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  1. David_Lawrence

    Tins vs Jars (Storage Question)

    Looks like I'll have to be recycling some glass then. I'd expect to have these tobaccos for about two years so if they wouldn't keep well for that long then I'll have to find some Masons. Shame about the round English tins though, I was hoping they'd be a different story to the old traditional...
  2. David_Lawrence

    Any Experience with Mykola the Ukranian Carver's Pipes? (SovietHouse)

    Rereading the end of my post, I really should clarify what I was saying there as it sounded like I was saying "there's got to be a couple of fine people in Ukraine, right?" which would be incredibly insulting. I was alluding to Ukrainians being disappointed that I wouldn't be flying over there...
  3. David_Lawrence

    Tins vs Jars (Storage Question)

    While I'm aware that airtight jars are ideal for longer term storage, what would the result be of keeping tobacco in a tin over the course of time (weeks vs months vs over a year)? I ask because I see that the tins most smokers here refer to are the thin rubber lidded variety with a disposable...
  4. David_Lawrence

    Any Experience with Mykola the Ukranian Carver's Pipes? (SovietHouse)

    But look how wholesome it all looks in this photograph ? Ah I jest. What else is there to do? Well that's why I'm here and that's why I'm glad you're there! Duly noted. I would have settled for 'mediocre' for the pocket money pricetag but shanks that split and brass fittings that fall...
  5. David_Lawrence

    Commissioning A Pipe

    I thought I knew myself until I discovered pipe smoking/collecting. Looking at these photographs...if what I'm feeling is wrong then I don't care to be right.
  6. David_Lawrence

    Any Experience with Mykola the Ukranian Carver's Pipes? (SovietHouse)

    Hello again, Bearing in mind that the majority of the community here are situated in the United States and that Ukraine isn't exactly on your doorstep, this may be a (long) shot in the dark but has anybody bought and smoked any of this highly skilled carver's pearwood pipes...
  7. David_Lawrence

    What Does Tongue Bite Feel Like?

    I wondered what it was and why I kept hearing about it until some three weeks into my tenure as a smoker it got me. It's tongueburn (not sure why they call it 'bite' really) and as embers said, it's the same as if you burn/scald your tongue on a hot drink only it lingers far longer. It came on...
  8. David_Lawrence

    How To Avoid Blocking The Draught Hole

    Thanks for the suggestions. Surprisingly I did manage to get a long soft churchwarden pipe cleaner to pass from mouthpiece to draught hole despite the pipe being bent - that's something I hadn't expected (and thus not tried) so I'm glad I have a remedy on hand now. Also great idea from gamz...
  9. David_Lawrence

    How To Avoid Blocking The Draught Hole

    Thanks, I'll give that a shot. Have you found it to be better or worse in relation to how deep/tight you pack to tobacco at the bottom of the chamber?
  10. David_Lawrence

    How To Avoid Blocking The Draught Hole

    Hi all, I've had a few good smokes ruined by this, particularly on my Ascorti KS Business* (bent with large egg shaped bowl) whose draught hole is about 5mm above the bottom of the chamber and I'm hoping you can drop some pointers on how to avoid blocking it. What's been happening is I'll be...
  11. David_Lawrence

    Ascorti Business (& Co.) - 1/2 - Rising through the ranks (Pipe Collection)

    Thanks, it feels silly to use anything else now aside from the rare times I find somewhere scenic and unpopulated enough to smoke outdoors - no way I'm taking the Ascorti with me without some kind of protective case. Does anyone know what went wrong with my photos here though? This first thread...
  12. David_Lawrence

    Ascorti Business (& Co.) - 1/2 - Rising through the ranks (Pipe Collection)

    Ack, if anybody knows how to have it display the images rather than the links, help would be appreciated. I've inserted images from my computer before and it hasn't done what it has here Ah well, too late to edit it anyway but I tried to make it look nice and presentable in part 1 whereas now...
  13. David_Lawrence

    Ascorti Business (& Co.) - 2/2 - Now we're talking

    A little background first (If you don't know me by now...). As mentioned in part one*, I found my way to Etsy and thought to myself, as J.R. Hartley once mused "I think I'm going to enjoy this". What really caught my eye was a seller named Club Esquire based in Australia and the Ascorti KS...
  14. David_Lawrence

    Ascorti Business (& Co.) - 1/2 - Rising through the ranks (Pipe Collection)

    This was intended to be all about my new Ascorti Business Briar, which I adore, but I couldn't help but tell the entire story of how I journeyed through all these other pipes to get there. Unfortunately I hit the 10 photo limit, so this will be my collection minus the Ascorti, with that earning...
  15. David_Lawrence

    High and Dry (my quest for the holy toast)

    That's the one with the 1.1kg minimum order, I'm afraid. If I were a rich man, I'd bulk buy for long term storage, but alas I merely pose as one in profile pictures. Cheers for looking though. Much like my Close But No Cigar side quest, I'm accepting that I'll never really duplicate those...
  16. David_Lawrence

    Samuel Gawith's Pure Louisiana Perique - Any mixing tips?

    Thanks, that's put me at ease and it what I was hoping. I didn't want to waste the other tobacco I mixed it with if it actually did carry some of that odour into the taste and had to be carefully matched to balance out that flavour. It just surprised me that I'd not heard that description, even...
  17. David_Lawrence

    High and Dry (my quest for the holy toast)

    That sounds like it could be a winner, I'll give it a go once I see what the customs and duties charges are on the four tins I ordered a few weeks ago. It's taking a very long time to arrive (sent on a cheap "Super Saver" service without tracking) so patience is something I'll have to work on, I...
  18. David_Lawrence

    Samuel Gawith's Pure Louisiana Perique - Any mixing tips?

    Not what I expected would be an understatement! I've heard perique described as having fruity fig and plum like flavour/aroma and while I can pick up the dark fruit elements at the base of the scent, overwhelmingly this hits me with the far less desirable smell of fish food! I don't know...
  19. David_Lawrence

    Meerschaum...or Mere Scam?

    This is what concerns me somewhat. All that tends to be stated is that it's genuine Turkish block, with the most detail being Etsy seller 'Turmeermar' saying: Which is nice to know, although I could be unreasonably cynical and note that he's not actually saying his pipes are made from said...
  20. David_Lawrence

    Meerschaum...or Mere Scam?

    Thanks for all those replies, clearly I came to the right place. Kiko it is then, and it didn't take me long to find photos of all its cousins. Now I know that it is indeed real meerschaum albeit not the fabled high grade Turkish block (and I knew that much from the photos, just wasn't aware of...
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