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  1. JPremo

    Lost My Favourite Pipe...

    This is exactly why I've been reluctant to get an Old Boy. I've lost 3 zippos and plenty of smaller lighters in my time and I think I'd be a bit more upset if I misplaced a Corona lighter! It's always a good excuse for pipe shopping I suppose, I hear Peterson has that new special blast grade...
  2. JPremo

    Any Good Tips for Cleaning Inside Bowl?

    I've been using a combination of Buttner reamers and a senior pipe reamer. The Senior reamer destroys cake easily but I like the buttner for putting on the finishing touches because the reamer can gouge wood pretty badly if you go too hard with it.
  3. JPremo

    Pipe Restoration Series #3: Wally Frank.LTD. Imported Briar Straight Grain Second, Medico Imported Briar F Stamped Stem.

    So I have a few more pipes to add to my ever growing collection, I have minimal information on them, which I've included below, but if anyone has anything to add I'm always happy to learn more! According to the stamping I've bought a Wally Frank.LTD. Imported Briar Straight Grain Second along...
  4. JPremo

    Advice Needed On Aromatics

    Air pocket pack! I use it for all my Aromatics to nip the goopy bottom tobacco in the bud by just leaving that space empty. You'll still get goop in the bottom of the bowl but you won't be smoking it mixed in with tobacco. The con of it is that your bowls will last much shorter than regular...
  5. JPremo

    James May Enjoying the Porsche Pipe From Top Gear

    I was pleasantly surprised when May pulled out a pipe on this episode of FoodTribe, I thought some of you might get a kick out of it too!
  6. JPremo

    An Approachable Aromatic Admired by This Beginner, Mac Baren 7 Seas Regular

    Alright so the plug results are in and I gotta say I'm pretty happy with it, the mix on the two dark pucks is 15% Maple Street, 15% Irish Flake, and 70% 7 Seas. Kicks a bit more but still retains excellent flavor and scent, with the added benefit of compact storage of course. I agree with @karam...
  7. JPremo

    An Approachable Aromatic Admired by This Beginner, Mac Baren 7 Seas Regular

    I will admit, for a stronger smoke I prefer Irish Flake or G.H. Twists for sure. BUUUT I've started experimenting with home pressing plugs and of course I had to try this in that form for both storage and blending improvement purposes. I've got one in a jar that's been proofing for a week or so...
  8. JPremo

    Windy Day - Bad Smoke

    With this! Close the cap and you're good to go no matter the weather! But failing finding one of these I gotta agree with the wind cap recommendations.
  9. JPremo

    Wafting in from California

    Welcome and thank you for helping to keep a trade alive! My favorite part of any renaissance festival is visiting the blacksmiths and craft shops. It's so cool watching and learning from a craft that was integral to civilization (and still is in some places) for millennia! I don't know if you...
  10. JPremo

    Pipe Restoration Series #2: Sportex Century Old Italian Briar Shape 83-43 + Italian Briar Opera with built in Cap

    Thanks! I gave it a tug and a twist when I was cleaning but it felt pretty solid in there so I didn't want to crank on it. It's definitely threaded on the stem side so there's no getting rid of the condenser, but it passes a pipe cleaner with minor jiggling sooopuffy I'm actually getting some...
  11. JPremo

    Starting A Collection/ Returning to Pipe Smoking - Tons of Questions for Vetrens!

    Right around 2 to 3 times a day I checked out each of the Tobacco Leafs in town and that one along with the one in Henderson are my favorite. The lake mead one had a Peterson Deluxe estate with a gold army mount that caught my eye, but the price was waay more than I'm going to spend on...
  12. JPremo

    Pipe Restoration Series #2: Sportex Century Old Italian Briar Shape 83-43 + Italian Briar Opera with built in Cap

    Hello fellow pipers! So for restoration series number 2 I've picked two pipes out of the collection that should prove a bit more challenging that that last one I did. Cleaning was done with damp rags for the most part because I didn't want to deal with restaining the whole bowls (even though I...
  13. JPremo

    Starting A Collection/ Returning to Pipe Smoking - Tons of Questions for Vetrens!

    I have heard of him before but I just saved his store on my ebay, definitely some solid prices on there for decent enough pipes. I've decided to split the difference with the advice on here, there's a few pipes that I bought outright just to try some different styles and because I liked the...
  14. JPremo

    Starting A Collection/ Returning to Pipe Smoking - Tons of Questions for Vetrens!

    Wow what a small world, that's awesome! I've been looking in on them recently and I'm glad to see they're still doing as good as ever. I'm debating reaching out to them for a custom pipe job, I know they do solid work even if they're not a big name in the industry. Still I'd prefer to give my...
  15. JPremo

    An Approachable Aromatic Admired by This Beginner, Mac Baren 7 Seas Regular

    I have indeed, it's one of the tins I got in my second round of buying after trying that first 7 Seas, very good!
  16. JPremo

    Fufilled 2/3 of One of My Bucket Wishes, Birth Year Pipe

    The beard more than makes up for it! I've got to get started on one of those lol
  17. JPremo

    Fufilled 2/3 of One of My Bucket Wishes, Birth Year Pipe

    Well either way I know the cure. 1 motorcycle, a few guns, and some new pipes have been making me feel a lot better about it!
  18. JPremo

    New Smoker

    That's a decent haul! Welcome!
  19. JPremo

    Fufilled 2/3 of One of My Bucket Wishes, Birth Year Pipe

    My steadily receding hairline would beg to differ sir!
  20. JPremo

    ***What Are You Smoking, August 2020?***

    Just tried my first pinch of a Hearth & Home tin, I'm finding WhiteKnight to be a fantastic blend with lots of mesquite smokey notes. Enjoyed in my newly acquired '91 KOBE Smooth Billiard Japanese Estate along with a dram of 1991 Cognac as a late birthday treat since the pipe was delayed.
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