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  1. M

    Vintage Wooden Tobacco Case/Tin

    Fantastic thank you so much!
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    Vintage Wooden Tobacco Case/Tin

    Anyone know anything about this old wooden case/tin(?). Would love to track one down for camping and otherwise, so I could leave my pouch or jar at camp. Plus it’s just super cool.
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    Estate Pipe Cleaning

    Pipe was not new or unsmoked, the mortise/tenon had some signs of use but it wasn’t super grody over all. I’ve redoubled my errors with the pipe cleaner, still can’t get it all the way through the stem or the shank, but I believe the pipe cleaner probably hits or passes the same area when fed...
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    Estate Pipe Cleaning

    I did remove the stem, that’s how I filled both pieces with alcohol, I’ll try bending the tip again, I think the stem just has too small a whole and too sharp a bend - but I am a rookie so ?‍♂️
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    Estate Pipe Cleaning

    Forgive me if this is the wrong section - I just received a bent apple shape estate pipe from France, and I’ve cleaned it with pipe cleaners(bj long) and alcohol, however i can’t get my pipe cleaner all the way through the stem, or through the draft hole in the pipe due to curve. As a result...
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    Rookie from Ohio!

    Thank you one and all for the welcomes! In regard to the pipe - it was bought off etsy (as if that matters at this point) But I have identified it as pear! Smoked better than I expected for the price point ! (not that I have a huge frame of reference) Cheers!
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    Rookie from Ohio!

    Brand new - only smoked a single pipe ever. Sister bought me a churchwarden-esque cheap pipe from amazon 'cause i've always liked the idea of pipes - smoked it once just for giggles, and needless to say I am onboard! Smoked my share of cigars, both aromatics and non - so excited to explore the...