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  1. lyle

    What Are You Smoking? *January 2013*

    Astley's #109 in a McKinney freehand
  2. lyle

    iPhone / Android Desktops (Wallpaper)

    Great! Thanks!
  3. lyle

    What Are You Smoking? *January 2013*

    University Flake in an AND bent egg meerschaum
  4. lyle

    Air Cleaner Filter Replacement

    I've got a new three-stage air cleaner (nylon pre-filter, electrostatic, carbon post-filter), which has new filters in it. The stated lifespan of the carbon filter is 3-6 months, depending on usage. I only run this thing while smoking a pipe, a few times a week. Any advice on how often to...
  5. lyle

    What Are You Smoking? *January 2013*

    Katerini Classic in a Ligne Bretagne lovat
  6. lyle

    What Tobacco Every Piper Should Have or Try

    You asked for just one blend, but here is something I think is very helpful, especially if you're interested in classic examples of different pipe tobacco styles. http://www.scribd.com/doc/92384204 Check out the "touchstones" section.
  7. lyle

    What Are You Smoking? *January 2013*

    Carter Hall in a bent egg meerschaum
  8. lyle

    Jarring Tins

    Thanks for the replies, guys. I recently bought a few tins online that have either come from some old stock or were grossly mistreated because they look old and have what appear to be emerging rust spots on the outside of the tin. I guess I'll just keep an eye on them. I've never had a rusty...
  9. lyle

    Jarring Tins

    A related question: any reason not to just stick the whole tin inside a glass jar? Let's say I have a tin with a few years of age already, and I'd rather not open it, but I would like to ensure that it lasts another few years. Would the tin-in-a-jar method hurt? One thing that concerns me is...
  10. lyle

    What are You Reading?

    The White People and Other Weird Stories by Arthur Machen
  11. lyle

    Broken Pipe Bill Unger

    Count me among what must be thousands of people who never met Bill, but who were touched by his life and are terribly sad to see him pass.
  12. lyle

    Kaywoodie Ambera Stems and Alcohol. Bad Combo?

    This happened to me once when I tried to clean some estate Grabows (not sure how old they were). I was not prepared for the stems to start "melting" from the alcohol! It scared me away from estate pipes for a long time. In hindsight, I'm surprised this topic doesn't come up more often...
  13. lyle

    Slow, Even Burning - How do I get that?

    Others have touched on these, but I have to reiterate the two things that made my smoking tons easier: 1) Dry out your tobacco before you smoke it 2) Tamp very gently, using little more than the weight of you tamper If everything is right (it will take a while for this to happen consistently)...
  14. lyle

    Newbie Question

    A little related advice: if I were you, I'd go buy some new canning jars (the small ones, jelly sized I think) and transfer any tobacco that you don't like right away into a jar and set it aside. Pipe tobacco will keep virtually indefinitely if kept in an airtight container. This way you won't...
  15. lyle

    What are You Smoking? December, 2012

    Katerini Classic in a new Ligne Bretagne
  16. lyle

    First VaPer Suggestions?

    +1 for Escudo
  17. lyle

    What are You Smoking? December, 2012

    IRC Virginia Flake in a rusticated Brebbia
  18. lyle

    Butera Kingfisher Availability

    I was just in my local B&M yesterday and they had a couple of tins of Pelican (with the curiously blacked out "made in..." part of the label) which weren't there a couple of weeks ago. As you've said, a good sign!
  19. lyle

    What's the story of your favorite pipe?

    I wouldn't say it was my favorite, really, but the pipe that comes to mind is an amateurishly carved freehand that I bought while on vacation with my wife. I was a new pipe smoker then, and I was determined to buy a pipe from a "local carver" at some point on that trip (we were going through...
  20. lyle

    Printed Pipe Magazine?

    I'm a subscriber to both the NASPC newsletter and P&T magazine. They are both absolutely worth the money, but if a person is looking for a glossy, traditional magazine, I say definitely go for P&T (pt-magazine.com).
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