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  1. Wheels

    Is it Really Block Meerschaum?

    This pipe has only been smoked a few times, so it hasn't had enough use to color much. I prefer briar. My only other meerschaum is a calabash and it's hardly been smoked either. Whether it matters if a pipe is genuine block is up to the owner. In my case it was simple curiosity. If it...
  2. Wheels

    Is it Really Block Meerschaum?

    I repeated the measurement to get a numeric value. I was wrong above about the dry weight. It's actually 21.2g. Because it bobs to the surface, I measured its volume differently. I filled the measuring cup to a reference value and then used a wire to push the pipe under. The level rose by...
  3. Wheels

    Is it Really Block Meerschaum?

    Too late, I have smoked it.
  4. Wheels

    Is it Really Block Meerschaum?

    To tell the truth, I was so happy I forgot to do that. Now I'm going to have to do it over. But, since it was bobbing above the water, it has to be less dense.
  5. Wheels

    Is it Really Block Meerschaum?

    I bought this little pipe mail order in the early 60’s. It was advertised as being genuine block meerschaum. I paid $5.95 plus shipping for it. I was making about $4 an hour at the time. Today I got to wondering if this thing really is block meerschaum. So, I did some research, and one of...
  6. Wheels

    Chinese and Indian tobacco

    I just read that China produces about 3 million tons of tobacco a year. India produces about 800,000 tons. The U.S. produces about 350,000 tons. I'm pretty sure the Chinese and Indian stuff is cheaper. Do you think any of it is likely to end up in our pipe tobacco? Would tobacco companies...
  7. Wheels

    What is an Estate Pipe?

    Thanks for the answers. I wondered if there were any quality factors involved. I guess I have a few. Back about 1970 an elderly neighbor gave me his collection. An interesting guy, a WW1 vet. There's an Emperor, a Sunrise, and a Yelo-Bole that are nice little pipes
  8. Wheels

    What is an Estate Pipe?

    Is there something special that makes a pipe an estate, or is it just a fancy name for a second hand pipe?
  9. Wheels

    Learning About Tobaccos

    In my second post here I said I was unable to smoke my pipes because I choked up. Thanks to your tips I've learned to smoke so that I don't. Thank you for that. So now I've decided to learn more about different tobacco types. To do that I ordered the following samples: Sutliff J4 Burley...
  10. Wheels

    GMO Tobacco/No Nicotine

    It’s a scary time, isn’t it: Artificial intelligence, gene manipulation, melting glaciers, hypersonic weapons, over population, political unrest. I think I’ll go smoke my pipe.
  11. Wheels

    GMO Tobacco/No Nicotine

    I didn't mean for this thread to lead to arguments about GMO crops. Sorry about that. If anyone wants another viewpoint on the corn and rats, here's a link.
  12. Wheels

    GMO Tobacco/No Nicotine

    Some of you are concerned about the GMO process. Let me ask this: If they were to develop a tobacco using normal breeding practice that had no nicotine but smoked and tasted the same, would you smoke it?
  13. Wheels

    Up with What are You Lighting ?

    I was in Walgreens and saw this BIC on sale and bought one. I love it. The extension keeps the flame away from my fingers.
  14. Wheels

    GMO Tobacco/No Nicotine

    GMO is happening. You're probably eating GMO food now. Look at the labels. How important is nicotine in pipe tobacco? Some say they smoke because of flavor or the process is relaxing. Is that enough, or is smoking just a pleasant way to get nicotine? You can get decaffeinated coffee, but...
  15. Wheels

    GMO Tobacco/No Nicotine

    If they were to genetically modify tobacco to eliminate nicotine, would anybody smoke it? They're already looking at messing with tobacco for other reasons.
  16. Wheels

    Candle light

    Maybe your hurricane lamps have a bigger flame.
  17. Wheels

    Banking the Fire

    My Grandparents heated their small house with a coal stove in the front room. At the end of the day, Grandpa would pile ashes over the coals. He called it banking. In the morning he would stir it up and put more coal in and the fire was still lit. It dawned on me that this is what I'm...
  18. Wheels

    Candle light

    Thanks for all the good advice. I appreciate it.
  19. Wheels

    Candle light

    Thanks, I'll try doing that.
  20. Wheels

    Candle light

    Is that the secret? No, I haven't been. I haven't been tamping until the fire goes out.
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