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  1. lraisch

    Hello from Alberta

    Welcome from Washington state. Alberta is a beautiful place!
  2. lraisch

    Jim's 50th Pipe Smoking Anniversary.

    Half cherry and half latakia? It's a wonder there's anything left of your taste buds!
  3. lraisch

    Lack of Respect for Sutliff?

    I don't doubt that some of the blends I like are either made by or use leaf sourced from Sutliff. However, the first Sutliff labeled tin I ever tried tasted so strongly of mildew that I threw it away after three or four puffs. No doubt an exception, but it left me very unwilling to try any more.
  4. lraisch

    Hello from Wasington State.

    Welcome from the wet side of the mountains!
  5. lraisch

    Seeking Info on a 1950s or 1960s Red Root

    Comoys, Wally Frank and LHS are apparently possibilities.
  6. lraisch

    Tobacco Quality

    Granted that this is very subjective, but I do believe there is a qualitative difference. It seems different blends that are attempting the same flavor profile may differ because the quality of the leaf used is different. To use wine as an example, a bottle of supermarket "Red Blend" is...
  7. lraisch

    Tobacco Quality

    I am not an industry insider and have no specific knowledge besides my own experience. I have smoked many different blends and it seems to me there is a difference in the quality of leaf used. It's probable that the difference in many cases has to do with the type of leaf used rather than any...
  8. lraisch

    Smashing Success with Salt Cleaning

    I finally decided to try a water flush on an estate Caminetto. It instantly removed all of the stain, except in the deeply carved areas. Looked like it had some horrible disease. I sent it out to be re-stained and ozone cleaned and now it looks fine and smokes great.
  9. lraisch

    Boeing Being Boeing

    I don't work for Boeing and I have no reason to defend them, especially as they have unquestionably screwed up. I do think having a CEO who is an admirer of Jack Welch, who moves management across the country and people who think it's better to relocate much of their manufacturing to companies...
  10. lraisch

    A Little Humor for the Day

    Studebaker was making wagons for the Union army back in the day! Generally, out-of-gas calls were due to a faulty gas gauge or a kid driving Mom's car. The fun calls were the 18 wheelers, inter-city buses, no spare tires, etc. I got quite an education working the midnight shift.
  11. lraisch

    A Little Humor for the Day

    Y Yes, to all of them. As for the Studebaker, right out of High school I was driving a road service truck. Got an out of gas call for lady in a Studebaker Lark. I put 5 gallons in and asked her to try starting it. Not a sound. "What exactly happened" I asked her. "I was just driving down the...
  12. lraisch

    Second trip to Cargo Hold in Poulsbo, WA

    It's a bit of a trip for me to get there, so I've only managed it once when I had a good excuse. Doug is a nice guy, and we had a lengthy chat. He also gave me a good deal on several tins. His wife runs the kitchen supply store opposite which amused me because my wife and I daydreamed about the...
  13. lraisch

    Matches vs. Lighters: Any Difference?

    I find a match makes it easier to get a uniform light of the tobacco surface, especially with a larger bowl. Other than that, I use butane in an Old Boy or Zikar, lately even with a Zippo. The lighter fluid (even the low odor variety) does give an unpleasant taste for several puffs.
  14. lraisch

    A Little Humor for the Day

    I remember when I was on "light duty" and was told to load hundreds of feet of buoy chain onto pallets. That stuff weighs 70 pounds each link.
  15. lraisch

    Teapots

    Whenever anyone suggests that this group is obsessive about pipes and tobaccos, I'm going to refer them to this thread about teapots. Design, materials, mineral content of the water, sheesh! Pardon me while I throw a teabag in a cup.
  16. lraisch

    Chinese and Indian tobacco

    I have seen blends that list Mysore as the source for some of their Virginias.
  17. lraisch

    What is an Estate Pipe?

    I have a GBD Virgin, does that count?
  18. lraisch

    Aurora…

    Taken from my driveway.
  19. lraisch

    Tell Me About Your Love of a Dog

    My daughter has an Anatolian as a livestock guardian dog on her farm. She's a real sweetheart. So far she has treed a bear and a bobcat and chased an eagle who had caught one of the ducks. The duck survived because of her. When my daughter was walking her and they surprised a possum, she looked...
  20. lraisch

    The Third Swan Neck of the "Drifted Shank" Set of Three (an Apple this time)

    WOW! The apple is my favorite shape, but it takes on a whole new aspect with the swan's neck stem. It looks more organic and sinuous, and the grain is striking. Needless to say, the stem fits it perfectly.
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