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  1. fishmansf

    Aftertaste

    I am not a beginner smoker but it is a beginner question for sure. Is anyone else bothered by the aftertaste pipes leave? If not, what do you like about it? The more I smoke the more I realize I am not fond of it and no number of tongue scraping or brushing of my teeth can get it out, only...
  2. fishmansf

    G.L. Pease: Regents Flake

    This is quickly becoming one of my top three favorite blends. Typically I am not a G.L. Pease fan, I find many of Greg's blends to be a bit bland but this one is one of my tops. Flavor: If umami was a pipe blend, it would be Regent Flake. In fact, I would say this is the sweetest/ most umami...
  3. fishmansf

    Was Pipe Smoking ever Popular in Sweden?

    Pipe smoking seemed to pretty common and popular both today and throughout the 19th and 20th centuries Europe. However I wondered if the advent of snus in the mid-early 19th century choked out pipe smoking amongst Swedes. Was dual usage (snus and pipe) ever common in Sweden?
  4. fishmansf

    Carter Hall Blending

    I finally got the chance to try Carter Hall today at my pipe club and I was actually really impressed with it for an OTC blend. It was however, a tiny bit on the bland side but I could see it being an all day smoke. Does anyone have any mixing recommendations to really make this blend shine?
  5. fishmansf

    Any Advice on Quitting Snus?

    Title edited. Please follow Rule 9. I’ve really enjoyed snus the last two years I’ve used it but have found that it’s pulled me away from pipe smoking which is my true love. Any advice on how to quit?
  6. fishmansf

    Cascadia Pipe Co. - Trailhead

    Well, this one seemed to somewhat open my taste back up, must have needed to switch up my routine. This is a wonderful blend, truly an all day smoke. Its a plug tobacco which typically isn't a favorite of mine but it cuts nicely into flakes or chunks. It is a very moist blend and needs a lot...
  7. fishmansf

    Chewable Plugs?

    I’ve read many different historical accounts of how sailors would take plugs with them to sea; if the weather was favorable, they’d put it in their pipes, if it was unfavorable, they’d throw some in their cheek. Are these plugs the same we have today or are these different kinds of plugs? If...
  8. fishmansf

    Suddenly Lost my Taste for Pipe Tobacco

    Title edited. See Rule 9 for title guidance. Not sure what happened. Im a regular pipe smoker and smoke about 6 blends exclusively. Nothing has changed in my smoking routine/patterns, same amount of dry time, same char light, same smoking pace, everything yet about a month ago, I just lost my...
  9. fishmansf

    C&D The Haunting

    This blend is the bomb. Everything that I love about cigars and Virginia leaf together in one with a dash of perique in the background (I know its in there, even though its not explicitly stated). I wish there was a blend that was regularly available like it because if there were I would smoke...
  10. fishmansf

    Training Myself to Smoke Cooler

    Title edited. Rule 9. I’ve been pipe smoking for about six years. I still haven’t been able to train myself to smoke slow and cool and regularly give myself tongue bite. Most the time I don’t even realize I’m smoking hot. Any tips on how to train yourself to smoke cooler?
  11. fishmansf

    New IMP Coloring Progress

    Just acquired a new IMP lattice bend billiard. Going to use this as a coloring blog. Here it is, unsmoked with Elizabethan Mixture. Going to go on a little walk.
  12. fishmansf

    White Spots on Meerschaum- What?

    Context, I waxed my pipe a week or so ago and took the blowdryer to the pipe to get rid of some of the excess wax today. These white spots formed on the pipe. My guess is it’s areas where the wax has melted away from the surface either deeper into the pores of the meerschaum or where the wax...
  13. fishmansf

    Should I Pull the Plug on this Andreas Bauer?

    Currently the highest bidder at $125, thinking of going to 180 before dropping. It’s a 1978 AB with real amber stem and OG case. Is it worth it over a Tekin I’m looking at?
  14. fishmansf

    Nicotine or Relaxation?

    Title abbreviated. Capitals added. See Rule 9. Original: "Do you smoke a pipe for the nicotine or for the relaxing routine of pipe smoking?" Title says it all!
  15. fishmansf

    Studies on Pipe and Cigar smokers - Inconsistent!?

    Title abreviated and capitalized. Original: Why do health studies on pipe and cigar smokers have such wildly different results? I am getting my graduate degree in Data Science so I tend to nerd out of research articles around topics that interest me. I have read nearly ten articles on the...
  16. fishmansf

    Converting Push Tenon to Spigot?

    Does anyone know who provides a service to convert a push tenon billiard to a spigot style?
  17. fishmansf

    March Meerschaum Madness!

    I am just waiting for Warren to come in here and ruin the fun 😂. What pipes are you smoking for March Meerschaum Madness 2024? Post your color progress here!
  18. fishmansf

    Why do English/Balkan Blends Burn so Well?

    Title edited for caps and brevity. Original: "Why do English/Balkan blends burn so smoothly and evenly compared to other blends?" I haven't smoked a single English/Balkan blend that I haven't been able to smoke to the bottom of the bowl. No tongue bite, no overheating, just a solid tasty...
  19. fishmansf

    Advice on Nasal Snuff

    I just started using nasal snuff, something my wife is surprisingly okay with to supplement my pipe smoking. My first snuff was Gawith Apricot Menthol. I cannot figure out how to take it. I am not snorting it, just gently sniffing with my nose as if I was smelling roses yet for some reason...
  20. fishmansf

    Growing and Blending Tobacco: Questions

    I am planting my first round of seeds. I have a variety, many for cigars, cigarettes, snus and pipe tobacco. For those of you who have grown and blended your own tobacco, how did it turn out and what sort of blending did you do to make tasty blends?
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