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Smoking Habits
I smoke a pipe once or twice a week in nice weather (I only smoke outside) to monthly or not at all during winter in Alaska. I would cautiously say that genetics probably has more to do with your body’s tolerance to tobacco and long life than the anti-smoking crowd would readily admit. My dad...- Joe H
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, August 2024?***
I had an hour to kill while my daughter was at a sports event so I took my 1950s Medico “Double-Dri,” my smallest chamber, to a local wetland. I smoked a cherry blend which contains cube cut dark burley for a nice, short, plumy smoke. It was a highlight to see three snipe feeding up for the...- Joe H
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Pipe Sighting at the Movies
I saw "Earth Versus the Flying Saucers" made an entry to this thread earlier, so I thought I'd add another 50s sci-fi classic: It Came From Outer Space. It the still below, the lead actor has just lit a pipe with a splint from the fireplace. In another scene, he's in a helicopter and clenches...- Joe H
- Post #230
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Captain Black Cherry
I’ve enjoyed various cherry aromatics as my predominant smoke since I started smoking a pipe in the mid-90s. The family prefers them and that certainly has a lot to do with it. The one thing I’d emphasize (and you’ll see this if you read most cherry tobacco reviews) is that with the exception...- Joe H
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, August 2024?***
I don’t think I’ve posted a picture of this pipe on this site yet; it’s Hardcastle diplomat. I bought it new in 2001 during a short trip to London. It’s a very reliable smoker and one of my favorites to hold – so comfortable. Today it was loaded with the last of my corn silk/burley/cherry blend...- Joe H
- Post #1,715
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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JimInks, I've Gotta Ask.
I just wonder, what if a fellow took a current tin of Three Nuns, Savinelli Doblone d'Oro or Newminster No. 403 Superior Round Slices, or whatever is closest, and mixed in a small amount of perique…would it be possible to get closer to the original, or is the addition of DFK enough to change the...- Joe H
- Post #71
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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***What Are You Smoking, August 2024?***
I had a nice paddle around the local lake this afternoon. There was a good assortment of birds to watch which was good because the trout were completely uncooperative. I enjoyed a local brew alongside my cherry aromatic in a ‘60s or ’70s Yorkshire billiard. It’s a massive pipe my dad used to...- Joe H
- Post #1,509
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Howdy from the Mid-West!
Welcome from Alaska! Nice pipes you've posted elsewhere. Based on your user-name you may already be familiar with some tobacco blends with religiously inspired names: Three Nuns, Parson’s Pleasure, Orthodoxy, Presbyterian Mixture, and I'm sure there are many more. Thanks for joining the forum!- Joe H
- Post #43
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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***What Are You Smoking, August 2024?***
Decided to try two different sized chambers on a home-made cherry aromatic burley blend. Kaywoodie pot and Dr. Grabow zulu were the pipes. In the mug was an Alaskan IPA. Great smokes while hanging out at my brother's place.- Joe H
- Post #1,200
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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If You Could Visit any Pipe Shop...
It's been great to read about all of these cool pipe shops around the world! In Anchorage, Alaska we really only have one pipe shop but there is a good cigar/tobacco place as well (plus all the normal “smoke shops”). The pipe shop is G and P Fine Tobacco Limited. The owner has an encyclopedic...- Joe H
- Post #26
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, August 2024?***
Smoking a 1950s Kaywoodie Natural Burl filled with a mixture of five of my least favorite OTC codger blends that I converted to a cherry blend (stoved with cherry liqueur, then mixed in Captain Black Cherry). The walk was interrupted by a young male moose who was using the path. Between keeping...- Joe H
- Post #551
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, July 2024?***
I was able to set aside 45 minutes today for myself (retired life means I have no free time – I’m clearly doing something wrong) so I took the dog on a walk to the lake. I smoked a bowl of Velvet in my old Dr. Grabow Zulu. If there’s a better pairing of codger tobacco and pipe, I haven’t come...- Joe H
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Smoking Old Pipes Owned by Father?
@mfrohardt , welcome to pipesmagazine! I’m looking forward to seeing the pipes when you get them in hand. I’ve posted on other threads that most of my piping stuff came from my dad. Some he gave me in the 90s, the rest I’ve collected while cleaning out the old house after he passed away. He was...- Joe H
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- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Post Your Parental Pipe!
Congratulations on getting it apart undamaged. A little clean-up and you can give it a try or display it. The "rebornpipe" link has some great links embedded that indicate that style of pipe dates back to the early 1900s so it's possible your late father may have kept the pipe because it...- Joe H
- Post #15
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Post Your Parental Pipe!
That looks like an interesting pipe! I’m not an expert but this link has some refurbish information on a similar looking pipe: Mastercraft Pipes – rebornpipes - https://rebornpipes.com/tag/mastercraft-pipes/ The linked pipe had a screw-out bakelite insert, so do be careful as you investigate...- Joe H
- Post #11
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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***What Are You Smoking, July 2024?***
Today I enjoyed the culmination of several days of experimenting with dried corn silk. I stripped the silk from four ears of fresh corn a couple of days ago, dried it in the oven at low heat for a couple hours and chopped it into about 1” chunks. Then I mixed in some left over OTC burley and...- Joe H
- Post #3,412
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Post Your Parental Pipe!
Thanks for starting this thread; I love the historical aspect of this hobby. Luckily, I have a bunch of my dad’s pipes, racks, lighters and assorted pipe tools. The picture below is most of what I have from dad. I know his dad smoked a pipe from his teens until he died at 94. Below is my...- Joe H
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- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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1950s Medico Double-Dri
I thought I’d document one of my less traditional pipes that may be of interest to the pipe-smoking community here. It’s a mid-to-late 1950s Medico Double-Dri pipe I received from my dad. I haven’t found much information about this pipe on-line so I thought this site would be as good as place as... -
***What Are You Smoking, July 2024?***
Today I took a walk to the lake with my dog while smoking Mixture #79 in my Kaywoodie pot. The mellow, slightly aeromatic burly just barely hinted of licorice during the first half hour, then a subtle toasted chocolate undertone took over for the final half hour. The bowl took so long I ended up...- Joe H
- Post #3,021
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion