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  1. salewis

    I have a couple of real stinkers....

    Peteguy: I know what you mean regarding the odor in the room when you have many pipes together. I to keep my pipes very clean and regularly perform a thorough cleaning with Everclear and use two to three pipe cleaners after each smoke. However, when you get 35 pipes together in a bedroom (guest...
  2. salewis

    Flake, how to?

    I would agree with Coalsmoke. Different flakes require different methods. Usually, for Gawith flakes which run very moist I use the tear method. For dryer flakes, like Orlick Golden Slices you can simply hand rub or fold. As for the type of pipe I find that most flakes smoke better in a flatter...
  3. salewis

    VAPer's for a newbie

    I have tried GLP Haddo Delight and did not like it. I would give a big bid for Escudo or McClelland's St. James Woods even though it does not have a high degree of perique.
  4. salewis

    What I've been told . . .

    The idea is to not make it too complex of an issue whether to rotate or not. Usually, pipers dedicate their pipes to either Virginia, English and aromatic blends. In the Virginia pipes pipers usually switch off among only Virginia blends and if they are like me and I believe that they are the...
  5. salewis

    May Have Solved My Moisture Problem

    This is the same method as advocated by Fred Hanna in his latest book 'The Perfect Smoke'. I have tried loading my pipe with the collection of tobacco off the bottom of the bowl and where I can clearly see the advantages I personally did not care for this tobacco loading technique. I know that...
  6. salewis

    Tobacco Blend Recommendations?

    I am a huge fan of Samuel Gawith's blends since I feel that their Virginias are hard to beat, excepting McClelland's Virginias. You may want to try Squadron Leader and Sam's Flake. Squadron Leader is a orientals, Virginias and latakia. Sam's Flake is a oriental forward blend with a little...
  7. salewis

    Showing Off My Becker

    Beautiful Paolo Becker pipe. I am envious since I have longed for a Becker pipe for several years. Enjoy you new Becker!
  8. salewis

    Straights vs. Bents--To Gurgle or Not To Gurgle

    I have both full bent, mostly one quarter bent and straight pipes. I have been smoking a pipe for decades and have never experienced any difference in 'gurgling' between the different configurations of my pipes. Usually, gurgling has to with loading, type of tobacco used, moisture content of the...
  9. salewis

    Changing Tastes

    I have smoked a pipe for many years and my tastes are still developing. Some look for their 'perfect smoke' and find it, however, even these pipe smokers continue to search to confirm their choice I know this is true in my case. The search goes on, however, at least we tend to know what tobaccos...
  10. salewis

    Moist or Dry

    I smoke three SG blends. SG tobacco is always moist, some more moist than others (FVF) I am a proponent of cooking my more moist tobacco blends. For example, FVF can be baked at 250 degree for two hours, in the tin and comes out just right for Flake is not as moist as FVF and does not require...
  11. salewis

    What Percent of Your Pipes Are In Plain View?

    I have all my pipes, in three racks, that are visible in a spare bedroom.
  12. salewis

    Bottom Half Of The Bowl?

    For non aros try lightly scraping the ash about half way through the bowl and relight. By very lightly your pipe of the ash it will be much easier to smoke all the way through the bowl. The benefits of smoking very close to the bottom of the bowl are: 1-Cake will be evenly distributed providing...
  13. salewis

    Seasonal Tobacco Interests?

    I to smoke both light latakia blend, Virginias and VaPers all year long. The time of the year and the type of tobacco smoked has never been seasonal. However, I can understand some pipe smokers having the urge to smoke heavier latakia based blends in the late fall and winter months and VaPers...
  14. salewis

    Tongue Bite From Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader

    I have smoked SL for several years. However, I have always bought in the tin and never had an issue with biting. Also, I have never smoked a Church Warden and I would suggest a more substantial medium sized pipe may be easier on your mouth. Another very good English blend with just a tad of...
  15. salewis

    Name Your Favorite Pipe Brands - in Order

    Savinelli Autograph Rad Davis Castello Ferndown Cavicchi Ascorti Radice Peterson
  16. salewis

    What exactly is a spigot?

    I have been smoking a pipe for over 40 years and my wife just bought me a Peterson Royal Irish full bent. This is the first spigot that I have ever owned. I have no idea why I waited so long since it is true that it is very easy to remove the stem from the pipe similar to a military bit and...
  17. salewis

    Saturday Night Fights - Revisited - Battle Of The VA Flakes

    I have smoked them both and am a regular smoker of FVF. While Dunhill Flake is OK I can name at least 12 other flakes that I like better, FVF being one of them.
  18. salewis

    Favorite pipes For Flakes?

    Flakes work best for me in medium sized pipes and with a wide bowl similar to pot or apple shapes. Since I hand rub or tear my flakes to the same consistency as broken flakes I smoke both tobacco configurations in both pots and apples or any of my medium sized pipes with a wider bowl.
  19. salewis

    I think it's funny that....

    My favorite shape for a pipe is half bent. I also have pipes in straight, half bent and full bent. If I am reading which I do 99% of the time while smoking my pipes I prefer a full bent since it is easier to clench and it does not get in my way while reading. The majority of my pipes, especially...
  20. salewis

    My Perique Experiment

    I think that when new smokers complain about tobacco bite that is caused by both smoking too fast and by smoking the wrong types of tobacco. For example, St. James Woods is a great tobacco, however, this blend is not for a new smoker because it is too difficult to keep lit therefore, many newer...
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