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  1. stanlaurel

    Haddo's Delight - Anything Similar?

    I really love Haddo's. When I open a tin it is gone in no time. I never seem to want anything else. Are there any similar blends I should try? I want to expand my horizons.
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    10% off Smokingpipes.com

    I picked-up a pound and a half of Haddo's.
  3. stanlaurel

    Strangest "room note" comments

    My teenage kids say that Chatham Manor (Carter Hall) smells like caramel corn or cotton candy.
  4. stanlaurel

    Preben Holm Repair

    In January I purchased this Preben Holm Estate. I was very happy with the choice. I had been looking for a nice freehand for a while and this was it. It was even more beautiful in person when it arrived and it fit perfectly into my hand just like it had been designed for me. I noticed...
  5. stanlaurel

    New Savinelli Bing

    I love the Bing shape and have collected a number of them but I have so far never been greatly tempted to pick up a Savinelli "Bing's Favorite"....until now. Smoking Pipes has offered about a dozen of these over the last month. I grabbed one of them. The color, the rustication, the faux...
  6. stanlaurel

    New nosewarmer Ryan Alden

    Very nice!! Alden pipes are great.
  7. stanlaurel

    Cleaning Cobs?

    Do you clean your cobs? I have 3 favorites that I have smoked 35-40 times each. So far I have only just passed a pipe cleaner through, scraped the bowl and then wiped it out with a paper towel. I have never used any alcohol or done any more rigorous cleaning. Am I supposed to do more...
  8. stanlaurel

    New Preben Holm

    Thanks all. I'm pretty excited about this one. It says "Preben Holm Fancy 300 Hand Made in Denmark"
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    New Preben Holm

    Well...I was getting pretty smug. 6-Months PAD free. The pressure was starting to build, but my will power was still pretty strong so when I started getting worked-up about various freehands, I was able to resist. But then I made the mistake of visiting Briar Blues for the first time in a...
  10. stanlaurel

    2 Years

    Last night I sat down and smoked a bowl of Odyssey exactly 2 years after lighting up my first pipe. It has been a fun journey and I still consider myself a novice. I just wanted to thank this forum for all the great advice I have received. I'm sure I would be very far behind my current...
  11. stanlaurel

    Could Carter Hall be Classified as an Aromatic?

    You should try the H&H Midtown versions of these. They are quite good IMO.
  12. stanlaurel

    Cleaning House

    GLP Kensington - A favorite of mine. GLP Sixpence - never tried before.
  13. stanlaurel

    Cleaning House

    Six months ago, I realized that I had 16 tins open (bulk purchases excluded) and in progress. I decided that this was too much and that I would not allow myself to open any new tins until I brought this number down. As of a few days ago I had reduced this number to 4 open tins. This allowed...
  14. stanlaurel

    The "Last Bowl" Phenomenon

    Why is it that again and again, it is the very last bowl of a tin when the "magic" happens? It seems that that is when a light bulb goes on and I realize what a great blend I have been smoking. Does this happen to anyone else?