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A Lee Four Star and Bonus Two Star Omm Paul
It said "NEW AND IMPROVED" right on the gawd damn box! So it must be. -
Brunello Flake
Swollen ankle caused by too much Brunello, I got the same thing. Right ankle?- sasquatch
- Post #10
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Question about 4noggins
You'll get your stuff, but communication is now basically nil with them. It's really sad, and there's really no reason from the customer's point of view that it would be acceptable. You may or may not get a shipping confirmation. Hang tight, it will show up. But if this kind of thing makes...- sasquatch
- Post #4
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The Taste of Briar
I'm really torn, I feel slightly hypocritical because all my posts are anti-myth, anti-magic. And yet I feel that there are differences between my pipes, even if the smoke would not be recognizeably flavored... there's.... personality somehow in the different briar, the different builds. I... -
The Taste of Briar
Briar has tremendous heat resistance, it's full of minerals, grows in sandy soil... it's tough stuff. End of story. It's actually a great wood for smoking meat because it doesn't burn like other woods burn, things have to be terribly hot for briar to really ignite. Running an industry where... -
Dunhill's Shape 120
The 120 is by nature and design a large pipe, I've never seen one less than a 4.- sasquatch
- Post #3
- Forum: British Pipes
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Schroeder's Piano
Ahhh, pluralism and phenomenalism mixed over ice do make a tasty drink, but a guy has to be careful. Assume Charlie Brown can't play a piano at all, and Shroeder can. To the other kids, Shroeder is a wizard, his simple chords sound good to them. But the takeaway, logically, isn't that the...- sasquatch
- Post #3
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Ruminations on Why Better Briar Smokes Better
Sure, and it's like asking whether the wheels or the gasoline are more important in a car... you need both. I can make a nice pipe (or a poor one) from Mimmo's wood OR from Carlo's. It's Ford vs Chevy kind of stuff. You can't make a Ferrari with Ford parts. But then, most of us couldn't...- sasquatch
- Post #101
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Ruminations on Why Better Briar Smokes Better
Luckily, most briar is fine, drilling a straight hole isn't that hard, and when you get a block with truly great grain, it makes a great looking pipe almost no matter what you choose with it. So there are lots of good pipes out there, good in any number of ways. There are bad pipes too, and...- sasquatch
- Post #84
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Ruminations on Why Better Briar Smokes Better
Right down the middle? No. When briar is bad, it's 0% the carver's fault. When briar is good, it means the cutter did his job. Carvers can't carve if there's no briar, briar cutters can't sell if there's no carvers... what percentage of the final pipe relies on the cutter? Only a little...- sasquatch
- Post #82
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Ruminations on Why Better Briar Smokes Better
Mimmo has the best nose in the industry.- sasquatch
- Post #80
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Ruminations on Why Better Briar Smokes Better
Briar in this case from the same supplier - same bag, same purchase. Currently on the bench, a sandblast grade billiard, looking good, nothing ugly, a few little pepper spots as all briar has. Marked out and cut just ahead of it: Would have been fun grain for a blast, But it's...- sasquatch
- Post #75
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Ruminations on Why Better Briar Smokes Better
If briar tastes good and is cured well, why oil cure? This scenario you are imagining currently exists, this very day. There's a giant load of very old briar just waiting for a buyer. But it's 20,000 bucks. And I can't see the wood first hand unless I travel internationally. Do I...- sasquatch
- Post #74
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Ruminations on Why Better Briar Smokes Better
"One pipe to confuse them all"- sasquatch
- Post #68
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Ruminations on Why Better Briar Smokes Better
The mills really only dry it until it's stable enough for transport. Every large order of briar (and remember I am not under ANY conditions ordering truly large orders, I'm talking 100 blocks not 10000) I've gotten has shown up not-quite-ready-to-work. But the briar is boiled, it's "clean"...- sasquatch
- Post #66
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Ruminations on Why Better Briar Smokes Better
Some pipes smoke better than others. It's physics, and the physics includes the smoking media, the wood, for sure. But the idea that some particular type of briar smokes better than some other type... man, that's a tough go when you test it out. Every time you think it's a certain cut, a...- sasquatch
- Post #46
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Remove Varnish on New Pipes
"Breathes" is not a very meaningful term in that wood doesn't have lungs. But briar, like all wood, is constantly exchanging moisture with the ambient air around it. In a dry climate, briar is more dry inside than in a wet climate. This is why cabinet doors are made with panels, it's why...- sasquatch
- Post #31
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions