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  1. oklansas

    Whatever Happened to the Pocket Tin? (w/ pictures!)

    Being the historian that I am, I was looking through old pipe adverting posters and happened across more than a few featuring pipe tobacco pocket tins - such as this: (Used Velvet for the example because its the one I got from the STG free sample) I was lead to wonder, What ever happened to...
  2. oklansas

    A Pocket Pipe for Me, Recommendations?

    I've been looking for a good pocket pipe that I can take on the go. I ran across the Savinelli "Piuma" line of featherweight pipes and they look like they may fit the bill; both in size and price range. Specifically, I'm looking at THIS ONE. Anyone had any experience with the Piumas or recommend...
  3. oklansas

    Freshen Up With That Olive Oil?

    I've heard it bandied about (seems alot on this site) about using olive oil on both the stem and bowls of hardwood pipes. Three questions relating to that: 1) How often? 2) How much? 3) Should it be done on unfinished pipes?
  4. oklansas

    Ukrainian Souvenir 'Volcano' (pear wood) & a Bit of Heaven

    I know I am a very new member, in addition to being a shiny new n00b to pipe smoking, but I am compelled to post a review of a pipe that has brought me nothing but joy and perfect smokes to the ashes so far... While definitely a pipe novice, starting in earnest about two weeks ago, I happen to...
  5. oklansas

    The Power of Diet Coke!

    Quite a few folks enjoy a nice cordial with their smoky repast, and in that way, I am not so different. Yet, my history with tobacco goes back a long way, from Swisher Sweets to Davidoff, and Backwoods pipe tobacco to Peterson's; much of it before the age of twenty-one. Back in these days, while...
  6. oklansas

    Georgetown Tobacco (Washington D.C.)

    Had my first experience with Georgetown Tobacco today. They are in one of the more popular neighborhoods in the nation's capital, and on that hood's busiest street to boot. Previously, to moving and switching mostly to a pipe, I was a regular at a tobacco shop in Bethesda MD (called JB...
  7. oklansas

    Pipe Bowl Gets Hot

    Let me start out by thanking all of you posters here at the Pipesmagazine forums. I'm a fairly experienced cigar smoker, but quite the newbie when it comes to pipes, and these forums have been essential in helping me to get started! Searching the beginner's thread almost always answered my...