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  1. phred

    Pax Tobacco Crawl With Russ Oullette Coming April 3rd

    I only smoke about once a week anyway, so not entirely sure whether I'll be able to fully participate - but I'll definitely be curious to see which blends make the cut, even if it takes me until September to acquire and test them all... :D
  2. phred

    Pipe cleaner question

    I use the bristle type when I want to scrub out the interior of the stem and shank, and follow up with regular fluffy ones until they come out clean - same basic principle as when I clean my firearms. Start with the brush to loosen up any gunk, then swab with the softer stuff (dry/wet...
  3. phred

    Does anyone know of a pipe cleaner holder?

    I cut a piece of 1/4" copper tubing and soldered a cap on one end, then friction-fit a cap on the other. A pipe to keep pipe cleaners in...
  4. phred

    Burley Blends for Breaking in New Pipe

    This, exactly. The Burley blends that I actually like (Sugar Barrel, Prince Albert) both have distinctive additives, and in the case of PA, I did find that it "ghosted" enough that the first time I smokes something in one particular pipe that had been 'broken in' with PA, I thought to myself...
  5. phred

    Scotch

    Yet another Laphroaig fan here, though I have yet to try a single-malt that I wouldn't willingly try again. Even Glengoyne, which is not peated at all. Taking notes - my wife and I are planning a trip to Scotland for our 25th wedding anniversary, and distilleries are high on our list of...
  6. phred

    Fermentation of Tobacco.

    "Fermentation" simply refers to the conversion of sugars by yeast and/or other microorganisms (lactobacilli, for example). The sugars get converted into alcohol in some cases (but not all), acids in other cases (kimichi, for example), and gasses (CO2 in particular). The end result depends upon...
  7. phred

    Tobacco Shop Bias

    Market forces at work - as you pointed out, the pipe-centric stores before the cigar boom went with the market as it was then. Cigars took off, and the market responded. When I went looking for a pipe store back when I started, I'd mostly seen cigar shops and was pleasantly surprised when I came...
  8. phred

    Finally Have A Smoking Buddy!

    Hee hee! That's awesome...
  9. phred

    The Sav 320 is real!

    It's just the name of the shape. There are other manufacturers who do an Author shape (though there's some crossover with the Prince and Apple shapes in certain catalogues), but Savinelli (and their Rossi sub-brand) are the most prolific. I bought my first one (a Rossi 8320) as a reward for...
  10. phred

    Pipe Lapel Pin and Silent nods

    I should be good. Whew. Those look fantastic!
  11. phred

    It's Been a Rough Week

    Yikes. Sorry to hear about the rough patch. I lost my job about a month after I'd started smoking a pipe, and I agree that having pipe-smoking as an outlet can be a huge help. I also credit the benefits of nicotine with my completing a certification exam prep course successfully, which in turn...
  12. phred

    Grandpa etc tobacco pouch

    I believe I mentioned this on another thread recently, so pardon the repetition... Someone on my mom's side of the family smoked a pipe, because when I started my paper route as a kid, my mom gave me a little leather pouch to keep change in. It had the dried-out remains of a rubber liner, and...
  13. phred

    This is Why I Can Not Have Nice Things!

    Interestingly, the one philosophy major that I know is making more money in IT than I am... :-) Perhaps I should have gone that route after all instead of the history degree. I hear you on the retainer - I lost one myself, but I was a senior in college at that point so replacement was entirely...
  14. phred

    Peanut Butter...Skippy or Jif

    If it's just between Jif and Skippy, I'll take Skippy. If it's peanut butter specifically, I'll go Adams. If it's nut butters in general, I'll go almond butter over peanut. In general though, I don't eat a lot of peanut butter except as an ingredient in Asian or African style peanut sauces... :D
  15. phred

    A bit new to pipes

    Welcome, Josh! I'm still relatively new myself, but in answer to your first question, if your churchwarden was designed to take a filter, it would have come with one. Peterson does make filtered pipes (the 9mm type favored in Europe), but I don't know whether they do a filtered churchwarden. The...
  16. phred

    New Member

    Welcome!
  17. phred

    Pipe Lapel Pin and Silent nods

    Original art by CosmicFolklore for ~$30? Definitely in... :D
  18. phred

    WebMD - Why can't doctors be honest and upfront.

    Yep. When I first thought about taking up pipe smoking, this was one of the first things I looked up because every site that I found online used that same "X% more likely" phrasing, which left me asking "X% more likely than WHAT?". Having taken elementary statistics at one point, it didn't take...
  19. phred

    IPSD what will you be smoking ?

    Uncertain at this point - I may be working longer than my usual half-day on Friday, so my opportunity may be more limited than previously expected. I could probably sneak in a small bowl of Prince Albert, if nothing else (as I'm about to do now...) :D
  20. phred

    Smoking Restrictions in WA State

    This is a misconception. I grew up in WA, now live in CO, and while posession of pot is legal in public, consumption is not. The dispensaries are even more restricted than tobacconists in this respect, as you can light up in a tobacco shop, but anything you buy in a dispensary has to be taken...
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