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  1. steelarts

    Does the Quality of a Pipe Increase with its Price?

    So, basically buying an expensive pipe does nothing other than improve one’s image? A Rolex and a Casio both tell the time. In fact the Casio will probably do more than the Rolex but it doesn’t have the same panache or style or indeed, branding. The Dunhill probably has more handwork and...
  2. steelarts

    Pear Wood Church Warden

    I’ve just started using the breath method which has slowed everything down. What a difference, such a smooth smoke today.
  3. steelarts

    Pear Wood Church Warden

    Great, thanks for that reassurance.
  4. steelarts

    Smoking to the Bottom of the Bowl.

    Thanks for the replies guys. There are a couple of tips I might consider but the consensus seems to be don’t worry about it. I thought I was doing something wrong but it seems like the best thing is to just accept it.
  5. steelarts

    Pear Wood Church Warden

    I’m just sitting in the garden enjoying the sunshine and a pipe. Today it’s my church warden because it’s quite small and I don’t have a lot of time. Unfortunately I damaged the rim some years ago using a jet flame lighter, grrr. It’s a really lovely cool smoke but one thing has always worried...
  6. steelarts

    Does the Quality of a Pipe Increase with its Price?

    I look at something like a Dunhill ‘White Spot’ and I think how can it be worth more than 4X the price of say a Peterson which, by my book, is still quite expensive? If you have the money great, but if not I don’t think it does anything better than something a fraction of the price.
  7. steelarts

    Smoking to the Bottom of the Bowl.

    Same here. Good to know others experience simliar issues and its not necessarily me doing something wrong.
  8. steelarts

    Smoking to the Bottom of the Bowl.

    This is something I’ve always had difficulty with. I now pack my pipe as instructed with the 3 layer method and I’m now using the “breath” method to smoke (which I find greatly reduces tongue bite and the number of relights) but I’ve never been able to smoke the baccy at the bottom of the pipe...
  9. steelarts

    Unlurking in Alabama

    I’m the same. Both my grandfathers smoked, one a pipe the other roll-ups, both lived well into their 70s which was the average for the time. They lived in London which, at the time was filthy. I once saw a tv programme that showed a smoker’s lung and they then showed the lungs of a non-smoker...
  10. steelarts

    Does the Quality of a Pipe Increase with its Price?

    What makes a “good smoker” in your opinion? I’m interested because my cheap Amazon purchase, seems to me anyway, to be a good smoker even though I wouldn’t call it perfect in its construction. It cost me £28 and is made of ebony, but I’m looking to upgrade to either a Peterson, Baring or...
  11. steelarts

    Prodigal Son Returns to the Fold

    Thanks for the warm welcome guys
  12. steelarts

    How/What Beverages do You Pair with Your Pipe?

    I didn’t really think about drinking paired with smoking a pipe ’til a few days ago. Tried Pepsi and wasn’t that impressed and tea didn’t do much for me either. But I had a freshly ground, Italian blend, long black coffee this morning and it was fantastic. I think that will be my go to in the...
  13. steelarts

    Prodigal Son Returns to the Fold

    ”Prodigal“ in that I left the pipe alone for many years and am now retuning to it. I totally forgot exactly how much I enjoyed it until that first puff after nearly 5 years. I’m tired of government/pressure groups telling us how to live life constantly instead of just letting us alone decide...
  14. steelarts

    Prodigal Son Returns to the Fold

    Hi, yeah sorry, I’m new to this. I live in the Cotswolds which is known as an “area of outstanding natural beauty“ in England.
  15. steelarts

    Prodigal Son Returns to the Fold

    Just thought I’d say hi whilst sitting in my garden enjoying a pipe. I’m returning to it after many years of non-smoking. In my 60s I find my health isn’t so good (I’m in constant pain and the doctors can’t find what’s wrong) so I thought “Sod it, I don’t know how long I’ve got on this planet so...
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