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  1. maxx

    My First EBay Pipe, Unsmoked Old Stock

    This is my first eBay pipe. It was unsmoked and only says Imported Briar on it. It's almost a copy of my Peterson Kenmare 106, but the shank is shorter and the stem is shaped a bit differently. The bowl isn't exactly the same shape, either, but the color is the same. It has no fills, unlike the...
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    Dad at 80, Remembering Pipe Smoking

    I visited my parents this weekend to celebrate my father's 80th birthday. I brought along my two Petersons and my Huck Finn Cob to show Dad. He didn't know I had taken up pipes and I wasn't sure I'd tell him, because I didn't want to get a health lecture (Dad sometimes thinks his children are...
  3. maxx

    Plastic Rod as Tamper

    I've found my favorite tamper. It's a plastic rod cut to length. Mine is clear but you can also make one that's colored. The pix are from online.
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    How Do You Refresh a Pipe?

    I may have over-smoked one of my pipes. Is this possible? My first pipe, I smoked multiple times, daily, when I got it, and it seems to my simple palate to give me a less flavorful smoke than the others. Is there a way to refresh it? I'm going to avoid it for a while and see if I still feel this...
  5. maxx

    To the Tune of Sixteen Tons

    To the tune of Sixteen Tons - I got sixteen tins and what did I get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go I got some tobacco that I gotta smoke I got Dunhill, Pease, and Captain Earle I thought I'd give Ten Russians a whirl Latakia and Vapers...
  6. maxx

    How Many Blends Do You Cellar?

    I'm at the beginning and have only tried seven blends, excluding OTC blends: Nightcap, Durbar, Sixpence, My Mixture 965, London Mixture, Royal Yacht, and Barling 1812 Tradition. I like all of this tinned tobacco except Royal Yacht. I've decided to start buying extra to set aside for cellaring...
  7. maxx

    Barling 1812 Tradition

    The tin describes the blend - "Tradition. Latakia from Cyprus and Syria, spiced with strong Kentucky and rounded off with little, broad cut Virginia. Full and strong in taste. Traditional English. Made in Germany by Planta Tabak Berlin." It doesn't taste like any of the Dunhills I've tried...
  8. maxx

    How to Know that a Pipe is Broken In

    How does a pipe that's broken in differ to one that isn't? How can I know that a new pipe has become broken in?
  9. maxx

    Dunhill's London Mixture

    What a contrast with Royal Yacht, which I was trying earlier! I'm enjoying London Mixture and disliked Royal Yacht. LM is a soft smoke, creamy, rich. RY was sharp and aggressive, almost angry. The pipe is a Peterson 106 Kenmare Billiard. I used a different pipe for the RY. These are first...
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    Dedicated Pouches?

    I bought a Peterson's tobacco pouch and haven't used it yet. Do they retain flavor from the tobacco and taint the next fill of a different blend? Do you have pouches dedicated to types of blends, or do you simply fill it with whatever you like, regardless of what was in it previously?
  11. maxx

    Huck Finn Cob

    This is my first Cob pipe. I'm underway as I write, smoking the first bowl, with Dunhill's Royal Yacht Mixture, which I haven't tried before this smoke. I'm tasting corn cob, or is that the tobacco? This is a handy pipe for short smokes, and I'll use it with my wake-up coffee. It'd be a good...
  12. maxx

    Radice Rind Billiard (G)

    This is my first high dollar pipe. I wondered when I ordered this last week if I was getting a pipe larger than I expected, but I like how it feels in the hand. If I would change anything, it'd be a bit longer in the stem. I certainly wouldn't want it shorter. Unlike other Radice pipes I've...
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    New Pipe Rack

    My first pipe related eBay purchase is an American Black Walnut rack by Yankee Clipper. Let's see if I can post photos. I'm on an iPhone and have read of people having difficulties posting from their album, which is what I'm about to try. Here goes...
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    Catlinite (Pipestone) Pipes

    I lived in Pipestone, MN for a few years as a boy. I was even once an extra in the Hiawatha Pagent there with a neighborhood friend and his family. Does anyone own and smoke a Catlinite pipe? They're available online, made by Native pipe makers. I intend to get one or more. I'm a history buff...
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    The Quality and Value of Pipes Costing Below $96

    Any answers to this will necessarily be subjective. I'm not looking for general guidelines exactly, but want an inkling of how other smokers think. Given that Cobs are highly recommended (I've got my first, a Huck Finn, on the way) and they cost so little, I'm wondering about non-Estate pipes...
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    Formatting Your Avatar Photo with iPhone

    To format your photo for your avatar on iPhone, firstly, make it square. The forum's avatar is different from your profile avatar, and in both cases you want it square. For my forum shot, I simply cropped the photo so it was square and uploaded the full size, large dimension photo. It was...
  17. maxx

    Makeshift Ashtray - Lodge Cast Iron

    I love Lodge Cast Iron. Here's my current ashtray. https://www.lodgemfg.com/heat-enhanced-iron/heat-treated-oval-server.asp Of course, I must be careful not to damage the pipes when I set them in it, away from the ash. A gentle laying down suffices.
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    Is This an Example of a Fill in Briar?

    I'm trying to learn what to look for in briar. Is the "smudge" on this pipe an example of a fill? http://www.smokershaven.com/edward-s-estate-pipe-smooth-full-bent-dublin-unsmoked.aspx
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    Scott Hudson pipes

    I mentioned Scott Hudson in my Fat Bastard thread, but he deserves his own topic heading. I found his site when looking for a Poker. I'm new to pipes so am coming to it without knowing who's who. I like Hudson's pipes, looking at his gallery, comparing his pipes to pipes in other maker's...
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    Building Your Collection

    How did you go about choosing your pipes? I'm new to pipe smoking, and my first choice was a Peterson Donegal Rocky B5 Bent Bulldog. After that I wanted something more conventional so I got a Billiard, a Peterson 106 Kenmare. I'm about to order my next two pipes and they'll be a Poker by Scott...
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