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Which no longer produced tobacco blend do you or will you miss the most?
Edgeworth Sliced Pebblecut was a great one. There are other Vaper-Orientals on the market, but none of them with McClelland Virginias.- pitchfork
- Post #101
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Which no longer produced tobacco blend do you or will you miss the most?
Blackwoods flake was another great one. I really enjoyed that one from time to time.- pitchfork
- Post #83
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Which no longer produced tobacco blend do you or will you miss the most?
Virginias from McClelland. There was nothing else like them when they were in production. And there probably won't be anything like them ever again. Matured VA No. 22 was and their Blakeney's Tawny Flake were two of my favorites. And Christmas Cheer. Tudor Castle, a VA, Perique, Oriental...- pitchfork
- Post #78
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What are You Reading Now?
I tried reading this a couple of years ago on the recommendation of a friend, but I couldn't really get into it. Might try picking it up, again.- pitchfork
- Post #1,299
- Forum: General Discussion
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What are You Reading Now?
The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching and Life on the Mound, by Ron Darling. I bought this for my 14-year-old son (he's a pitcher), but then he wanted me to read it. It's been fun to talk with him about the different chapters as I get around to reading them (every other day it's...- pitchfork
- Post #1,270
- Forum: General Discussion
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World Experts on Barling Pipes (per ChatGPT)
Excellent point! You're right, you are an imperfect human - would you like me to expand on that? (Joking. I'll see myself out.)- pitchfork
- Post #6
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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World Experts on Barling Pipes (per ChatGPT)
I asked ChatGPT who are the world experts on Barling pipes and this is the list. You did well, ChatGPT.- pitchfork
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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I Remember When..........
I remember using a road atlas to drive to faraway places. I also remember being able to get lost (for better or worse). In a lot of ways the world seems a lot less grand than it once did. Obscure, "out-of-the-way" places are on google maps street view. And there's probably a reddit.- pitchfork
- Post #99
- Forum: General Discussion
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Why are some pipes “expensive”?
I love and collect Andrew Marks pipes. They're made from really sweet-smoking briar, the airways are always smooth and open, and the stems have rounded edges all around. Plus, I just think they're cool. Great guy to boot. But his pipes aren't as collectible as Dunhills or pipes made by some...- pitchfork
- Post #24
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Why are some pipes “expensive”?
Yeah, its supply and demand, but in a lot of cases collectability plays as much of role as pipe quality or smoking quality. A really stunning straight-grain, plateau-rim Dublin by Joe Artisan might cost a few hundred, but lots of people collect Castello pipes, so a similar Castello might cost a...- pitchfork
- Post #21
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes
This will sound like a pat answer, but in that range it really is a matter of supply and demand. Some makes/makers, even at roughly same level of quality, are simply more scarce than others (supply). Meanwhile, some makes/makers, regardless of quality, are more popular/desirable than others for...- pitchfork
- Post #4,857
- Forum: British Pipes
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Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes
Cool pipe! At today's prices, the melt value of the gold band could be $100 or more. I've seen Uniques sell for around that price, but none were as nice as yours.- pitchfork
- Post #4,836
- Forum: British Pipes
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Smoking at Disney
I sat up in my chair when I saw the Forums appear on screen.- pitchfork
- Post #5
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Izmir Tobacco and Best Implementation?
I don't remember exactly, but some combo of Izmir, perique and Union Square is really good - lots of spice and fragrance. And you really can't go wrong with any combination of VA, perique and Orientals because each component tends to round out the rough edges of the other two.- pitchfork
- Post #21
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Izmir Tobacco and Best Implementation?
There are some good suggestions in this thread from a while back (when I first got excited about mixing Izmir with Virginias and perique). https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/the-vapero-home-blending-revelation.21989/- pitchfork
- Post #17
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion