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  1. maxpeters

    Did You Start with a Pipe or Something Else?

    I started with pipes. I quit cigarretts cold turkey in 1981. Three years latter I bought my first pipe, and have been a pipe smoker since. I gave cigars a good try in the '90's. Still smoke an occasional one, but they got too damn expensive. Besides, quality went down hill on the affordable...
  2. maxpeters

    Is The Tobaccapocalypse Coming?

    NOLA cajun, they already have. Just heard about this today. Nothing to do with tobacco, but this is what you can expect from the powers that be. A back door assault as a test balloon, then if that passes any court action, a full frontal assault against whomever's rights they want to eliminate...
  3. maxpeters

    GQ Tobacco

    Wow. Finally, a Va/Per that I like! I received a pipe from Estate Pipe Shop in the UK yesterday, and with it was included a sample of GQ's Askwith Kake. This stuff is great. I usually find most Va/Per blends a little on the boring side. But this blend seems to have it down pat. This stuff has...
  4. maxpeters

    Rare Blue Riband Shape Added "The Globe"

    Lovely pipe. Does anyone know if the Blue Riband was among the first to use contrast staining? They did seem to stand out back when they were introduced.
  5. maxpeters

    Mr. Holmes

    I read all of his books in 1974 and, like most people, became hooked. There's just something about those stories that draws you in, makes you feel so close that you become a part of the story. You're right there with Holmes and Watson, out thinking and tracking down evil doers. Once you start a...
  6. maxpeters

    Birth year Dunhill Pipes

    You might try a tan shell. I think they came out in '53. For that matter, 1953 seems to be a great birth year for some other cool creations. The Rolex Explorer was introduced in 1953, as well as the Chevrolet Corvette. Also, Leica's famous M-3 camera was created in '53. (but not introduced...
  7. maxpeters

    The Changing Palate

    I would second sjmiller. Sinus allergies do effect your taste and smell. For some reason this summer my taste and smell leave everything but latakia tasteless and oderless for a couple days at a time. It's happened twice since late spring . Only last two or three days though, then everything is...
  8. maxpeters

    Care and Maintenance - Doing it right?

    I think that heavy puffing, especially when smoking a new meerschaum, will cause the coloring to sink more into the shank area, and very little into the bowl. Repeated smoking afterwards will only cause the coloring to darken in this area. This is because the wax, or whatever coating or...
  9. maxpeters

    H&H Midtown Series

    weezell, I agree with you. Sweet Cask is very good. I did try mixing it with Sugar Barrel, but found that, combined, the flavor didn't improve very much. They were best if smoked individually. When I first tried Sweet Cask, I just stuffed it in a pipe as it came, and went about smoking it as I...
  10. maxpeters

    Il Duca Barone B3 Natural Lovat

    Beautiful pipe. I like the natural finish look on that one. Especially with the Cumberland stem. Very nice.
  11. maxpeters

    H&H Midtown Series

    mso, I did try Chestnut with Middleton's Walnut, and it was not bad. Still didn't improve the flavor over either one individually. This is one that seemed to be better left alone. They each have their unique qualities. I didn't include it above because you can't find Walnut anymore. I just...
  12. maxpeters

    H&H Midtown Series

    For the last week or so I've been playing around with several blends of Hearth & Home's Midtown Series tobaccos. I like that they came to the rescue of some old blends that John Middleton Co. discontinued, and I wanted to see how well they were able to reproduce them. So far I've tried Cherry...
  13. maxpeters

    My Comfort Blend

    Middleton's Cherry Blend. It's very satisfying. Unlike what some think, the cherry flavor is never dominate. It's just somewhere in the background. A faint taste/aroma. The burly and Virginia is much more in the foreground. You get a real tobacco taste along with a little hint of cherry. (I've...
  14. maxpeters

    The Wrist Watch

    Teddy, I almost bought that very watch last year. It has everything you need on a watch, and it's all easily readable. . Cool piece. It actually looks better in person than online.
  15. maxpeters

    Quote From A Famous Pipesmoker

    Great post. And dialogue.
  16. maxpeters

    Favorite Chinese Food?

    kung pao chicken. or kung pao beef, or pork. All spicy and good.
  17. maxpeters

    The Wrist Watch

    iamn8, that's a pretty substantial watch. Your Hublot is also a very pricey watch. Not my style, but definitely quality. The largest watch that I have is 44mm, a Lum-Tec M-20, and it is a little larger than I really like. I have a 7 1/2 in. wrist, and I pretty much stick to 40mm to 42mm. Just...
  18. maxpeters

    First Successful Fold & Stuff

    Whenever I get flakes I just rub them out beforehand, and put the whole lot back in the tin. Saves having to do it before every smoke. As for fold and stuff, I too have to keep relighting endlessly. It worked for me once, but never has since.
  19. maxpeters

    Nova Scotia to ban flavored tobacco

    Every time I hear the govt. say "but it's for the safety of the children", watch out. They're getting ready to slide another one by you. I remember riding in to work one morning and listening to the news on the radio, when I heard some official govt. mouth piece saying that "the children are at...
  20. maxpeters

    Hacker's Book Fibbed on Perique!

    I agree with you philo, his books were very helpful to opening up the world of pipe smoking for me too. Before the internet there were very very few books about pipes and pipe smoking. I remember searching all the libraries and used books stores I could find to see if they might have anything...
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