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    Which Tobacco after Which Meal?

    Totally understandable answer. Although most tabacco taste the best with a full stomach. Also the forum talks a lot about flavours , pipe forms material of the pipe and so on. Blenders take a lot of time to make masterpieces as a vinery does. I don't see it as getting more complicated but...
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    Regular treatment for ebonit/vulcanit stems agains oxidation

    So I nearly restored all old pipes of my uncle to old glory. Now I might build a showcase but know that sun or light is not good regarding oxidation. I heared about obsidian oil which I could not yet find in the eu. How do you treat your pipes to stay beautiful. Ps. I m not talking about...
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    Which Tobacco after Which Meal?

    Title edited for caps. See Rule 9. I'm wondering: We have a different wine or other drinks complimenting different food. Which would fit regarding to tabacco. As pipe tabacco is nearly or as fine as vine what do you like after a certain food? Any preferences? What you prefer after lets say...
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    How big masion glass for 100gramm tabacco

    So i m a big changing around with tabacco. Naturally especially the aro I don't want to loose taste. Mostly I buy 100g . How big should I buy my char to store it right? 125? 300? I don't think if it's too pressed its good or? Please be kind and advice the European measurements:D
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    Restore estate pipes

    You have eagle eyes!! I just found out that I Switched them :D thanks And thanks for the advices! I Use 500 paper for the worst dirt and then fine tune with 1000 1500 and 2000 sand wet after that I use polish attached to a drill to give it a glow.
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    Restore estate pipes

    So after watching some YouTube and reading. Here are 2 refurbished pipes :) Bowl was just waxed and polished but I m Sure I can do there better . Mouthpiece I think I did a good Job;)
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    Glasses to keep tabacco with screw top

    This is excatly what I want :)!!!!
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    Glasses to keep tabacco with screw top

    So I saw in one YouTube video a glass where you could screw the top with the tin top. Any idea for what I should look on Amazon? Being in Europe austria . Maybe you know the diameter or where I can look for it. It looks super practical as I don't have to put the empty tin over a Mason char but...
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    Craft your own pipe?

    So after I getting more and more into this hobby I thought crafting my own pipe. As my father has a fully equipped small carpentery the tools would be there so what I need now is a good tutorial :D any videos or homepages to visit? It could be a fun father son activity for me and my retired...
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    Restore estate pipes

    Hey there, Probably topics was dicussed 10000 times in the forum. Maybe you can give me a link if u don't want to answer. So far I know: clean pipe inside with pipe cleaners and alcohol (pipe cleaning alcohol) Ream the pipe (do I need to do that if the cake is nor to thick? I kinda fear hurting...
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    Smoking pipe in bed

    So after an insane troublesome Familie thing. A lot of talking discussing and so on... (not with my wife) I asked my wife if I can smoke my already filled pipe in bed and if she minds the smell. She did not care so I did. Wow smoking pipe in bed shortly before sleeping is the best. I chose an...
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    At which time of the year limit edition/labels

    I guess at least at the US you got a lot of choices at least we got the limited in Europe;)
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    At which time of the year limit edition/labels

    I think maybe I have to elaborate:D sometimes it's good to be European. In Europe some pipe tabacco company's have very special mixtures l. I thought like a lot of companies have such-and-such thing. Mostly for Christmas, spring , summer. For anybody out of Europe try to grab some. For...
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    At which time of the year limit edition/labels

    Yeah I confess I m a sucker for limited aromatic editions:D I fear at some point I ll be a hoarder in my pipe career :D I just love changing tabacco every day. As starter just 1-2 bowls a day and the rest sadly self rolled cigarettes with pure virgina (manutou) When do they always come out and...
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    Cant taste pipe tabacco on my tongue but get the flavour though beeathing out of my nose (covid)

    Thanks for all the answers ;) I ll try different tabacco then. Got plenty as I inheritated some which I just need to moist again. It's good to hear that I am now alone. That's already a relief :) I'll give it time
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    Cant taste pipe tabacco on my tongue but get the flavour though beeathing out of my nose (covid)

    Thanks a lot to already a lot of answers. Got also good old aged nightcap. This I can taste on my tongue a little little little bit. :) I guess I ll just give it some months time and till then try to think how it could taste in my mouth. Thankfully through the nose I get at least 1 of two...
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    Cant taste pipe tabacco on my tongue but get the flavour though beeathing out of my nose (covid)

    Hey. First hello all. I m new to the forum.l and kinda new to pipe smoking. Although year long smoker of cigarettes and now try to switch more and more to pipe as it calms me much more. Thankfully my uncle left me a whole collection ;) I read quite some topics about Corona and smoking here...