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  1. proteus

    Silly Blend Question

    What counts is the preparation and the vintage. Some tobacco blenders buy an entire crop of a certain leaf and work off that. It's aged and "messed with" in terms of bringing out flavors. The blending methods using steam, heat, humidity and any casing or topping plays a part. Pressure as well...
  2. proteus

    Nicotine or Relaxation?

    Could be. Then again I'm not entirely sure. Sometimes due to schedule and weather I go sometimes an entire week between smokes. I never feel cravings and I don't smoke all day when I do smoke. I know people who smoke cigs every half hour to an hour and a half all day and some that smoke one cig...
  3. proteus

    Nicotine or Relaxation?

    I mainly grab straight Virginias and Virginia burley blends. For me it's the ritual. The smell of those tobaccos in the container. The lingering spiciness in my clothing and hair which wafts around me as I walk. The aftertaste of earthy breadiness. Watching the smoke rise aimlessly.... OK...I...
  4. proteus

    Tobacco Hutch Project

    Far out !! Truly one of a kind.
  5. proteus

    Ceramic Kitchen Knives: Any Good?

    Cheap trick to get el cheapo knife to take an edge temporarily in a pinch. Use the bottom of a coffee mug and there you'll find uncoated ceramic. Use that as a makeshift stone.
  6. proteus

    Ceramic Kitchen Knives: Any Good?

    I have a takohiki hand made by a smith in Japan and it's amazing. Several deba, usuba Okinawa and Tokyo style, yanagiba about 250mm. The couple vg10 San mai nakiri I have are like straight razors. I never tear up with onion slicing. All of those steels are amazing.
  7. proteus

    The Bends in Pipes Defined?

    I've always considered the bend description a relative term. Gives you an idea but you need to see it to know. In my book there are only three bends. Full, half, and slight.
  8. proteus

    The Five Families

    I'm running Brebbia tomatoes and Savinelli authors.
  9. proteus

    What's your Favorite "Navy"?

    Another vote for Mac Navy. C&D should make a new Navy flake and call it Haze Grey.
  10. proteus

    Accidentally Removed Some Finish off the Rim

    You could re char it and it would be as it was. If it's stain I would grab some matching stain or if it's just finish use shellac at a 1 pound cut and prime with dewaxed shellac first in a 1/2 pound cut. The cut is just the ratio of weight flake to a gallon of alcohol. You can get different...
  11. proteus

    Ceramic Kitchen Knives: Any Good?

    Hitachi Blue and White steels are very good. Watch for single or double bevel. I have this steel in traditional Japanese single bevel styles and you need to sharpen differently. All have to be oil with mineral oil to avoid flash rust.
  12. proteus

    Ceramic Kitchen Knives: Any Good?

    I have a few "new" age hard steels like S90V and those are very hard to sharpen without the right stones. 440C stainless is high carbon and sharpens easily and so is VG10. The stainless that does not sharpen well are cheaper stainless knifes. Even the new CrMoV steels sharpen easily and are...
  13. proteus

    Ceramic Kitchen Knives: Any Good?

    Not a fan of ceramic. I like Wustoff if want a nice knife. But for workhorses my wife and I have a side catering business so we use either WinCo True Forged or Victorinox with Fibrox handles or Dexter with their equivalent handle. These are all NSF rated which is important in food service...
  14. proteus

    Subscription Services Discussion

    Tobaccopipes.com has their monthly mystery blend. Compare & Share March 2024 - Mystery Blends - https://www.tobaccopipes.com/compare-share-march-2024-mystery-blends/
  15. proteus

    Post-COVID Nicotine Hypersensitivity

    I've noticed the opposite. I drink a couple shots of tequila and nothing. Tobacco same. I think maybe I've just grown accustomed to these things coincidentally at the same time covid hit. But who knows. But I have noticed that now when I see a person wearing a mask around their chin I have an...
  16. proteus

    Smoking to the Bottom of the Bowl.

    I've called the very small amount of tobacco left at the bottom in terms of non stop tobacco, the pipes share. I mean it's probably only a tiny bit of flake. That's the pipes share. The offering made to the pipe for a good smoke.
  17. proteus

    Smoking to the Bottom of the Bowl.

    I smoke until it keeps going out won't stay lit. Then I dump and always just a few flakes. I smoke dry tobacco. Virginias, burleys, and Virginia blends. Aros I smoke I get a small blob called dottle.
  18. proteus

    Why Does my Pipe Die When I Tamp?

    When you tamp use only the weight of the tamp and draw air while you tamp.
  19. proteus

    On Codger Blends and Their Matches, et al.

    I've found Peretti 333 and DD to be in the codger OTC vein. Peretti noname is like Mixture 79. Peretti Cuban Mixture is still made you could try that. Chatham Manor is like Carter Hall. Pegasus and Old Joe Krantz are options. WCC Waltham Broken Cake and WCC American Cut Plug. And I've found Lane...
  20. proteus

    How/What Beverages do You Pair with Your Pipe?

    Anything I'm in the mood for. I don't look at the tobacco and the beverage as being aligned.
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