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    Virginia/Perique Blends..... First Time Smoker

    Frank is back. Just finished VaPer-izing. Charged a big bowled pipe with match-Elizabethan and had a wonderful, flavorful, smoking experience. Tobacco tasted sweet, mellow, not harsh, not steamy, didn't burn hot and tasted a little grassy? The fresh tobacco reminded me of sweet hay. Is that...
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    Virginia/Perique Blends..... First Time Smoker

    Wow.....You guys wax poetic ehen it comes to your fav VaPer blends. I read though all the interesting responses...all information packed. I can't wait until a little later to stuff the briar and sip some smoke. I hope I'm in for a treat. The aroma of this blend is intoxicating. I just...
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    Anyone Else Having Mold Issues?

    Thanks guys.... Frank
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    Virginia/Perique Blends..... First Time Smoker

    Just ordered a few bowls worth of match-blended ELIZABETHAN. I was curious, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about when it came to that magical, VaPer Nirvana that I've been reading about. I want to expand my tobacco experiences by smoking different blends. Right now, I'm smoking Lane...
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    Anyone Else Having Mold Issues?

    Thank you for answering my questions about freezing tobaccos for storage. You guys pointed out the demerits that I did not consider. You took me to school, and now I know why freezing tobaccos is not such a good idea. BTW, After posting, and a little more reflection, I kind of came to answer...
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    Briar Blocks Suppliers: Recommendations?

    sasquatch.....getting close. Thanks for the leads. The briar from the Greek supplier will probably work. Didn't know that I could import briar blocks. eBay blocks....maybe. Vermont Freehand couldn't help me. Mark Tinsky is getting my patterns in the mail. Maybe he can sell me plateaux...
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    Had my first smoke today - need advice

    red1.... You are a lucky man! Look at number of responses and suggestions that you generated by asking some simple questions. Remarkable. Every one of these helpful postings has suggestions worth noting. When I started smoking a pipe, none of this existed....and I had no one to ask. Just...
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    Stand

    Love the stands made from scrap leather belts, especially the Mr. Brog design, which can easily be converted back into a flat piece of leather for easy carrying and storage. Yep, gonna order some 8 -10 oz. strapping. Problem solved. Great ideas. Thanks guys. Frank
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    Had my first smoke today - need advice

    red1.... I urge you to watch all the many You-Tube tutorial videos showing not only how to light and smoke a pipe but also videos for comparing all popular tobacco blends including many aromatics, and other tobaccos. You-Tube is a great place to learn all the intricacies of pipe smoking...
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    Jim's Look at Current Wilke Tobacco Production.

    I remember buying "Gotham Court" and "High Hat" from Wilke when it was still on West 55th St. Loved that store and was always a class act. Miss Genaro?...the very friendly and patient store owner/manager? I made special trips into Manhattan just to visit Wilke. Miss that, very much. Nice to...
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    Anyone Else Having Mold Issues?

    This might sound like some very silly question, but I will them ask anyway. Here it goes.....can tobaccos be frozen? Can our favorite tobacco(s) and blends be compressed into smaller packages, wrapped really well, or vacuum sealed, and then be frozen until needed? I ask this because I have...
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    Briar Blocks Suppliers: Recommendations?

    Thanks guys for your interest. really appreciate your input. I need a few blocks that will allow me to cut XXL jumbo pipes....pipes that are not quite as large as some of the Ashton Magnums, but pipes that will come pretty darn close to that size. Some of my pipes will have bowl diameters...
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    Briar Blocks Suppliers: Recommendations?

    After I started this thread, I have been making inquiries regarding the purchase of some briar blocks in the sizes that I would need to make some of my pipes. I like large pipes. Jumbo, XXL pipes. Pipes with thick-walled bowls. Pipes that are heavy. Pipes like a Stanwell 95 on steroids...
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    Help! Cleaned My Favorite Pipe with 70% Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol

    Try moistening a paper napkin with some Rum Extract high-proof brandy, grain alcohol...all food-grade, BTW. Now, force that moist, not wet, paper napkin into the bowl of your ghosted pipe, twist it around, and leave the Rum charged napkin in the bowl for a few hours....overnight, is better...
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    Cigar Through A Pipe?

    Must be telepathy or something.....just this morning I was wondering if any pipe-smokers ever cut up a cigar into + - 1" sections, and then stuffed these short sections into the bowl of a pipe, possibly even adding a little pipe tobacco around the cigar? Has anyone crumbled a cigar into their...
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    Chris Morgans Cigar Pipe

    aussiemike.... You-Tube is filled with video reviews showing your "Morgan Pipe Cigar". A quick search will bring you into touch with tons of information about the care and feeding of your new briar pipe. Hope this helps. Enjoy sipping on that briar cheroot. Frank
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    How Long Do You Draw For?

    Reluctantly read thru this thread. Glad I did. Learned even more techniques for proper smoking and maximizing enjoyment. There's so much to learn. Sorry I didn't stick with learning HOW to properly smoke a pipe, years ago. Bit back then in the 1960s...no computers....no internet. You...
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    Bent Dublin With First Hand Turned Acrylic Stem

    shikano and others.... Finally got up the nerve to try bending the straight, acrylic stem on a custom-made pipe. I followed all the directions for bending a stem by using hot water to soften the plastic. It worked like a charm. Just shoved a pipe cleaner into the draft-hole.... dipped the...
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    Free Pipes

    Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and friends. Blessing to you for your generous spirit of friendship. Will contemplate your kindness when I light up my next bowl. Frank
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    Apple I Did In July Re-Worked

    Shikano... Just out of curiosity....when you were making this pipe and that serious crack in the bowl showed up...why did you continue to completion, and not just scrap the pipe? Was this pipe a "practice" pipe? I could see the value of honing ones pipe-making skills, even on a flawed piece of...
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