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  1. Mike N

    Number Of Traditional Pipe Smokers In US, Canada and Europe

    Paul, I share that concern and even though I used the phrase “traditional pipe smoker” in my search, I wondered if the U.S. numbers included vape pipes and hookahs.
  2. Mike N

    Number Of Traditional Pipe Smokers In US, Canada and Europe

    Yes, when I was in an open air cafe in Italy I was hesitant to light a post-lunch pipe…until the young couple sitting next to me both fired up a cigarette.
  3. Mike N

    Show Us Your Mastro Geppetto & Ser Jacopo Pipes

    Yes, the ring inlays are sterling silver on the Leonardo.
  4. Mike N

    How Has Your Ring Blast Briar Colored?

    This is a ring blast Carminette pipe by Andrew Sheehan I purchased in Chicago in April 2024. After about 25 smokes, it has colored nicely. Please post your ring blast pipes that have taken on a different look over time.
  5. Mike N

    Show Us Your Mastro Geppetto & Ser Jacopo Pipes

    Ser Jacopo
  6. Mike N

    Found This Very Large Piece Of Burley

    I have heard the old men in my mountain village tell tales of such whole Burley leaves around the fire in the same breath as Bigfoot. They had all seen Bigfoot, but none had ever seen Big Burley. To see now that my elders‘ tales were true…
  7. Mike N

    Number Of Traditional Pipe Smokers In US, Canada and Europe

    Recently on YouTube, a Canadian vlogger (Brian of Pipe_Currency) living in Europe questioned an estimate by another YouTuber that there were only 400 traditional pipe smokers in Canada. So, I did an AI search and found these numbers, for what they’re worth: 1.) Citing a CDC study, this came...
  8. Mike N

    “The Rake” On YouTube: Recent Tour Of The Dunhill White Spot Factory in London

    As the original poster, that’s what I intended. But the inevitable comparisons begin and… By the way, I just checked The Rake’s Dunhill video on YouTube and it had 14,000 views in 12 days, with 580 thumbs up and 0 thumbs down. Any pipe maker, factory or retail shop should roll out the red...
  9. Mike N

    Best $25 Or Under Real Leather 2-Pipe Cases?

    Yes, the magnets are very secure. But I concede that these leathers bags might not be good in a work environment.
  10. Mike N

    “The Rake” On YouTube: Recent Tour Of The Dunhill White Spot Factory in London

    Now, now, you can’t respond to a straightforward question with a question. You first. Just tell us the Italian makers that “do it better” than Castello? Your statement deserves a few examples.
  11. Mike N

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

    I bought them at Savinelli‘s store in Milan last summer on a trip to Lake Como. I have not seem them stateside, either, but I assume someone had them here In the US. If not, Savinelli missed a big market. I really don’t like this years drab green stems on the Saint Nicholas.
  12. Mike N

    “The Rake” On YouTube: Recent Tour Of The Dunhill White Spot Factory in London

    Not really applicable to me and good pipes. The Sunk-Cost Fallacy is premised upon one’s failure to accept that abandonment of a strategy would somehow be ”beneficial,” and totally ignores the myriad of reasons for brand loyalty in the first place. That said, during the dot-com boom, I did hold...
  13. Mike N

    Best $25 Or Under Real Leather 2-Pipe Cases?

    Well, at least for now, I don’t ”wear” my leather pipe bags. But that could change as I get older, of course.
  14. Mike N

    “The Rake” On YouTube: Recent Tour Of The Dunhill White Spot Factory in London

    While I disagree with your views on Castello pipes, I do agree with your view that “luxury” brands will always have their price-point critics. I watched a YouTube video the other night where the guy went on and on criticizing Cohiba, Behike, Montecristo and Partagas Cuban cigars. But the world...
  15. Mike N

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

    Loaded up two Savinelli Saint Nicholas pipes I bought at their flagship store in Milan with some Captain Earle’s Nightwatch. The translucency of the stem material in that year’s edition has always been my favorite.
  16. Mike N

    Show Off Your Castello Pipes Here!

    A couple of Princes with two stems. Gotta love the boxwood Castello stem with the black dot rather than the traditional bar.
  17. Mike N

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

    I bought the pipe at the NASPC show in Columbus from the table of Kevin Brackett of Tobacco Pipe Exporters, Inc. Hence, the pipe is stamped “TPE.”
  18. Mike N

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

    In a pipe version of East-meets-West, a sea urchin bamboo by Wilson stuffed with 2019 Fusiliers Ration. I picked up both at this year‘s Columbus Pipe show.
  19. Mike N

    Show Off Your Castello Pipes Here!

    Here are a few Le Dunes; the apple on the left is a rarer downward, reverse carving. On the far right is a Le Dune opera.
  20. Mike N

    Show Off Your Castello Pipes Here!

    Luca at Tabaccheria Corti’s shop in Lecco is of course near the Castello shop in Cantù and he always has top Castello pipes. I love my Le Dune‘s but was still surprised to see this description of that series by Luca tonight in his newsletter: Dear Pipesmoker, We are super pleased to have for...
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