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  1. makhorkasmoker

    Quality - Workmanship and Disregard

    I find that a bad pipe can turn good with enough smoking. A few dozen smokes will make it ok. A few hundred smokes will make it good. This is not always true but it often is. If I sought out the very best briar and paid for it, I would expect really good smokes from the start, but I don’t, so I...
  2. makhorkasmoker

    Easy Forever Stem Gurgle Fix

    I’m glad you posted this. I have been considering the forever stems. I didn’t know they created gurgling issues
  3. makhorkasmoker

    Irish Flake Match from Bulks!

    I used to try to mix dark bird’s eye (back when it was really dark Birds Eye) with five bros, adding various condiments, including dark fired Kentucky. Never could get it to work for me
  4. makhorkasmoker

    Irish Flake Match from Bulks!

    That pipe rack is even greater than I thought then. Do you moisten the tobacco before pressing? Does it crumble back to ribbon when you prepare it for smoking or could it be sliced and smoked like flake ? Reading above I see Therm says it can be sliced…this may be a solution for me
  5. makhorkasmoker

    Irish Flake Match from Bulks!

    I'm going to have to investigate this noodle press business. I'm searching for a way to make the dark burley I smoke more consistent--the "ribbon cut" is so irregular. Love that pipe rack!
  6. makhorkasmoker

    To Clay or not to Clay....

    The trouble with clay pipes with plastic or vulcanite stems, I would think, is that you can’t put them in hot coals to clean them. For me the clean taste of clay, as well as the nice dry smoke they give, depends on the clay being clean. As soon as the clay is saturated with tar/oils—it doesn’t...
  7. makhorkasmoker

    Four Aces Red by Republic

    Dry ribbons and shags—especially those with little or no pg—often smoke better with a fairly tight pack. I believe the reason is simply that these style tobaccos burn fast and the tighter pack slows the burn. I smoke pretty much exclusively dry ribbons and shags and after years of experimenting...
  8. makhorkasmoker

    Pipe Smoking Musicians

  9. makhorkasmoker

    Missouri Meerschaum Bit Mix and Match

    Your post reminds me I need to order some new stems for my mm cobs and hardwoods
  10. makhorkasmoker

    Why Some Briar Gets Hot

    I second ember location. I don’t disagree with the many other explanations above, but I think some pipes for some reason tend to get the tobacco burning closer to the wall. I actually have a clay pipe that stays cool to the touch. The only explanation I can think of is that the ember in this...
  11. makhorkasmoker

    Looking For A Boswell's Countryside Replacement For A Daily Smoke

    I would try buying the basic components—“blenders”—and experimenting until I came up with something close. Good blending tobacco can be bought for around $2 an ounce. The Latakia is twice that but you won’t need much
  12. makhorkasmoker

    Thoughts on a Second Pipe

    I’m very pleased with my Dr. Grabow savoy. WV Smoke Shop has a nice section of Grabows, and they’re less than $50 each
  13. makhorkasmoker

    Chai and/or Cardamom Aromatic Recommendations?

    I would try jarring a little mild tobacco, as you say, with some cardamom pods. Let it sit a few months and see what happens. I have flavored burley by putting a single whole deertoungue leaf in the jar. I think the same might happen with cardamom, to judge from the intensity of its smell
  14. makhorkasmoker

    Bulk blends- Where to Find ?

    If you buy blenders, you can make your own English, or VaPer, or various others, except aros, for around $2 an ounce. The condiments will cost $4 per ounce but you don’t need much Latakia or perique to get the effect.
  15. makhorkasmoker

    Most Unique Blends

    C&D Dark Burley. It is the only straight dark burley I have found that has not been toasted, cased, topped or otherwise adulterated. And that includes Five brothers, another unique tobacco—but one that certainly has a topping. If I am wrong, I’d love to know what others there are. If I am not...
  16. makhorkasmoker

    What are You Reading Now?

  17. makhorkasmoker

    The Great RYO Smoke Out!

    This
  18. makhorkasmoker

    The Great RYO Smoke Out!

    Having read with interest all of Mr. Lee’s posts on these type tobaccos, I’m eager to hear the results. . I usually smoke c&d dark burley, and I’ve been wondering if I’d like these ryo tobaccos because so many of them seem to be nearly straight unadorned burley. I’m curious to know what the...
  19. makhorkasmoker

    Pipe & Tobacco News

    No, it’s not a news site. But here you will find links to stories in the news that relate to pipe smoking. You will get information from people who work for the tobacco blenders. And a lot more. For example, just recently a member posted a link to a news story about illegal briar harvesting in...
  20. makhorkasmoker

    Does Sweetened Black Cavendish Make Anyone Else Feel Crappy?

    i find that many tobaccos that have been sweetened, cased, toasted or “cavendished” don’t sit well with me and I avoid them. This is to say I avoid the vast majority of blends. They give me a headache, among other things. Especially it seems if they’ve been flavored with vanilla. I smoke c&d...
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