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About cleaning the bowl...
I have read and have seen many You Tube videos that recommend and show the cleaning out of the bowl with grain alcohol. I understand the need to clean the stem out and the shank and to get any moisture out of the bowl. But I'm a little dubious about using alcohol in the bowl. Now obviously we...- monty55
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To dump or not to dump...
Ok, here's another silly question. So there are some words of wisdom pretty much written in stone, that one should smoke his bowl of tobacco to the end in order to insure that you build up a cake in the bottom for protection, Well now I've only been doing this a short while, but I was only able...- monty55
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Stem fix for S. Bang, or live with it?
I have recently aquired an S. Bang Giant smooth. Pre84. I love the pipe. It has a large deep bowl and smokes great! However there is an issue with the stem. On the lip dead center on top and bottom is a very small crack to which someone took a file. Now I can smoke this just fine as is, and very...- monty55
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On the subject of aged tobaccos, and those illusive adjectives...
So I have gathered that, more or less the ageing of tobaccos is a fine thing. And that most, more or less, get better with age. People have "cellars" as it were. So this all begs the questions... Do they sell "aged" tobacco, or is that always done on this end? If the answer is negative, why...- monty55
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Pipe diet
So I've read and heard a few times that people have a pipe or pipes that will smoke a certain tobacco better than other pipes. I hear "This tobacco taste really great out of this particular pipe of mine." Setting any ghosting attributes aside, is this true? Or is it simply a psychological...- monty55
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Just a couple of quick questions...
Hello all, My name is Monty. Bought and smoked my first pipe in 1982. Was only 24 back then and didn't have the patience for it. Smoked Cigs for 35 years. Quit cigs 6 weeks ago. But still feel addicted to the act of smoking and of course still crave the nicotine. How can I do this ... Pipes...- monty55
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