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  1. glpease

    Show Off Your Straight Billiards Here!

    Pondering this bevy of brilliant billiards again, I came across a truly intriguing Dunhill Shell in shape 60, and this from misterlowercase: "...and since The Dark Lord Baccalchemist has posted here, I gotta stray momentary to say thank you for writing all you write for sharing, it is very much...
  2. glpease

    Show Off Your Straight Billiards Here!

    Thanks, six. That stack is a special one. I've had several - it took a while to get just the right example, but I finally did it. At least for now. You never know what's going to be round the next bend. ;) That Mastro is a real gem! It and the Ferndown really caught my eye. Be seeing you.
  3. glpease

    Show Off Your Straight Billiards Here!

    Yay, Billiards! Not a boring pipe in the bunch. Here are a couple that yelled at me for being left out earlier... a Comoy Specimen Straight Grain: A quite old Charatan Super DeLuxe. I'm not sure it's really a billiard, but it's not quite an apple, so it seems to fit somewhere between: One of...
  4. glpease

    Show Off Your Straight Billiards Here!

    Thanks, sparrowhawk. Here's one of my oldest, and a favorite. This is a 1915 SCB that came in a nice fitted case. And, as a fan of the "chubby billiard," a couple of Radices. A bowl detail shot of one of my old Drucquer/La Croix pipes. Love that blast! Finally, a GBD Prehistoric that's been...
  5. glpease

    Show Off Your Straight Billiards Here!

    Some beautiful billiards! Tinpan, that Charatan is really stunning. One of the nicest I've seen! Billiards getting some much deserved love. Who'da thunk it? ;)
  6. glpease

    Any Full English Blends Similar to Nightcap?

    Thanks for the mention! I'll add that Samarra and Blackpoint are also Latakia mixtures with a bit of added perique, but Quiet Nights, in its broken flake form, is likely the most unique of them.
  7. glpease

    Ingo Garbe Liverpool

    A beautiful example. Garbe has a way with the classics that is almost legendary, not to mention his attention to detail inside the stem (he's been quoted as saying the most important part of the pipe is the last inch, and the Liverpool is one of my faves in the Billiard class (for which my...
  8. glpease

    Beauty and the Billiard (New Article by G.L. Pease)

    That's worth quoting. Thanks, MSO.
  9. glpease

    One Ounce GLP Samplers

    Those were a special, one off thing. There were two different "sets," a Fog City sampler, and a "Day in London" pack. Each comprised four 1oz tins, a descriptive card, all packaged in a shrink-wrapped sleeve. The sets sold for $20, were certainly a lot of fun, and I'm happy to say we didn't lose...
  10. glpease

    Latakia Suggestions?

    My tuppence worth: When fairly experienced smokers ask me for a recommendation of an "introductory" Latakia blend, I generally steer them towards Piccadilly or Chelsea Morning, as they present a good overall profile, with just enough Latakia to make the newcomer to the smoky leaf take notice. If...
  11. glpease

    It's Not That Simple - (New G.L. Pease Article)

    Thank you, again. The book thing has come up many times. Maybe I need to take it seriously...
  12. glpease

    It's Not That Simple - (New G.L. Pease Article)

    Thanks, guys. It was certainly a fun one to write.
  13. glpease

    GL Pease Gas Light - The Word Is Out

    I've posted some more info on my site regarding Gaslight. It's shipping today, and should start finding stockists' shelves as early as tomorrow. Aromatics and "hurting for cash," what's there to say? It's true, it's not my choice of smoke, but I've always thought it MIGHT be possible to blend...
  14. glpease

    Microban in C&D Tobacco

    Seems to me his is how shitstorms and law suits get started. Much ado about misinformation... . Chris mentioned Mycoban, NOT Microban. They are not even close to the same thing, though the names sound similar. . Mycoban is a trade name for calcium propanoate (sometimes spelled propionate), a...
  15. glpease

    Aging in Tins

    Wow. I didn't mean the tone of that to be so snarky. Rough day. The point is, cutter-top tins just aren't practical or cost-effective, and even though they're pretty cool, the resulting cost would be absolutely prohibitive. As it is, packaging, both the physical package and the labor involved in...
  16. glpease

    Aging in Tins

    "All this would take is some hand soldering..." Right. That's all. Instead of the mechanical operation of the tin sealer, which takes just a few seconds, the hand-soldering would take several minutes of careful work. Oh, and whilst it's going on, the tobacco inside the in is being heated up. Not...
  17. glpease

    GL Pease Gas Light - The Word Is Out

    Well, I guess the jig is up. Gaslight will begin making its way to the dealers at the end of the month. Yes, it is a latakia mixture in pressed form. I've smoked a ridiculous amount of the stuff over the past couple months, and am very excited about. It's rich, satisfying, and burns very slowly...
  18. glpease

    California: Bay Area Roll Call?

    East Bay. A member of the Golden Gate Pipe Club, though lately I've not gotten to many of the meetings. It's a fantastic bunch, though, and well worth attending if you can manage to get into Mill Valley on a Thursday eve. Even if you don't come to the club, the shop (Telford's) is well worth the...
  19. glpease

    Lets Make a Top 5 (Latika Blend)

    Okay, I'll play: . Garfinkel's Orient Express #11 - There's never been anything to even approach the perfection of this latakia mixture. Sadly, long out of print, but the stuff is legendary, and for good reason. The finest thing that has ever come out of Sobranie House. White label? Black...
  20. glpease

    Aging in Tins

    By the way, the cost difference between the single-press tins and any other tin is insignificant when compared with the labor costs involved in the packaging. Being a small operation, we do not have the luxury of automated tinning. That's something only available at the mass-product level with...
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