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    Finish coming off?

    Most of my pipes are fine, but I experienced something similar with my green Savinelli Arcobaleno. I don't remember how it happened, but I think I was using spit to clean the rim. You can kind of see the wood through the finish now
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    Things You Hate About Pipe Smoking

    The demise of Dunhill Smelly used pipe cleaners (I am too lazy to empty my ashtray more than once a day)
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    Undercover Dunhill replacement

    The issue is that in the UK the only tobaccos I have found that are strong enough (heavy cigarette smoker here!), which I like the taste of, and which are not fiddly (I don't get along with Irish Flake due to them being flakes), are the Dunhill ones.
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    Undercover Dunhill replacement

    Does anyone know anything about this 'Dunhill replacement'? https://www.thebackyshop.co.uk/categories/pipe-tobacco-dunhill-pipe-tobacco-replacement
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    What's In Your Tobacco Rotation?

    Probably not acceptable here, but to be honest :) : Camel cigarettes Gaulloises rolling tobacco Red Bull Snuff Cafe Creme cigarillos A vaping device Nicorette spray Now for the real stuff: Peterson Irish Flake Peterson University Flake Dunhill Royal Yacht Dunhill MM 965 Dunhill...
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    Bad Draw

    I am pleased to say that after breaking in it smokes fine. It went through a phase of things getting stuck a few times per smoke, but it seems that the tar (or whatever) residue has 'lubricated' it so that this no longer happens :)
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    Bad Draw

    @Dot I always toss the filters :) Now, it seems the pipe is smokeable but still the draw is a lot tighter than on my 4 other pipes of the same model. When drawing on just the stem when it is disassembled, it 'whistles' quite quickly compared to the other ones. Is there anything I can do? My...
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    Bad Draw

    It works fine now, it seems it was just some extra stubborn pipe cleaner lint
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    Bad Draw

    I've been trying with several normal pipe cleaners, and nothing. But after using a bristle one, a lot of fluff came out after blowing, so I hope that's it!
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    Bad Draw

    I was very excited to receive my new Savinelli Fuoco 111KS last week, but trying to smoke it over Easter I was left disappointed. I have a small collection of Savinelli 111s and in my (somewhat limited) experience they all smoke great. However this new one seems to have a very bad draw. It opens...
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    So What is the Latest on Dunhill?

    Is this a US-only, or a worldwide thing? I'm in the UK and would be devastated!
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    Dunhill My Mixture 965. Oh, My Goodness!

    965 and RY are my favourite two tobaccos (in my limited experience)
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    How to Break in a Brand New Pipe?

    Smoke it, and when finished with a bowl loosen the ashes and shake them around a bit before emptying the pipe. Only clean the bowl lightly every few bowls until you start seeing a cake.
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    Smoking While Out and About

    Thanks, I'll look into wind caps, and glad to hear this is a common issue! I have a stupid question regarding relights. I see there are some holes in the caps. Is it viable to relight through those holes? Or do you have to take it off, light and replace? I guess the latter, since I normally need...
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    Smoking While Out and About

    Thanks everyone! I isn't so much the number of relights (walking and not concentrating as much as usual probably explains most of that). I am stumped by the reduction in reduction in time to get through a bowl though? Anyway, I'll pay more attention next time I go out for a walk and see how it goes.
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