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  1. hyperstar

    Hello from Sunny Southern California

    Hello and welcome from Taiwan. My father used to smoke cigarettes. He quitted it like 20 years ago when I was in elementary school. We've never had the chance smoking together. Even when I invite him to smoke pipe with me now.
  2. hyperstar

    Using Rubbing Alcohol to Sweeten a Sour Pipe.

    I use my wife's cotton pad and 95% alcohol to clean my pipes. Step 1: Use a round tip tweezers picking up a cotton pad, cleaning out left over tobacco and ashes in pipe chamber carefully. Step 2: Stuff 1-3 cotton pads in pipe chamber. Then, spray in 95% alcohol until the bowl is full. Step...
  3. hyperstar

    Leather Pipe Stand Hack

    I make my own artificial leather strap stand. It's easy and cheap to make. What you need is: Artificial leather strap x1 ('Cause it cheaper than real leather strap) Scissor x1 Strap hole puncher x1 Bolt & Screw x1 Washer x2 Lighter x1 (Burn the cut edge so it won't break.) You can glue the bolt...
  4. hyperstar

    Just Wondering about Gorgeous Pipes

    No. My wife is beautiful, and I kiss her everyday.
  5. hyperstar

    Burning Tobacco in Wider Bowls.

    I have a 23mm diameter bowl pipe. It's sure easier keeping it lit than my 20mm diameter bowl pipes. The pipe is hard to go out. I don't have to puff it. And I find wide & shallow bowls are better for English blends than small & tall bowls. A wide & shallow bowl allows more of the flavor of the...
  6. hyperstar

    Aberlour Bourbon Batch 6 & Oliva Serie G

    I had a great time with my drinking buddies last night. We drank a lot of whiskies. The biggest surprise was the synergy of Aberlour Bourbon Batch 6 and Oliva Serie G cigar. Some people say Batch 6 tasted like wet toilet paper. For me, the scent of fruity flavors is too strong, lacking of...
  7. hyperstar

    Thank You

    People here are kind!
  8. hyperstar

    Drying Your Tobacco

    I keep my empty tobacco tins. Then I fill it with tobacco for about 3 days quantity. (I smoke one pipe per day.) I smoke from it everyday. Feel the change of tastes for each day. You can fill you tins with more tobacco. Find out for how long you should dry your tobacco by yourself.
  9. hyperstar

    Good Cheap Pipe

    Corncob pipe is cheap with great performance. If you want brair pipes. Then you can try stanwell or savinelli pipes. My opinion: If you never try a cheap stuff, then you will never know why the good stuff is "good".
  10. hyperstar

    Hot Water Flush vs. Alcohol

    Remember, always use 95% alcohol cleaning your pipe. Makes your pipe tasted fresher than using 75% alcohol.
  11. hyperstar

    A Terrifying Thought

    A more terrible is: People sell their junk pipes to newbies. And the newbies think those pipes are precious.
  12. hyperstar

    Good And Bad Smokers

    If you like the pipe you are smoking, then it a good smoker. Many people have branding myth or brand loyalty. Like Android vs IOS phones. You don't have to struggle with the answer to this question. Those who fabricate facts and spread false information about pipes are the worst.
  13. hyperstar

    New to the forum

    Welcome from Taiwan!
  14. hyperstar

    What Are You Listening To? October 2022.

    This is my son's lullaby
  15. hyperstar

    Anyone Play Video Games?

    I am a grown-up! I have spent lots of money on video games! And now, you expect me to spend time playing them?
  16. hyperstar

    Pipe And Cigarettes.

    Cigarettes are stinky for pipe smokers. Pipe tobaccos and cigars are more natural than cigarettes.
  17. hyperstar

    Hello from Japan

    Welcome from Taiwan!
  18. hyperstar

    Excellent Article on Tongue Bite

    My experiences about tongue bite. You can also brush you tongue with soft-bristled toothbrush to ease the symptoms.
  19. hyperstar

    Pipe Length Preference?

    How do you measure the length of a bent pipe? I love churchwarden pipes by the way~ size matters
  20. hyperstar

    Do You Introduce Yourself to Other Pipe Smokers?

    No. The smoking pipe groups in Taiwan is very different from America. Most of them want to scam beginners. The forums are full of illogical myths. Like, "Antique pipes have higher density, and lighter weights than modern pipes." "HUKE'S Pipe is the name of pipe master not pipe brand." "You can...