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What's Your Favorite Frog?
I know, I know, the whole McClelland Craftsbury Collection has been well covered in the forums, but I just got onboard with Mr. Morton and his fine tobacco, and I'd like y'all's opinions. Now I've had "On The Town", "Cellar", and "Across The Pond" so far, and all of them are wonderful! I'd like...- petes03
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Salt vs. Cotton Ball?
I'm about to start a resto job on another one of my Old England Virgin Briar estates I bought a while back and I have a question. I've always used the salt/alcohol treatment on estates, but it is very messy. I've heard some talk on the forums here about using alcohol and cotton balls and was...- petes03
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TAD Has Struck!
It's hit pretty hard this week! Earlier this week I ordered; 8oz. Lane 1Q, 4oz. Lane BLWB, 1x 50gr. McClelland Blue Mountain, and 1x 50gr. Frog Morton OTT. That shipment arrived yesterday. Well, I tried the Blue Mountain and loved it, so I had to order more! P&C was out at that time, so I went...- petes03
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McClelland Blue Mountain, Very Good!
I'm relatively new to English blends, and have only tried a handful so far. I've had a couple of the Froggies from McClelland and I've really enjoyed them, so I thought I'd try a more full bodied English from them. Anyway, I went with Blue Mountain, based on reviews I had read. I'm glad I did...- petes03
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I've Been Experimenting!
I've been doing a little blending here lately, some have turned out pretty good. The best is a low budget blend I'm calling "The Black Prince". It's 1/2 Smoker's Pride Black Cavendish and 1/2 Prince Albert. It actually makes for a very pleasant, mild smoke! Another use some of the same...- petes03
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So Relaxing!
I think I just had one of the most relaxing smokes I've had in a long time! After a long hard day at work, I came home to a hot shower and a hot meal, courtesy of my wife. Afterwards, I went out on the back porch steps and sat watching the rain and the lightning going across the night sky with a...- petes03
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Picture Wire Posts?
Ok, so my question is, when I go to my profile album and look at a pic, there is a box under it that says "wire post". I'm not very tech savy, and I've never heard of this. Is it a way to post pics, or something else?- petes03
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Stem Oil And Oxidation?
This may seem like a stupid question, but I've never used oil. I've always used a Magic Eraser and tooth paste with a dry cloth to remove oxidation and polish my stems. My question is; does the oxidation need to be removed before applying the oil, or does the oil help remove the oxidation? I...- petes03
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Peterson System 31?
I have been eyeballing a Peterson 31 System at my local B&M for quite some time now and I have questions. Being the only straight Pete System pipe shape, it makes me wonder if they are, in some way, inferior to the bent systems. It has me curious to say the least. I have a 313 System that I...- petes03
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Smoking Yard Debris!
A few years ago,when I was still in my first year or two of pipe smoking, I bought a pound each of Smokers Pride Vanilla and Black Cavendish. The Black wasn't half bad, and as a matter of fact I still smoke it quite often, but the Vanilla tasted like something I raked up out of the yard! Anyway...- petes03
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So Many To Choose From!
So here goes, I have a full time layaway plan worked out at my B&M where I make payments and as soon as one's paid off, another goes in. My taste in pipes varies greatly! He has in stock, pipes of styles and shapes ( of several brands ) that have been discontinued, and many new styles that have...- petes03
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Meerco Pipes?
Ok, so I've been eyeballing a meerschaum at my local B&M. I just picked up my new Peterson 313 System Standard this morning at Melvin's store and decided to go ahead and put another pipe in layaway. It's a Meerco floral calabash shape with acrylic stem. It's an absolutely beautiful pipe, but...- petes03
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Calabash; Gourd or Mahogany ?
I've always wanted a calabash pipe and have of late, been thinking of getting myself one. Since gourds are somewhat hard to come by and expensive , and the woodies are readily available and cheaper, I was wondering if there is some major advantage to the gourd or if the general design of the...- petes03
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Stingers, Love'em or Hate'em?
Ok, here goes. I have a Kaywoodie Ruf-Tone Drinkless bent Dublin, which of course has the "stinger" in it. I've had the pipe 4 or 5 years now and I rarely smoke it because it gurgles something terrible. I never really gave much thought to the "stinger" being the cause of it until about a week...- petes03
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Old England and Ehrlich pipes?
I just picked up 6 estate pipes and a stand at my local antique store today and I have a question. Two of them are marked Old England Virgin Grain with the model being 27N. Three of them are marked Ehrlich, one says Straight Grain, no model, the other two simply say genuine imported briar, also...- petes03
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Favorite pipe?
Just wondering what some of y'all's favorite pipes are. Mine, my avatar give a SLIGHT hint lol, is a Peterson Aran 03 P-lip. I have other Pete 03's, but this was my first as well as my firs Pete. I tend to baby it a lot more than my other pipes. Not that I abuse any of them. They all get taken...- petes03
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Latest PAD/TAD shipment!
Just got my first of two shipments from SPC today! A Peterson Wicklow sandblast 03, 1 tin of CAO Eileen's Dream and 1 tin of Peterson Sunset Breeze! Still have a Dracula 03 and some 221b Honeydew on the way!- petes03
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Whiskey Baths?
Just wondering what y'all's take is on the subject. I usually take mine apart every 10 to 15 smokes, run a bristled PC through the stem, shank, then double over and lightly go round the bowl. I then do the same with a clean fluffy one dipped in some high octane bourbon. I recently bought som...- petes03
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Go-To Blends?
Just wondering what everybody's go-to blend might be. Mine is a blend from my local B&M called C.C. Cavendish. Don't really know what the C.C stands for. I asked Melvin (the owner) and he told me he's blended it for over 35 years and has forgotten himself what it stands for. It sure is good...- petes03
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