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How do I post a negative review of tobbaco without getting in trouble?
I we were only allowed to post positive reviews of pipes and tobaccos, how useful would that be? Little Johnny was 8 years old and had never spoken a word in his life. One day at breakfast he blurter out "Damn, this milk has gone sour." His parents were shocked and asked him why he had never...- searock
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Butera Pipes
Interesting perspective. I have one of his "seconds" I keep out in my workshop. It's a decent smoker but a long way from perfect. I didn't designate it a second, he did. As to the pipe on ebay, the nomenclature tells a lot. Notice the "4" and the year. The rustication is not very... -
Butera Pipes
Interesting. Do you think it's worth it? It's a long way from being one of his best but I would bet it will go for a lot more. -
January 2011 - What are you smoking?
Just changed. Now I'm smoking a modest Savinelli with a balsa filter (I make my own filters) and it's full of Raleigh. How's that for a switch? This is fun, maybe I'll post it every time I change pipes... obviously I have nothing better to do right now!- searock
- Post #8
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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How much is a pipe really worth?
"Spend money on tobacco, not pipes." I agree with you... somewhat. But the fact is the pipe makes as much diffence in the quality of your smoke as the tobacco. The best tobacco in the world can taste like hell if smoked in a bad pipe. It's a matter of balance. I buy pipes to smoke, not to...- searock
- Post #21
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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January 2011 - What are you smoking?
You asked so... Right now I'm smoking a 1960s Castello Searock straight billard with a saddle bit. It's loaded with "Old Ironsides" from CAO, a nice latakia blend.- searock
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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How much is a pipe really worth?
Here's a great example of an out of control price on a pipe. It's nice but I've seen and owned pipes with much better grain. I would say it should be about $500. retail...- searock
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Favorite Shape
I wonder if you know how hard a chimney (or topper) can be to keep lit after it's burned down about half way... -
Pipe Racks
A friend of mine has a pipe cabinet made by Decature in the 70s. It has the "barn doors", sits on the floor and holds quite a few pipes. I would't have the thing if you gave it to me! Why? In order to find the pipe you want you have to get down on your knees and search with a flashlight...- searock
- Post #2
- Forum: Pipes Accessories
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400 Year old Pipes??? Gimme one please.....
Even if they did show up on Ebay I wouldn't bid on them. Clays smoke terrible!- searock
- Post #6
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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New Year's Eve On The Road
New Year's eve the wife and I went out to dinner (Vietnamese food) and were home by 10. At midnight we toasted the new year, cianti for her and hot chocolate for me... I'm a real sophisticate as you can see. She just went to bed and I'm here at the computer having a pipe. That's what I call a...- searock
- Post #16
- Forum: General Discussion
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Drilling a block
There are other threads on this subject if you search them out. As to a good band saw for pipe making (as I said before) an Inca is an excellent choice if you can stand the price. -
Favorite Shape
" currently looking for the right chimney" Your remark remined me of something. A while back I offered a Castello on Ebay. A Searock chimney with a military bit. Nice pipe. I didn't put a minumun on it and I forgot to monitor the bids. It sold for $40.! I screwed up bad because it should... -
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Butera Pipes
Just an observation: In looking at some pipe related stuff on the web I came across something about Butera pipes. Out of curiosity I did a search on this forum to see what had been said about them. I was surprised at what I found... or didn't find. Unless I missed it, there is no mention of... -
Warner Bros. Archive
THIS ISLAND EARTH in the bad move category? Bite your tongue! I've loved that flick since I saw it when it first came out.- searock
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Estate pipe purchase - contains purple dye
As long as you like it that's all that counts... A little work with find sandpaper can flush the stem. -
Calabash Questions
Guess I should have explained. It was "pressed" meerschaum, not block. Pressed meerschaum is made by taking meerscham shavings, bits and scraps, grinding them all up and pressing it together with a binder (glue) to make a kind of block, then it is carved. It's cheaper than real block meerchaum. -
Favorite Shape
Interesting thread with surprising results... Based on my years of operating a pipe shop I'm not surprised that so many of you like bulldogs, freehands etc. But what did surprise me is the interest in the Prince shape. I always found them to be a hard sell shape. Maybe tastes are changing... -
Pipe Reamers?
I'm well aquainted with the Senior Pipe Reamer. I've used one for years and mine is an early one from the 1950s. It's just like the current ones except you can tell the quality of construction is better. These reamers work well. I addressed the issue of reaming in an earlier post. If you...- searock
- Post #10
- Forum: Pipes Accessories