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  1. Duck

    Brewing Breakfast Tea

    Best way.
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    Brewing Breakfast Tea

    Warmed pot, freshly drawn and boiled water, brew time is four minutes for a breakfast tea. Simples!
  3. Duck

    What Pipe Shape is This??

    Can't be, the underslung wasn't invented until 1920.
  4. Duck

    Restoring Acrylic Versus Vulcanite Stems

    Oddly, whisky is rated as fine. Who drinks <15% whisky?
  5. Duck

    Pear-Wood or Corn Cob for Beginner?

    Somebody tell me what the mean by enchase, is it a phonetic spelling of the Chinese word for rubbish?
  6. Duck

    What Pipe Shape is This??

    I'd go for cherrywood with a rounded foot.
  7. Duck

    From Russia With Love : Andrey Kharitonov Black and Red Bamboo Tulips with Stand

    I do hope it arrives safely, it's a thing of beauty.
  8. Duck

    Associations By Smell

    You've met my cousin then?
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    Associations By Smell

    I'd always wondered what attracted my grandfather to my grandmother.
  10. Duck

    Cracks in Rare Amazonian Wood Pipes

    I suspect they're carved from green wood, and this is what happens to them. If they're curios I'd leave them as is and original, of they're for smoking I haven't a clue.
  11. Duck

    Alternatives To Classic Tobacco Blends

    For me, the best replacement for Balkan Sobranie is SG Skiff Mixture. It scratches all the same itches for me. Others might find otherwise, it's not Balkan Sobranie and what they enjoyed in the original may not be there in Skiff. That said, I can't imagine some of these alternatives scratching...
  12. Duck

    What do you Think about Mesh Balls?

    They cost pennies, so marginally more than opinions. Try one and see if it works for you.
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    Saliva in your Stem?

    Never in the airway. Sometimes on the outside of the stem when I lip-clench.
  14. Duck

    A Proud Father

    Your wife is wrong, it's probably best to pretend you agree with her.
  15. Duck

    Happy Birthday CosmicfolkLore!

    Happy birthday Cosmic, time to celebrate by passing round your cigars.
  16. Duck

    Is Aftertaste A Thing?

    When I lie down in bed at night I get a strong aftersmell of whatever I've smoked as a nightcap. It's like smoking an extra bowl as drift off to sleep.
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    Amusing Accessory

    I just use one of these, with only a few bowls worth of tobacco they stay slim, and easily fit a pocket. When I got home I empty what's left back into the jar.
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    Are There Some Blends You Only Smoke In Certain Seasons

    Not much point really. The weather here is of the four seasons in a day variety, sometimes four seasons in an hour. It rarely gets very hot or very cold. So, I don't vary my rotation by season.
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    Show Us Your Hats!

    I can't remember exactly where, in Scotland nice woollen scarves are readily available. I have nearly as many scarves as hats.
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    Show Us Your Hats!

    I mostly wear a flat cap, but here's my winter broad brim.