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    Stanwell HCA Issue Opinions?

    I picked up this estate Stanwell 63M (pre-HCA) churchwarden this past February off eBay for $90. Good deals can be still be had. Granted, each time I smoke it, I start muttering about "bothersome hobbits." Your milage may vary.
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    Anyone Tried 3D Immersive Sound (Dolby Atmos etc) at Home?

    I picked up a Nakamichi Atmos/DTS:X surround sound setup a few years ago. It's currently on the fritz, as I think a transistor is burned out in the processor. I keep meaning to take it to an electronic repair place, but haven't gotten around to it yet. If you don't have a 4K player and 4k...
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    Tobacco pouches/ leather bags why do they exist?

    I noticed a strong plastic odor right off the bat with my pouch. Yes, the outside is leather, but the innards are vinyl (polyurethane faux-leather) and the pouch is some sort of plastic as well. Everything that could be unzipped, unfolded, propped open or turned inside out, was; I left it that...
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    Show Off Your Nording Pipes Here!

    Added a Nørding bent squat tomato to the collection. This one's smokable, and a very nice smoker it is. From the 'Scandinavian Originals' line. To add to my post above, the world record pipe ended up being an unsmoked pipe, and for now, I'm inclined to leave it that way.
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    Seconds. What exactly are they?

    Yeah, mine is not (made in Leeds). I've heard that the Leeds made pipes were absolutely superb.
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    Seconds. What exactly are they?

    That would be the shaving forums. If you think pipe smokers are bad, they have nothing on the razor blade holder crowd.
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    Seconds. What exactly are they?

    Here's my English made Ben Wade. I assume some defect downgraded it from a Charatan Executive to a Ben Wade Giant, and resulted in the rustication of the bottom and shank. It's a stunning pipe regardless. Kaywoodie Red Root billiard for size reference. I call it my "Not a Dublin, Dublin," as the...
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    Seconds. What exactly are they?

    Stanwell's 1950's era catalog price list, showing the 9 different grades used: That was before they started all the various 'lines' of pipes.
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    Seconds. What exactly are they?

    Pipedia lists them as Rossi seconds. You should probably let them know they goofed. It's the other way around. Preben Holm made pipes under his own name, then switched to making them under the Ben Wade logo for Lane, and he also improved the quality at Lane's insistence. A typical Preben Holm...
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    Seconds. What exactly are they?

    After going through a bit of research, I did come to the conclusion that Rossi weren't seconds, mostly because it's clear that Savenelli doesn't consider them seconds (even though most pipe brands would consider them a secondary line). That, and Pipedia says Montechristo pipes are Rossi...
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    Would you keep an ugly pipe that smokes really well?

    Oh I know. It was more tongue in cheek than anything. That being said, if I could wave my hand and turn all my pipes into Algerian, I would. They taste better and smoke better, no doubt.
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    Seconds. What exactly are they?

    I've got a few firsts with fills too. I guess it just boils down to if a brand makes a pipe shape that's identical in every respect to the main brand in a sub brand, it's a second, Rossi being a textbook example of this. Royal Danish being another. If the sub brand features different shapes...
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    Seconds. What exactly are they?

    I should probably post the whole conversation, so there isn't any confusion. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't barking up the wrong tree. I already know I sound like a pompous asshole.
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    Las Vegas Intl Pipe Show 2025!

    Many furries work in IT and have very well paying jobs. It's not unheard of for commissions to hit $1,000. Most tend to be in the $100-200 range. The, ah, 'explicit' stuff is popular, if you're willing to 'bone' up on dog anatomy. 😂 If I was artistic, I'd consider it. People make a good living...
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    Seconds. What exactly are they?

    I've gotten myself in a heated discussion with a fellow on Facebook (I know, I know), about Rossi pipes. I consider them to be a Savenelli second, and assumed that everyone else did as well. Not this fellow. Quote from him follows: "The seconds pipes are usually pulled for shitty drilling, or...
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    Las Vegas Intl Pipe Show 2025!

    It's too soon! I'm still paying off the credit card I used at the 2024 pipe show. I can almost smell those pictures. I might have to pass on the show next year. Not sure I want to be seen hanging out with a bunch of low life degenerates... ...or furries, either. 😂 I was kidding about the...
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    Would you keep an ugly pipe that smokes really well?

    Because we just use 'jolie-laide' or 'wabi-sadi' instead, like the good borrowers of other languages that we are? 'Unconventional beauty' or 'rustic charm' is probably about as close as English gets. I think I saw that used once to describe a lifted Yugo with oversized mudding tires.
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    Anyone Have Any Info About McGregor Customs?

    I have a Charatan made Ben Wade with a stem that looks very similar. Nice pipe, regardless.
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    Ian Fisher, Brooklyn Pipe Maker

    Good looking pipe. Is that a Cumberland stem?
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    Would you keep an ugly pipe that smokes really well?

    My best smokers are Algerian briar pipes, and I've yet to see an Algerian with fantastic looking grain. Tight grain, yes, but it tends to go everywhere. The ugliest ones get Marxman stamps on the stummel, and look like they've been gnawed by a beaver.