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    Falcon Corncob Bowls Enquiry.

    Hello everyone, I have been searching for falcon corncob bowls either estate or any pipe makers to turn me one, but yet to succeed. If anyone could lead me to anyone who is willing to turn a couple of corncobs to fit a falcon stem, I would greatly appreciate it.
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    Bite Marks — Or a defect?

    Greetings everyone, I recently bought a Eltang Arne Jacobsen bamboo pencil shank. In about 1 day of using a pipe, about 2 bowls in, the stem had a noticeable dent and a hole. moving on to the next day, smoking 3 bowls, The stem cracked into a thin hairline crack. Is this a bite though? is it...
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    Cracked Morta Bowl: Concern or just Build a Cake?

    Greetings, I have received a Eltang basic Morta, and the bowl seemed to crack beyond the craggy sandblast and into the bowl. I know Morta’s are different than briar, and this one seems to stem from the outside in. Of course, I would rather take advice from people of knowledge than deal with it...
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    Pipe Makers Ignoring Messages?

    Hello people, So, more recently, I noticed that a lot of pipe estate sellers, carvers, and "companies" stop replying to my messages, especially in instagram. I don't know if it makes sense, but some, when asking questions, stop replying even when they see the message. I sometimes follow up with...
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    Filtering any Pipe: a Method.

    Title edited for caps and brevity. See Rule 9! Original: "Filtering Any Pipe Without The Drawbacks Of Traditional Ones: A Method." Greetings people! Any of you suffer from tongue bites? Maybe a beautiful blend doesn't work with whatever chemistry and biology God (if you believe in him) put...
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    The Perfect Pipe for All Occasions.

    Greetings gents, Lately I am thinning my collection to bare minimum, especially since I figured out what pipes I enjoy to smoke. And especially on those departing days where you think if it is even possible to smoke one pipe a couple of times a day, for several weeks. I remember seeing chasing...
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    Oxidized “Yellowing” Brebbia Spigot Fix?

    Greetings people, I bought this estate Brebbia Pipe that had a “yellowing” of the spigot/metal part of the stem. I have tried to use silver polish to remove it with no luck, and used some trick with baking soda and hot water in a bowl with aluminum foil and it didn’t work. Any Ideas on how...
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    "Premium Pipe Tobacco"

    Greetings people! I recently have been thinking on why shouldn't pipe tobacco companies push for a new definition to its products similar to the cigar companies pushing theirs as "premium cigars " instead of being labeled and chugged to cigarettes and other tobacco form. I know that cigarette...
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    Dating a Dotless Sasieni.

    Greetings! I have ordered a estate rusticated Canadian Sasieni pipe from smoking pipes Europe that has no dot on the stem nor on the stampings. Simply it was stamped as follows: 'CANADIAN' BY SASIENI MADE IN ENGLAND It is indeed a handsome pipe, being a bing's canadian around 6.8 inches long...
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    ISO Vintage Peterson Belgique

    Title edited. Rule 9, please. Greetings people! I have been searching for a vintage Peterson Belgique pipe for a while now with no avail. The ones with a military stem style. I really fancied those and have never found them on Ebay, at least in past couple of months. There are more rare...
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    Peterson Irish Seconds: ID Strange/Rare Stamping?

    Title edited. Greetings people! I have recently purchased a classic billiard irish seconds (3) from smoking pipes Europe with a 9mm and just received it. Upon opening it and glaring at the pipe, I saw one of the best grains I have seen in a pipe. I was baffled, until I saw a stamping in the...
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    Are There Pipe Makers Who Make Filtered Pipes?

    Greetings people, I have a question. Recently I have been looking to get myself a custom made pipe. Nothing fancy but something that resembles what I want. Unfortunatly, I contacted Askwith and he can’t make a filtered pipe. Similarly Jim Craig (Ashton) can only do 9mm, which is ok but I wanted...
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    My Captain Black Love Story

    Hey there! I have recently given Captain Black a chance and honestly I am beyond surprised. Here is my story. I started smoking a pipe about a year ago with barely any experience in smoking anything besides a few cigarillos. Never really inhalled the smoke, never wanted to. I bought a cheap...
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    The Ashton Itch?

    Good day to all of you. In the past couple of days I have been eyeing an Ashton pipe. Other than the debatable quality that some have mentioned with Jimmy craigs pipe, overall there have been many praises for both Taylor era and Craig's pipes. I have seen all of Ashton offerings. They seem not...
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    Deep Cleaning Pipe…without Alcohol?

    Greetings gentleman! Lately, I have been experiencing some issues with the taste of one of my pipes. Basically, it has a weird funky flavour that always imparts whatever tobacco I am smoking. Deciding I need some deep cleaning methods, I have read a bunch online on how one could deep clean his...
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    Novelty and Pipe Smoking

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) A couple of days ago I stumbled upon the world of Briar cigars. One thing I have noticed is the design and the promise of cool, mobile, and quick smoke. One thing is, it really is as advertized. Such as the Morgan briar cigars. nearly every...
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    What is Happening to the Rim of My New Pipe?

    Hello fellows, I bought a new Savinelli Night 316 KS, and noticed on my second day of smoking that there is a sort of charred rim??? Really I have no idea since I am no expert in briar or pipes. When I try to wipe it with either Saliva or water, it fades for a few seconds until it comes back...
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    Lighting Problems: Short Smokes and Ashy Bowls. Please Help!

    Hello fellow pipe smokers! I have been experiencing a very weird time in my pipe smoking journey. I’ll explain. First, my pipe bowls last around 15-25 mins MAX. My usual pipes are savinelli author 320 ks and Peterson standard system 302 pipe. From what I know, and remember. They last me...
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    Please Help. Tobacco Mixture Tastes Like Rotten Eggs.

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) Hello! I’m new to pipe smoking and I love it. I have never smoked previously, nor cigarettes or regular cigars (only cigarillos a couple of times) so i have little to no experience in smoking in general. Now to the problem. I have bought a...