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  1. Franco Pipenbeans

    Rough MM Corn Cob

    I’ve just bought a small MM Eaton and it is smoking beautifully. The only thing is, it has a “rough” bowl, that is to say the cob hasn’t been smoothed off. Am I right in thinking that plaster of Paris can be used to smooth it off and fill in the gaps or am I better off leaving my hand and...
  2. Franco Pipenbeans

    Is There a Right Way Up in a Pipe Rack?

    A friend has very kindly made me a pipe rack that sits the pipes bowl up and stem down. I’m guessing some people will say “Same as mine” and others will say “You heathen; how dare you!” but does it really matter if the bowls are below the stem or if the stem is below the bowl?
  3. Franco Pipenbeans

    Recommendations for “Torpedo” Shaped Cigars.

    Afternoon all cigar chewers, Does anyone have any recommendations for torpedo shaped cigars that won’t break the bank? Please take into account that I live in the U.K so any type of tobacco breaks the bank but some cigars don’t need as large a mortgage as others! ? All help, gratefully...
  4. Franco Pipenbeans

    Alternatives to Softie Bits.

    I like the comfort that a Softie Bit offers the teeth but I find them too thick and normally take them off after a while. Has anyone got any recommendations to get a similar smoking experience without them? I’ve tried electrical tape but that turned into a gooey mess and would need replacing...
  5. Franco Pipenbeans

    Pipe Cleaning Essential Recommendations.

    After buying some estate pipes online, I now appreciate the hit and miss nature of buying from the interweb. What looks like a clean example can soon turn out to be sour - literally in some cases; pictures don’t tell the full truth After researching pipe maintenance and deoxidisation of the...
  6. Franco Pipenbeans

    Replacement Peterson 303 Stem.

    Hello everyone, I’ve just bought an estate 303 (I think it’s a 303 - see picture below) Peterson in need of a new stem. Does anyone know where I can get one from? Ideally in the U.K. and ideally cheap. Petersons don’t seem to have them on their site. thanks for your help.
  7. Franco Pipenbeans

    Has Anyone Ever Heard of “Ferry Flake”?

    I’ve searched the interweb and can’t find anything about it. Grandad smoked it from the mid ‘30’s until he was called up in 1940. It was a “lovely drop” he used to tell me; I’ve no idea what type of tobacco it was - straight Virginia, a burley Virginia etc but he loved St Bruno so I presume a...
  8. Franco Pipenbeans

    Tobacco Smoking Question

    I appreciate that this forum is a pipe orientated forum, with a few cigar lovers on the side l, but how many people on here are general tobacco fiends? I’m struggling to get away from cigarettes when I’m at the pub because people aren’t that accepting of me smoke king a pipe when I’m out - “you...
  9. Franco Pipenbeans

    Honey the Bowl After a Clean?

    Hi, just a quick question: I’m cleaning my pipes about once a week, rotating through them for each smoke so one or two aren’t getting more use than the others. I was wondering if applying honey, or something similar like maple syrup or Blue Agave syrup, to the bowl is a good idea or not as part...
  10. Franco Pipenbeans

    Where Has Presbyterian Mixture Gone in the UK?

    I’m just having a quick look online and I noticed that Presbyterian Mixture is now being listed as **out of stock** on several sites and on one site it is being listed as **discontinued** ? Does anyone know if this is a blip in the matrix and everything will go back to normal with supply...
  11. Franco Pipenbeans

    Dry Tobacco and Boveda Packs.

    Just a quick question: a friend has recently returned from Hungary and brought me some Landtabak Spezial pouches. The first thing I noticed was the smell from the pouches, which is lovely, but made me think - if I can smell it, the pouches can’t be air tight. On jarring up the tobacco it is as...
  12. Franco Pipenbeans

    Let’s Talk Lakeland’s…

    I’m planning a trip to the Lake District in the summer and I have some Lakeland tobacco related questions. I appreciate that Lakeland’s aren’t everyone’s cup of tea so if they aren’t, this thread isn’t really aimed at you. if they are; could you help? Lakeland tobacco - are these only...
  13. Franco Pipenbeans

    Cellaring Query - What are You Cellaring Most?

    I’m now in a position to start putting aside some tins and pouches for a rainy day. I’ve got enough of a selection of opened tobaccos to give me a choice of different flavours and an understanding of what I do and don’t like. The price of tobacco is only going one way ⬆️ (50g/1.75oz is in the...
  14. Franco Pipenbeans

    What Can You do with Mouldy Tobacco, if Anything?

    Good day Piper-nauts, a quick question - what can you do (if anything) with a jar of tobacco that has gone mouldy? I presume the answer is “Chuck it in the bin!” But I have nearly 4oz’s that have gone white and fluffy so it seems like a waste of tobacco and money to discard it. Any suggestions...
  15. Franco Pipenbeans

    Which Blend Do You Wish You Bought More Of Before It Disappeared?

    Simply that: which blend dropped off the face of the planet that now, looking back, you wished that you had bought enough to see you into your retirement? I think Frog Morton’s will feature on this list in North America and, from the UK pipers, Ogden’s and Murray’s defunct blends. I also...
  16. Franco Pipenbeans

    What Is The Most Out Of Production Tobacco In Your Collection?

    I was doing some light house cleaning of the cellar the other weekend - jars and tins, old and new; some dated precisely, others roughly. I found a can of “Early Morning Pipe” - Dunhill not Peterson’s - with a few bowls left in it. I had no recollection of having this at all; I can’t even recall...
  17. Franco Pipenbeans

    Thoughts On Frugality and the Pipe.

    I was just having a moment to myself, looking through the online catalogue of an internet tobacconist here in the UK, weighing up whether to get Ennerdale Flake or RB plug and a thought came to me; have I got any spare jars to put the latest purchase in? I promptly found that I don’t but a...
  18. Franco Pipenbeans

    Rescuing a Vulcanite Stem.

    Good evening all. I have bought an estate pipe recently. The bowl suggests that it has not seen that much service - there’s no cake and the charring is very light around the rim but the stem was virtually orange with oxidisation. I have looked online for remedies to get rid of that sour...
  19. Franco Pipenbeans

    Is GF Germain’s A Good Tobacco To Put In The Cellar?

    Hello; I was in a B&M at the weekend, picking up some cigars when I spied some Germain’s Medium Flake behind the counter. Knowing that any Germain’s baccy is generally rarer than hen’s teeth I thought I should buy some but, when I announced that I intended to cellar it for a few years, this...
  20. Franco Pipenbeans

    Why Are Some Tobaccos Available In Some Countries But Not Others?

    I understand that there are factors influencing the sale and availability of some tobaccos from country to country; Europe have their blends, the Americans have their’s which, sometimes, become available when blends change ownership etc. Can anyone enlighten me about why, say, Condor Plug is...
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