porn?

    Exactly this.
  12. J

    A Big Deal for Me- I Bought A Savinelli

    Nice. I recently got a Deluxe Milano 803KS. It's great!
  13. J

    How Many Forums are You on?

    This is the only tobacco forum I've ever investigated. Several one-make (model specific) car forums, my local club's autocross forum, a couple social networks.
  14. J

    Pipe Tobacco Roll-ups

    I've crafted some fairly serviceable rollies with PS Luxury Navy Flake and a dab of Lane BLWB in a zig zag orange. Rub the hell out of it and press it in a paper towel to pull out the excess moisture.
  15. J

    Vertigo Pipe Lighter:

    I have the "Governer" model for pipes. Side exit soft flame plus onboard pick/tamper. Nice lighter, but I would prefer something a little lighter weight (this thing's a tank) and with a transparent gas tank.
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