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  1. J

    Paragon Wax

    Who has tried the Carnauba Wax from Walker Briar Works? I tried both Paragon and Walker Briar's wax on two Charatan Perfections of the same age and finish for comparison. Paragon seems a little shinier. I liked the somewhat softer sheen of Walker's polish. Someone said online (don't remember...
  2. J

    What Do You Think Of This Pipe?

    I agree with Cigarmaster. The Mastro de Pajo is a much better looking pipe and has a good reputation. I am thinking of getting this same series Mastro in a straight shape. With the shape you are looking at, I would have reservations about the drilling in both of those pipes.
  3. J

    Anyone try BALKAN SOBRANIE PIPE TOBACCO yet?

    herbindave, you're probably talking about Peretti's Royal Blend. I got some a few days ago after seeing the reviews. After the first pipeful I was hooked. I'll be smoking a lot of this blend in the future. I smoked the original Balkan Sobranie from the 1960's throught the 1980's, when I...
  4. J

    Need Advice for a Comoy

    Go with the Comoy. One from that era should have great briar and be a great smoker. I have two Comoy's from the mid 1960's and a Comoy second. They are great smoking pipes and Comoy pipes have some of the most beautifuly proportioned shapes. The Stanwell is still being made, so you can get...
  5. J

    Biggest pet peeve

    I have two; pipes with stingers and heavily cased tobacco. If you want a gurgler, get a pipe with a stinger. The tobacco contributes heavily to gurgling. Pipe tobacco can have a large amount of casing sauces; from 25% to 35% by weight, according to Nat Sherman's book "All About Tobacco"...
  6. J

    My latest attempt at pipe carving.

    That is a very nice pipe. Beautifully finished and great birdseye.
  7. J

    One More Time

    Nice pipe. Interesting variation on the Canadian with the squared ends on the shank.
  8. J

    30 Pipes and Stands for Sale

    Nice find! Some of those tins would also be nice to have. They would look nice sitting around those pipe racks.
  9. J

    Good lord!!!! Someone buy me this for Christmas

    Some very nice looking pipes here. The Grechuchkin rings my chimes. Besides being a pipe, it's a piece of art, although some don't see it that way.
  10. J

    TAD Arrival (with pictures)

    Quite a selection. My favorites are English/Oriental blends, but I've been smoking some burley blends, including Solani 656 for a change of pace. I got some Wessex Burley Slice today and am smoking it now. It's one you should consider trying. Check out the reviews on it.
  11. J

    Friday evening...what's your smoke?

    I started the day smoking a bowl of Harkness Tower from the Owl Shop, one of my favorite English blends, while waiting for the brown truck with an order from L.J.Peretti. I got some of their Royal Blend, which has been compared to Balkan Sobranie, their Blend 33, a burley and cavendish blend and...
  12. J

    Strange Looking pipe on eBay, Never Seen one before??

    It's a Dawes Underslung, named after General George Dawes, who smoked one all the time. He was Vice President of the U.S. from 1925 to 1929. They have an inner bowl with a draw hole on the bottom, so they are somewhat similiar to a calabash in design. In over 50 years of pipe smoking I have...
  13. J

    A Pipe I've Been Eyeing

    Nice rustication. Happy Birthday!
  14. J

    College Days & Pipe Smoking

    For years, the smell of Mixture 79 would trigger memories of the student lounge at the local university branch I attended in the early 60's. Several guys would sit in the lounge smoking it, filling the air with the aroma. Back then, pipe smoking was a cool thing to do for college students.
  15. J

    Charatan Select with 4 metal discs inlaid in shank?

    The dark circle around the shank looks like a glue joint. I had a shank repaired on a GBD Canadian years ago. They had to replace part of the shank with new wood and they glued a metal tube inside the repaired shank for reinforcement. I wonder if the plugs were to replace missing wood. Maybe...
  16. J

    Big Brown Was Here

    You can't beat their service. I placed two orders with them last month and both arrived here in Connecticut the next day.
  17. J

    Craig Tarler -- RIP

    My condolences to the Tarler family. The pipe smoking community shares in your loss.
  18. J

    The Sea Creature Collection Continues to Grow

    It's amazing what you can do with a little piece of wood and a lot of talent.
  19. J

    In praise of Dr Grabow pipes

    ejames and rothnh, thanks for the info. I hope I didn't appear to throw a wet blanket on all the praise of Grabows. That was not my intent. I was relating my experience was with just one pipe. As I said before, there has been so much praise for them that I have to give them a try. I am checking...
  20. J

    You Have to do What the Sign Says

    How long did you have to stand there?
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