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Piper Ramblings & a Passing Question
I too inherited the love of the briar from from dad. One of my favorite stories he told me was from his stay in England with the 8th Army Air Force as a waist-gunner in a B-17. Seems the airman were issued tobacco on a monthly basis, either cigarettes or an allotment of loose tobacco (I forget...- bostonpipe
- Post #21
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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I have a question for everybody. Please answer
My term life insurance is based on being a pipe smoker. I can tell you that it is lot less than being a cigarette smoker; about a third less. Higher than a non-smoker, less than a cigarette smoker. One needs to shop around. My insurance agent is a pipe guy and found me this policy through...- bostonpipe
- Post #45
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Seeking Info on a UK Estate Pipe
Definitely has a Charatan "feel" about it. Specials were on the lower end from the stand-point of whom actually carved it. My understanding is that apprentices made the 'specials & the sandblasts. I am in agreement with Mike in so far as Charatan was the only one making a DC bit which people...- bostonpipe
- Post #6
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Estates: Breaking In?
With estate pipes I give them a therough cleaning and I do take them down to the wood (I want a cake to form based on my tobacco choices). Sometimes I might go through 30-40 q-tips and a pack of pipe cleaners(especially cleaning out the shank) with a new estate pipe acquistion.- bostonpipe
- Post #9
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Grandpa: One brand pipe, One Brand Tobacco
My Dad use to smoke Heine's Blend or Sail Yellow during the week then on the weekend was time to break out the "Three Nuns." I have two or three main stay blends from L.J. Perreti & Gawith that I smoke on a weekly basis but I am always trying different flakes and oriental blends. As for pipes...- bostonpipe
- Post #29
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion