Sidebar

Search results

Log in

Forgot your password?

SmokingPipes.com Updates

Watch for Updates Twice a Week

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Site Sponsors

Al Pascia
Blue Room Briars
Cigar World
Danish Pipe Shop
LePipe.it
MBSD Pipes
Missouri Meerschaum
Pipes2Smoke.com
PipeStud.com
SmokingPipes.com
Tabaccheria Corti
TinBids.com

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Search the forum
  1. Zeno Marx

    Charatan Double Comfort?

    An X-out Charatan with DC stem was one of my first three nice pipes, so I'm biased. I think I paid $30 or $35 for it. I have a love/hate relationship with the DC stem. I love how they look. Truly do. And when I think of Charatan, the aesthetic is an integral part of the brand. I don't...
  2. Zeno Marx

    My First Altinay / Coloring progression

    great thread. thanks for sharing its history.
  3. Zeno Marx

    Caminetto Ascorti Radice First Period Excellence Flame

    Love this thread, and thanks for the photos. While I love the deep, crude rustication of the earliest pipes, they also had the tendency to have thin walls. I'm sure they're great smokers with quality craftsmanship, but that is one con you'll often, but not always, find with them. Or at least...
  4. Zeno Marx

    Any Tips for Jazzing up Scrambled Eggs Guys?

    sriracha? sambal oelek? gochujang? I could use the latter on anything. I use it to make sauces, in stews, in chili, in marinades, as a dip condiment. gochujang is magical, and it is becoming more and more readily available in standard grocery stores. comes in various heat levels, so do a...
  5. Zeno Marx

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2023?***

    76° and sunny. Castello Carlo Scotti Natural Vergin π G unmarked 287 shape w/ new LNF. I don't grab this pipe often or enough. It's colored to a beautiful amber. A fine, fine smoke. 7.75/10.
  6. Zeno Marx

    Getting Older, Getting In Shape, and Rucking.

    I found that going up a hill, down, and repeat X number of times with weight in a pack or vest to be a great leg workout. I used to live by a park with 30-40ft grassy mound and would do that. I wasn't the only one, because there was a worn path to the top.
  7. Zeno Marx

    Washing Mason Jars?

    I dishwasher before use, but because I eat glass jarred peanut butter every day, I never buy jars anymore. I also wash any new clothes I buy before wearing them. Socks, underwear, you name it. I've been in textile factories.
  8. Zeno Marx

    Ideas for a Vulcanite Stem Soak?

    This. And since you're already scrubbing, don't be afraid of some liquid dish soap, like Dawn. Do the entire pipe with running warm water and dish soap with a tube brush. Airway, mortise, etc. I know. I know. The world has everyone frightful of water touching wood, but it won't hurt anything...
  9. Zeno Marx

    Calabash-shaped Pipe and Real Calabash Gourd Pipe

    One of my best smokers is a briar calabash derivative. I bought it because it is from my favorite maker and because it was too cheap to pass up and because it has a conical chamber, which I find to be superior to cylindrical, but I find these shapes to be ugly. It's a double-whammy. Calabash...
  10. Zeno Marx

    Unfulfilled Pipe Order (Walt Cannoy)

    after an experience like this, the pipe is worth less than nothing for many people. every time I'd touch or see that pipe, I'd remember this runaround. "I got f**ked with." There's no way I could enjoy it. I might as well have lit up cigars with that money, but at least if I did that and got...
  11. Zeno Marx

    Why do We Smoke Pipes?

    I started smoking because I wanted/needed something to do while I wrote all night long. I need the last-minute pressure to do certain things, so all-nighters were a common thing. Then it became lots of other things, like I'm sure is the deal for most of us. It blossomed. But the last few...
  12. Zeno Marx

    Humidity Disks

    I've never seen mold transfer with discs, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I've just never seen it myself. That's probably another advantage of using your own device, like a small candy tin with a paper towel or toilet paper. Use a new paper towel each time and wash out the tin if you...
  13. Zeno Marx

    Humidity Disks

    Every X-mas, I seem to get something with a small tin of mints or candies or something. I wash them, poke a few holes in the top, and put a couple of damp squares of toilet paper in them. I use discs too, but I actually prefer these tins. Keep monitoring the tobacco. It's best not not yo-yo...
  14. Zeno Marx

    The Draw?

    I've wondered where this crap started. F*#K! I bought an estate pipe last year, and before the seller boxed it up, they asked, "Do you want me to open up the draft a little? It's a bit tight." I can be a little lazy about responding to someone right way, but with this one, before I moved the...
  15. Zeno Marx

    The Draw?

    The fact that so many people modify airways is one of the worst things to happen to my pipe buying. With all the other things that affect a pipe from the maker, I now have to worry about consumers screwing with them. They have every right. I'm not saying anything to the contrary. But it is...
  16. Zeno Marx

    Getting Older, Getting In Shape, and Rucking.

    If rucking is to carry weight, then I think I'd look to a weighted vest rather than a backpack. Better center of gravity and less stress on your back. If I was backpacking, that wouldn't work. I don't know anything about rucking (had to look it up), but I love me some backpacking. In another...
  17. Zeno Marx

    Crisis Mode Vs. Standard Mode

    I'm habitual and ritualistic in the mundane. It brings me comfort, and knowing is key to me relaxing. I struggle with a very light case of anxiety, so I take measures to be able to genuinely leisure. I'm not naturally attracted to newness. It doesn't bring me healthy excitement or joy. It...
  18. Zeno Marx

    Snowshoers?

    Late to this thread, but I noticed a couple things. I used to snowshoe/backpack in the Porcupine Mountains of UP-Michigan. I love that place. Gaitors, or nylon/water repellent pants, are a worthy accessory for shoeing. A lot of people have snowboarding gear, so there you are. Another...
  19. Zeno Marx

    Perique and Certain Va/Pers

    I believe Mark Ryan, from Daughters & Ryan, said there is no way to know whether a barrel will result in pepper or fruit. It just happens.
  20. Zeno Marx

    Should I Buy Aged Tobacco?

    It was nowhere to be found that I know of in the mid-90s, and I managed one tobacconist and worked at another a few years later. Sure, guys bought a sleeve of tins and had them stacked in their closet, or if they went to the Dunhill shop in London would have their own blends made up for novelty...
Top Bottom