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Stripped the Finish Off This Tsuge
That is incredible!- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #20
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Best Budget English
Since the OP was for budget, does C&D Byzantium count as an English since it has no Virginia? Great stuff for $40/lb.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #57
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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The Virginia People And The Burley People
Have you tried C&D Byzantium? It’s one of my favorite smoky blends: Latakia, orientals, and Perique. Great stuff.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #55
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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The Joy Of Discontinued Pipes
The brand I collect died around 1970, so yeah, I have a thing for discontinued pipes. Makes the hunt fun!- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #20
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Pocket Pipes
I have a couple Briarlee Strollers from the 1950s. They were a second line to the main brand I collect, and the Strollers are basically nose warmers with thick, short stems and thick-walled bowls with decently sized chambers. Easy to clench on a stroll, and fit neatly in a pocket.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #21
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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The Virginia People And The Burley People
I’m a burley and dark Ky type. I haven’t found a straight Va or Va-dominant blend that I really like except for a couple Perique-heavy VaPers and Gawith XX Twist—which has the smoky charred meat taste rather than grass/hay/ketchup of lighter Va. I like Va in a blend if it’s a condiment or the...- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #46
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Cutting Back
This. I enjoy too many different blends, and have 48 jars in a pair of soda crates to grab from, plus more unopened. Sure I have favorites, but haven’t settled on a few daily smokes.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #18
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Preferred Pipes And Methods For Flakes
Watermelon should never be consumed unsalted, particularly when soaked in tequila.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #19
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Stingers
If they really worked, we’d likely still have them in most pipes today. I keep mine intact purely for the history.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Dr. Grabow, The U.S. Briar Factory Pipe King?
Grabows in the estate market are so common you just about can’t find a lot which doesn’t include at least one. From a volume standpoint it appears they may be the king.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #8
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob
I’ve got a basket of MMs that I use for aromatics. When used with a balsa filter they absorb most of the extra moisture and let me enjoy aros without gurgle or tongue bite.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #10
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Stingers
I have 30+ Pipe by Lee pipes. About half have the original stingers. To date I’ve been keeping them intact and find that they smoke most non-aromatic/wet blends great with the stinger. There’s one exception…the sole Oom Paul gurgles with all but the driest tobaccos. There are others that toss...- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #2
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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How To Loosen A Stuck Stinger.
I had one stuck that freed up when I propped it up so just the stinger was submerged in alcohol. I snipped a short piece of pipe cleaner and jammed it into the stinger to try to draw some of the alcohol into the inside. Not pretty, but it worked.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Outdated Pipe That Works For You
About half of my 30 or so Pipe by Lee pipes have stingers, which makes them an outdated design, but great smokers.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #14
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Favorite Aromatics
The only aros I can’t live without are the ones my wife finds pleasant, currently Lane’s 1Q and Dark Red. I may have found replacements for them that she’s ok with, have good flavor, and aren‘t a goopy mess: various aros from Milan Tobacconists. For example, while Dark Red gets goopy for me...- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #41
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Everyone's Favourite and Why... AND GO!
Hmmm…that one looks familiar ?- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #57
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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The Strong Tobacco Expedition
Most of the blends I prefer—right now—are either high Latakia like Star of the East or Pirate Kake, or burley/dark fired Ky based, with the latter making up most of my daily rotation. I have almost no sense of smell, so I don’t get much flavor from lighter blends. The tobaccos I have pounds of...- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #14
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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When, Where, and Why Do You Smoke?
Before the craziness, I usually had a bowl in the morning before work, and one in the evening after dinner. Now that I’m working from home, it’s usually a couple bowls in the afternoon while I work on my laptop on the back porch. I have an occasional pipe driving my Miata with the top down, but...- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #23
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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“Pipe by Lee” 3-Star (5-pt) Dublin-ish Cleanup
Looked for a Lee Dublin a long time before being gifted one by a forum member. Then last week I picked up this banged up Dublin—not quite a billiard, but not as much forward cant as I expect of a Dubli—for $14 incl. s/h. The rim was charred and chipped pretty badly, stem fully oxidized…it even...- Parsimonious Piper
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Cleanup Savinelli Samanda
Nice. You really made the grain pop!- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance