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  1. Mike N

    2025 Chicago Pipe Show!

    I had a great time again this year. The number of pipe vendors was incredible. Not as much pipe tobacco as the Columbus Show, but Arlington did use its Illinois license to sell C&D blends next to the SmokingPipes table. Ron Pecorini and the CPC deserve a lot of credit. I bought a few pipes, and...
  2. Mike N

    Sad News From Italy

    Castello pipes just posted this on Instagram as to who will be running the company going forward: It will be Stephanie Coppo, daughter of Franco and granddaughter of Carlo Scotti, leading the artisan boutique in Cantù, keeping Coppo’s name and the soul of the founder Scotti.
  3. Mike N

    Brulor Pipes Resurrected By Bruno Nuttens

    These French, new old stock 80 year briar pipes with original horn and vulcanite stems look like a good value at under $50 each on SmokingPipes.com. “…(in the) mid-2010s, when pipe artisan Bruno Nuttens procured a supply of vintage Brulor pipes and decided to resurrect the once-defunct brand...
  4. Mike N

    European Pipes And Tobaccos

    I’ll be attending the Chicago Pipe Show and will be interested in speaking with the European and Chinese makers about what effect, if any, they expect to feel from the tariffs and about their experience bringing their pipes in through US Customs.
  5. Mike N

    Jim's Briarworks Smokehouse Review.

    Just when I told myself no more tobacco in the cellar, this interesting broken flake comes out which checks all the boxes for me. Shane Ireland did a great review on SmokingPipes.com filmed in an old tobacco barn. Oh well…I ordered 6 jars to stick on the back shelf.
  6. Mike N

    ***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***

    Enjoying a beautiful West Virginia morning in the backyard smoking a J Alan acorn bamboo packed with some Esoterica Dorchester. I rounded up this fallen silver maple in the woods the last two evenings with a Stihl 251.
  7. Mike N

    Sad News From Italy

    I have always loved Castello pipes, and Kino took great care of the legacy his father-in-law left him. My condolences to his family and his friends in Cantu' and around the world.
  8. Mike N

    ***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***

    Smoking some HU Zulu in a Butz-Choquin made in Saint Claude. I bought it in 1987 when my wife and I made our first trip to New York City. I sadly can’t remember the name of the pipe shop, but it was located near where we were staying, The Plaza Hotel. The shop owner tacked on the wind cap at my...
  9. Mike N

    Show Us Your Mastro Geppetto & Ser Jacopo Pipes

    The stem work on these two Mastro Geppetto’s makes them a joy to smoke.
  10. Mike N

    Can Anyone Estimate The Approximate Dates Of These 2 Unopened Tins?

    Thanks, Troy. I was unable to find anything helpful on Fireside, and those dates narrow it down. By the way, I picked up each of these tins at the Columbus Pipe Show last summer (a great show for vintage tins) , and if memory serves, they were among a dozen or so tins offered on the table of a...
  11. Mike N

    Can Anyone Estimate The Approximate Dates Of These 2 Unopened Tins?

    I thought perhaps the price tag and labels on the back may give someone who is knowledgeable about this topic a clue. My guess is early 1980s. I intend to open and smoke both of them. Thanks
  12. Mike N

    European Pipes And Tobaccos

    But for their hard acrylic stems and often uncomfortable large buttons, I would be happy to smoke nothing other than Italian pipes like Castello and Cavicchi with the quality aged briar they use. Lately, with the continued growth and refinement of the American artisan pipe market and its...
  13. Mike N

    European Pipes And Tobaccos

    If there is a European or foreign-made pipe or tobacco already in stock at SmokingPipes.com stateside that you have been looking at, my suggestion is to pick it up now, because it does not look like, in the short term at least, imported pipes or tobaccos are going to get any cheaper. This is an...
  14. Mike N

    What Will Be The Most Sought-After Sutliff Blends 5 Years From Now?

    To turn a phrase, that might not age well.😕
  15. Mike N

    Great Article On Obsidian Oil

    I was looking for alternatives to the proprietary Obsidian Oil that would also supply natural UV protection for my ebonite stems. I’m researching sesame oil or coconut oil. It seems food grade mineral oil does not block UV rays. In any event, I stumbled on a 2022 article on this website by...
  16. Mike N

    Sweetest English Blend?

    If you like a smooth, rich but mild and smoky, Latakia forward English, take a look at several of the high-quality Drucquer & Sons offerings blended by GL Pease— particularly Casbah. A 100g tin for under $25 is worth every penny.
  17. Mike N

    SmithHouse Pipes By Rich Rosselli

    I really enjoy smoking SmithHouse pipes by Rich Rosselli I just picked up this one today on Instagram. I love my bamboo billiards. I can’t wait til it arrives. Please post any SmithHouse pipes you enjoy.
  18. Mike N

    Show Us Your Mastro Geppetto & Ser Jacopo Pipes

    Here are my Ser Jacopo pipes
  19. Mike N

    Something Other Than Pipes

    I have collected and written about antique fishing reels and tackle for over 40 years. I have a large collection of CF Orvis fly reels and flies circa 1890, and also have handwritten letters from CFO circa 1900 that have been used as sources by authors on the topic. I also collect tournament...
  20. Mike N

    Simon Bosko from London Calling on Radio Show of March 18, 2025

    Great interview with Simon. I enjoy his YouTube content broadcast from London. Here are two of a set of three black ring blast pipes I commissioned by Simon- they all smoke great. Simon is fast approaching his 1,000th pipe. (The last photo was taken by Simon.)
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