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Broken Pipecleaner
Years ago (when I was about 12) I wanted to be a gun smith. My Dad was one and I wanted to be like him. My sister and I had been shooting Dad's muzzle loader and it was time to clean it, 'cause we couldn't leave it dirty, he'd find out we got into his shop. Got the bucket of soapy water and the...- topd
- Post #10
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Warning To All Pipe Smokers
Was forging a hatchet blade a while back when my oldest son (13 at the time) came in and grabbed hold of the hot metal I had just set down on the anvil. He IMMEDIATELY threw it down and stuck his hands in his pockets. I said "Hot, wasn't it?" He said "No, it just doesn't take me long to look...- topd
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Civil War Pipe Smokers
Great photo. I've seen it before but not to this detail. Colorizing it really brings out the tiny tidbits here and there. What first struck me was that all their uniforms are different, with regular shirts underneath. The soldiers of the 1860's didn't get G.I. (government issued) clothing. They...- topd
- Post #10
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking*** (April 2014)
It's raining out so perched up in my chair smoking EMP in a 19th century meerschaum.- topd
- Post #128
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Pipe Smoking and Sleight of Hand
HaHaaa! Entertaining.- topd
- Post #7
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Giant Pipe Smokers, Speak Out!
I love large pipes but only smoke them when I'm perched in my chair for the night. It's really satisfying to me to hold on and enjoy a long evening smoke and an old movie with my wife... 1954 Dunhill ODA 835 Rootbrier Baki Calabash with Block Meerschaum Bowl Large Carved Meerschaum (I call...- topd
- Post #16
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Unique historical ashtray
That's pretty cool! The M101 Howitzer was a real workhorse of a gun for infantry support during WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Many other countries used it also but it was American made. The 105mm round came in several different flavors - amatol high explosive, smoke, white phosphorus and mustard... -
Size Chart for Pipes?
Leave it to the vast knowledge in this forum to prove me wrong, but I don't believe that there's a standardized pipe 'size' system, although you can find pipe 'style' charts all over the internet. Some of the individual manufacturers do have size charts, like Group 4's or Group 6's, but I've...- topd
- Post #2
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Another Chunk Out of My Freedom
I'm retired but my son's company insurance provider has implemented new regs also. Tobacco users pay a 'much' higher premium for their health policy than non-users, on or off plant property. It doesn't matter what your choice of tobacco is either. If you claim that your a non-user, periodic...- topd
- Post #7
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Meerschaum Pipe Write Off!
Spot On Cortez, I didn't even think about an African Meerschaum, but I totally agree. They are great smokers, but you could smoke one for 1000 years and it might begin to color a bit. The block is way more dense than Turkish.... (I missed Saint's comment, and I apologize for that!) Good Call! -
Meerschaum Pipe Write Off!
Good point rmbittner. It could have been porcelain, or almost anything. But my first calabash had a pressed meerschaum bowl that I smoked for years before I got one with a block. I guess you could say it colored somewhat. But in my case I think it was the blacking inside and on top, and some... -
New estate Meer.
Good deal! Might I recommend that you don't try and clean the outside. But that might not be what you were talking about anyway. I have some small meers in the truck and at the camp. Easy to load and smoke without to much fuss. I almost never take them apart. Just pipe cleaners down the stem... -
My First Dunhill
Great looking pipe, nothing like a Cumberland stem. Congratulations! -
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The Elephant Has Landed: The Latest Attack on Tobacco
Fred Brown's article hits a nerve here. Living in and out of North Carolina in the 80's I had a close friend who's family depended on 120 acres of tobacco crops. If I remember right, 1988 was their last crop that went to market in a Kingston auction house. I had the wonderful experience of...- topd
- Post #4
- Forum: Tobacco Legislation
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Aros and Aging
I don't really care for aero's but was given a couple of pounds of the stuff when I retired in '91. (To my young Marines, tobacco was tobacco). I don't know what it is, but had a strong apple flavor when I tried to smoke it back then. It sat in a pickle jar for over 22 years when I tried some...- topd
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Always Wash Anything You Can From Store
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- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking*** (April 2014)
Butera's Pelican in a 1932 Dunhill Shellbrier.....- topd
- Post #68
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Tobacco question
I'm with cigrmaster on the pipe! I don't dedicate pipes as I smoke English Blends almost exclusively, but have certain pipes I like with a certain mixture. I know this sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it's not because I'm concerned with ghosting. I've been smoking long enough to just...- topd
- Post #11
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Meerschaum Pipe Write Off!
Although it was marked Block Meerschaum, I'll wager it was pressed. (Made from meerschaum powder and a glue mixture). It's the same material that most calabash bowls are made from now. I'll never color. I was taken by these types of pipes in the early 70's when I first started smoking in Europe...