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    Christmas Days of Yore Ads

    A really wonderful trip down memory lane, courtesy of the Madison Avenue ads. Too bad I'm old enough to remember these ads when they were new and exciting. My God! How sad and lamentable to see how much this country has digressed! Take a good look at the sexy, objectified women, guns, rifles...
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    52 Years

    Congratulations....many more happy years together.
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    Looking For a Sweet Balkan

    Dave g... For an aromatic, sweet-mild, English style blend, try Lane Ltd. "HGL". Creamy, great aroma, all day smoke. Tiny amount of Latakia adds to the exotic fragrance....but, no burning-leather stench, here. I've found that LL "HGL" makes a great "base" when adding other blends/tobaccos to...
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    Do You Use A Leather Pouch?

    The vast majority of these pouches - that hold pipes, tobacco, and various accoutrements- look like....sorry to say...a woman's handbag. Not very masculine, and, you have to hold them in your hand as you walk around, like a purse. This is one of the main reason why I usually smoke my pipes...
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    Mixing It Up?

    Love reading through all the "blending-your-own-mixture" type threads, for the endless ideas, and possibilities. My approach is to take a favorite, professional blend, and try to tweak it with a small amount of condiment tobaccos...but I also write and critique everything that I try so I can...
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    Mixing It Up?

    Recently tried blending some left over tobaccos together and came up with a great hybrid blend.... "Pleasant Moments" Base(by weight): 1 ounce mild cigar leaf shredded 1 ounce Stokkebye's "Cube Cut Burley #41" 1 ounce match-"Elizabethan" Mix these tobaccos well. To this base, add by volume...
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    Please Send Us Your Own Home Made Blends

    Hello.... Recently tried my "Pleasant Moments" cigar-leaf base mixed with equal parts of Lane Ltd. "HGL" instead of "RLP-6". Both the RLP-6 and HGL versions were great, but with the addition of a small amount of Latakia that's in the "HGL" turned this cigar-leaf blend into a very special smoke...
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    "Elizabethan" ... Alternatives .....Closest Bulk Matches

    Thanks for all the suggestions and the names of some alternative blends/mixes. Match "Elizabethan" is the only blend that I have tried so far, and enjoyed this blended mix very much. But, one always thinks there might be another blend that might be more enjoyable. So, I asked, really, more...
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    "Elizabethan" ... Alternatives .....Closest Bulk Matches

    I have smoked P&C match blended, "ELIZABETHAN" and I think this tobacco blend is quite good. I never tried the original Dunhill version, and I probably won't because Dunhill is supposed to be getting out of the tobacco business. Why get to enjoy smoking a blend that may not exist in a short...
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    GBD Rhodesian: Shape # 9438 and # 569 Differences

    The saga continues...... all very interesting. God! You guys know so much about your pipes. Bottom line, I am very happy that I bought myself a restored GBD Rhodesian. I like the shape, the larger size (62 grams)the history behind the pipe, and, that I will by smoking it very soon. The kid...
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    GBD Rhodesian: Shape # 9438 and # 569 Differences

    Thanks for all the interest, and for some answers. So I assuming, from reading through some the comments that a 62 gram-weight pipe would be considered large for this line and shape. The seller said that this is a big, beefy, and thick-walled pipe, with a golden medium-brown stain....no...
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    Percentage Latakia in Lane HGL

    Hello missionpipe: Hoping for the answer to your question. "HGL" is my preferred blend precisely because it has only small amounts of Latakia blended into the other tobaccos that make up this mixture. I can't take a heavy Lat-hit and the stench of burning leather is really repulsive to taste...
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    So The Humble Yet Noble Poker With Hand Made Acrylic Stem Partially Rusticated

    I LIKEY THAT PIPEY! Looks like it was carved from a branch section. Rustication looks top notch, and especially like the way you sanded down all the rough, pointy peaks that were left behind from the carving burrs. Nice briar treatment. Great color. The carved portion reminds me of a walnut...
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    Charles Manson Dies Aged 83.

    He never lost that wild, deranged look, over all these years. Too bad he lived so long.
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    My New ‘High-Energy’ Pipe

    newbroom.... Arthur Godfrey! LOL....I haven't heard that name in over 55+ years. But you are right! The carving does look more like A.G.BTW loved his show, especially when Julius La Rosa would sing the latest hits. Hope this carved pipe makes Americans smoke pipes again. :))))))))
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    Please Send Us Your Own Home Made Blends

    Latakia-free mild Cigar Leaf Blend *************************************************************************************** "PLEASANT MOMENTS" CIGAR-LEAF BASE-MIXTURE: (by weight) blend- 1- ounce Cigar Leaf (mild) or... chop up (mild) cigars. 1- ounce Cube-Cut Burley-(Stokkebye) 1- ounce...
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    GBD Rhodesian: Shape # 9438 and # 569 Differences

    Hello Forum Members: I need your help. I recently purchased an (Etsy) estate pipe, a 1/4 Bent, GBD Smooth (flame grain), Chubby-Rhodesian: #569-GS/St. Claude w/round shank-black saddle bit. I am trying to find out some information about this particular pipe shape. I am confused between the...
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    Wilke's "HIGH HAT" Hybrid Blends

    Years ago, I tried out a few ounces of this famous mixture (this was back when Wilkes was still on West 55th Street/NYC), and I thought it was a bit too strong for my tastes. Too much Latakia/burnt leather aroma. I would like some recommendations on what available tobacco blends I can use to...
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    Favorite blends

    Hello, gents of the briar.... I recently had a revelation, an epiphany, and re-thought my opinion of "HGL" Lane Ltd. I originally thought it was way too heavy in the Latakia department, but now - after smoking it straight out-of-the-bag, and also mixed with other tobaccy in various proportions...
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    Maple Lovat off the Bench - Pic Heavy

    Love that Lovat.....nice wood. Looks like a figured maple...tiger stripe? Like the contrasting wood band, but the brass dot makes the stem. First-rate job! Congrats... to the maker and to the smoker.
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