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  1. solideogloria86

    US Customs Regulations Regarding Wood

    Attempted to order a Taylor's Eyewitness Hardwood Barlow from the UK. Tracking went weird and when questioned, customer service sent this reply. First I've heard of anything like this. Has anyone else? I've definitely heard of restrictions on certain species etc. If this is true, does this mean...
  2. solideogloria86

    Musico Paneled Billiard

    It was on my wishlist at smoking pipes. Which one of you bought it? I'm upset ?
  3. solideogloria86

    What's in the Window?

    What the heck is in the Window on the Elizabethan tin? Fried eggs? Nipples? Some by gone form of decoration I'm oblivious to? Serious answers only. ?
  4. solideogloria86

    Sandblast or Rustication?

    I was thinking back to when I first took up pipe smoking. I was a big fan of rustication, and I really didn't care much for sandblast. Now it's the other way around, and in my reflection I realized the reason why. When I was first starting out, I only looked at pipes within the lower end of the...
  5. solideogloria86

    Comoy's Cask No. 4 Discontinued?

    I stocked up a little on this one a while back, but haven't seen it in stock in ages. Has the Comoy's line of tobaccos been discontinued?
  6. solideogloria86

    USPS Signature Confirmation

    My wife just dropped a few tins off at the post office for me, and the guy working asked if it was tobacco. (Because he knows me ?) Anyway, he informed her that going forward, all tobacco would require an extra charge and a 21 and over signature confirmation. Has anyone else experienced this?
  7. solideogloria86

    Ready Rubbed VA's and Va/Pers

    I love VA and VaPer flakes and broken flakes. From Union Square to Christmas Cheer. Lbf, Comoy's Cask No.4, HH Pure Virginia, Wessex Campaign Dark Flake etc. For some reason, I've never ventured to try anything Va that's not a flake. I was sent a sample of Bayou Morning, and didn't enjoy it...
  8. solideogloria86

    Eltang Mini Arne Jacobsen with Horn

    I've been bitten by the Eltang bug. I have two of his Pokers and love everything about them. Lately I've been seriously considering trying to get a mini aj with horn. Anyone out there have one and wouldn't mind disclosing pros and cons? Mostly curious about how the military mount performs...
  9. solideogloria86

    Dunhill Stamping and Dating

    From everything I've read on pipedia, this appears to be a shell briar from 1955-60. Am I interpreting that correctly? Also, does anyone know what the stamp to the right of "Made in England" means? It appears to be a sickle inside a circle. This is the only picture from the eBay auction. I...
  10. solideogloria86

    New Samuel Gawith Tins

    EDIT: I merged three active threads about the same topic together. - Kevin I've heard of issues with the new SG tins but couldn't find a thread discussing it already, so apologies if this is a duplicate. Anyway I'd heard a few things about issues with the seals on the new SG tins, mostly from...
  11. solideogloria86

    Trustworthy Tobacco Review Co: Orlik Golden Sliced

    In this edition of Trustworthy Tobacco Review Co's tobacco reviews we'll be taking a closer look at Orlik Golden Sliced. There's a lot on this label that doesn't really inform us about the tobacco inside and there are a couple things that do. Let's go ahead and get everything we don't need to...
  12. solideogloria86

    Van Gogh

    Vincent Van Gogh gave this painting "Still Life with Vase, Honesty, Pipe and Tobacco (1885)" to pay his debt to a local tobacconist. It sold at auction in 1996 for £552,000 Lots of other stuff mentioned in the article about Van Gogh and his pipe smoking, but this was my favorite part...
  13. solideogloria86

    Mason Jar Storage Solution

    I have several quart jars of tobacco in cardboard boxes in my closet. I was looking around for a better storage solution and came across this. Figured I'd share here because I'm sure someone else here has a similar problem, and also to see if anyone has used these and what they think. It's...
  14. solideogloria86

    Trustworthy Tobacco Review Co: Briar Fox

    Let's begin with the fox. Briar fox or Br'er Fox is a cunning and crafty creature whose sole desire is to ensnare and devour Br'er Rabbit. This is not uncharacteristic behavior for foxes in literature or in real life for that matter. From Foxy Loxy trying to kill and eat the sundry poultry...
  15. solideogloria86

    Identify the Object

    This is a stock image from an online tobacco retailer. I want to know what that tin is. It looks like it has the Peterson name on it? First person to correctly identify it gets the satisfaction of being the first person to correctly identify it. Thanks for playing.
  16. solideogloria86

    Trustworthy Tobacco Review Co: All Things Gawith & Hoggarth

    In this edition of Trustworthy Tobacco Review Co: Tobacco Reviews, we'll be taking a look at EVERY SINGLE BLEND by Gawith and Hoggarth. When you don't have to actually purchase and smoke the tobacco to review it, your output can be quite prolific. Now, let's dive straight in to the tin art...
  17. solideogloria86

    Introducing: Trustworthy Tobacco Review Co.

    There are some very talented pipe smokers out there writing tobacco reviews. People who take the time to smoke and get to know a blend and then thoughtfully describe it's nuanced flavors and aromas in detail. We often find a reviewer whose tastes align with our own and we begin to rely on their...
  18. solideogloria86

    My Apologies

    I made a comical post earlier, that made reference to a forum member. The intent of that reference was to draw a contrast by a consistently great reviewer and my comically bad reviews based on tin art alone. There was no ill will or malice toward anyone. It was all an attempt to be light hearted...
  19. solideogloria86

    Wanted: Empty Metal Tobacco Tins (11/24/20)

    Not sure where this should be posted, but does anyone have some empty metal tobacco tins, square or round, they'd be willing to part with? A friend of mine is wanting to make an art piece using tin lids. Not looking for collector pieces, just standard stuff. He's willing to cover shipping costs.
  20. solideogloria86

    Fayuum Kake

    I've been intrigued by this blend for a long time. Does it live up to the hype? Are the HU tobaccos in general worth the extra effort and shipping costs of placing an Estervals order? I've began the process several times but never completed a checkout. I'm intrigued by several of their blends...
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