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  1. dukdalf

    Pipe Pics by Country of Origin

    I have a few 'exotica': Polinski, from Poland: Krska, from the Czech Republic:
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    Correct pronunciation of a pipe brand

    I've always heard the tobacco referred to with that pronunciation. How the Syrians pronounce it, I wouldn't know.
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    Looking for something out of the ordinary.

    Wasn't there an oversized bulldog in one of Peterson's Sherlock Holmes-series?
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    PAD Fever, Stanwell Pipe of the Year 1992

    The finish is quite similar to the 2000 and 2002-issues: I believe in 2000 there were two different POY's, the other one being a heavily blasted full-bent with silver fittings
  5. dukdalf

    What's the Deal With Rustication?

    Frankly, I don't think it looks all that great on this otherwise very nice GBD. I'd have given it back to said 3-year old and told him to do a bit more. Rustication is as lonestar and wildcat pointed out, almost always done to cover up imperfections. A pipe with a flawless surface will not only...
  6. dukdalf

    Correct pronunciation of a pipe brand

    Both juvay and simnettpratt are partially right. It is a word of German origin and the 'meer' should rhyme with 'ear', the combinatory vowels in 'schaum' sound like the first vowel in 'shower' or perhaps better, as in 'plow' (like what farmers do on a field). It means 'seafoam' in German. And...
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    Red Dot!?

    Thank you, Wildcat. Although I see its beauty, it's not really my shape of pipe if you know what I mean.
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    Red Dot!?

    Thanks for the tip, but I tried that a while ago and got no answer at all. Suppose I could give it another shot.
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    Red Dot!?

    Just the aluminum nightmare Dunhill supply with all their pipes.
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    Red Dot!?

    What you see on these photographs is how the pipe left Dunhill's. Nobody's touched it since.
  11. dukdalf

    Unsmoked Pipes

    Just like Recoilrob I have a few unsmoked pipes, bought or received as a gift in better times. About fifty, I'd say. Some of them I'll never smoke, others I might. The dozen or so pipes I have for daily use are more than enough, both in number and quality, so why break in a new one? It's not my...
  12. dukdalf

    Clay Tobacco Pipes = Need Your Opinions....etc,..

    Over here, in The Netherlands, the clay pipe has a long tradition. Most famous is the so called Goudse Lakpunt: Although there are a few Dutch pipesmokers who still enjoy a clay on a regular basis, they're mostly used in pipe smoking contests as seen in the picture: who can keep 3 grams of...
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    Red Dot!?

    Found a larger version that might do: It's red and real, as far as I can tell...
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    Red Dot!?

    I'll post a clear shot of the dot in question tomorrow. I don't think it's a replacement stem, the pipe came fresh from Dunhill's about twenty years ago. As far as I know it was new then, but I can't be absolutely sure as the last digit of the date stamp is hardly legible. Moreover, it's never...
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    Too wet?

    No, it doesn't always mean the tobacco is too moist and it's certainly not the standard for aromatics. More often than not it means you're smoking too fast, and therefore too hot. If you can't find a proper balance between your pace of smoking and the tobacco, try another blend. In general, the...
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    Whats this thing for anyways?

    The metal 'thing' is there to have a cooling effect on the smoke traveling from your bowl to your lips. Most pipesmokers toss it immediately, some think it's a wonderful invention. Just try with and without and decide for yourself.
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    Red Dot!?

    Greetings, all. As a relative newbie on this forum I hesitated in putting this question to you in one of my first posts, but it keeps nagging at me so here goes. For several years I have had this pipe lying about: Stamped CW51, Dunhill Shell, Made in England 16, R. All very well and nice, but...
  18. dukdalf

    New Members, Introduce Yourself!

    Hello, It's been a few weeks since I signed up, so it's about time I joined the introduction round too. I live in The Netherlands and I smoked my first pipe about twelve years ago. A few years later the lure of cigarettes got the better of me, but now I've dug up a few of my favourite pipes...