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Best Bang for the Buck Factory Pipes
[the Upshall is my favorite although I do not care for the way the stems oxidize] Exactly...- dukdalf
- Post #6
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Deertongue Not For Me
Ah, glad I found a like mind. I've had the same experience and gave away a few lovingly composed and otherwise probably very good samples containing just 'a touch of deertongue'. Can't stand the stuff, it clings to your nostrils like cat's pee...- dukdalf
- Post #2
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Estate Reiner Pipe
Looks good and if it's anything like my Reiner it will be an excellent smoker. Have you had a look at the stamping? -
Dunhill Pipe Tobacco
I like most of them very much, but Elizabethan is at the top of the list.- dukdalf
- Post #13
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Dunhill Black Spot
About a year ago I had a very friendly exchange with Mr. Kalmon Hener at Dunhill's about non-white spots (mine's red). He was absultely adamant that to his knowledge and Dunhill's archives no pipe ever left their premises with anything but a white spot. That would make John Loring's suggestion...- dukdalf
- Post #6
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Big Ben pipes?
Big Bens are good smokers. The company had a long tradition in making affordable pipes. Well-made, but nothing fancy. You could perhaps compare them best to say, Kaywoodie or Dr. Grabow, or any other mass-produced American brand, or with European brands like Butz-Choquin or the standard... -
Pipe Filters Reconsidered
I wouldn't use wood of any kind. As you smoke your pipe, it will get hot and wet, expand and get jammed or in the worst case, split your pipe. Better take a piece of plastic rod and drill that out.- dukdalf
- Post #17
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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James Upshall Sandblast
Wow, that's an Upshall like no other I've ever seen, old cajun. Huge is rare, rusticated is more rare, and all that in a canadian. My best entry is this, not for shape or size but just because it seems to like being smoked more than any other pipe I have: -
James Upshall Sandblast
Upshalls are great pipes, mostly because Barry Jones is a true craftsman. You won't be disappointed with your new pipe, but you might start saving up for the next. There really is no turning back from an Upshall... Show us yours? -
Rustic vs. Sandblast
In addition to the above it might be worth mentioning that a good blast is considered more difficult to achieve than a rustication. It requires a good eye for the grain before starting and in the process, a very delicate touch.- dukdalf
- Post #9
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Show Us Your Best Smoker(s)
Wow, fisnbanjo, that is one beautiful pipe! -
Where Are You Located?
A small town called Woubrugge, about fifteen miles south of Amsterdam. Lots of lakes, canals and rivers around, which is a good thing if you're a lock keeper :lol: .- dukdalf
- Post #23
- Forum: General Discussion
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Show Us Your Best Smoker(s)
Tough call, but it would have be these two. My Upshall EX: And this Ashton: Size does matter, is my conclusion. -
Photo of an Airman With a Pipe
The boots are great, but what is he reading?- dukdalf
- Post #4
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Looking for Savinelli Dry System Pipe
Got one right here and it's huge: -
Custom 9mm Adapter or Just Smoke It As Is?
The same question had me bothered so I have an experiment going using a new filter pipe, smoked with the 9mm filter, with an adapter or as-is. One tobacco, of course. A few weeks in, only the obvious seems confirmed: the more empty space in your pipe, the more condensation, wetness, and goo...- dukdalf
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Help With a Pipe I Have
Bruce, Zenith pipes were indeed made in The Netherlands, up to a few years ago. New, their prices ranged from 30-90 euros (app. $40-110). I've added a link, but I hope your Dutch is up to it :wink: http://www.pijpenkabinet.nl/Smokiana/04-Zenith.html- dukdalf
- Post #4
- Forum: General Discussion
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What is the Prized Possession in Your Cellar?
We're cheating, here. 'The prized possession' implies a single item and on a forum like this, it should be tobacco. Seriously: I'm only whining because until two years ago I had similar bottles of wine as those mentioned above in my cellar. I had to pour all of them down the sink because of what...- dukdalf
- Post #15
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion