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  1. djgilx

    Three Nuns

    Greetings from the south of England! I am a priest so I like tobaccos with Christian or religious names!! I have enjoyed Three Nuns for years, and I know a lot more than three nuns!! And none (nun?!) of them smoke pipes!! Does anyone know how this tobacco got its name?
  2. djgilx

    Cork in ashtray

    I’m sure most of you know this already but I’ll post it anyway … ? I saw online that it was possible to buy a special cork dome to stick in the middle of an ash tray. But when I came to order one, none were available. So I used a champagne cork and some strong adhesive. In the words of the...
  3. djgilx

    Different Colours of Smoke

    Greetings brethren! Has there been a discussion on this topic before? I looked but could not find one. Most of my experience has been with white or grey smoke, but this morning I lit up some Gawith & Hoggarth American Delight - and the smoke as I was lighting it was a little yellowy brown. Later...
  4. djgilx

    Estate Pipe

    I ordered my first ‘estate’ pipe on EBay on Sunday, and it has just arrived! I am very pleased with it. It’s obviously been smoked, but has been nicely cleaned and doesn’t even smell of tobacco (yet ?) ! Can anyone tell me about the metal tenon at the end of the mouthpiece?
  5. djgilx

    Tobacco Tasting Different in a Different Pipe

    Title edited for capitalization. Please see rule 9. -jpm I think it’s the first time I have asked a question like this! Since first tasting Nightcap a few weeks ago, one of the highlights of my day has been an evening bowl of Nightcap! I have a calabash with a meershaum liner which I have...
  6. djgilx

    Enjoying my Pipe Again!

    I bought my first pipe nearly 50 years ago! But I have not been a consistent smoker - sometimes smoking quite frequently, and sometimes not smoking for 6 months or a year. After a break of nearly a year, my new year’s resolution is to get into pipes again! I found pipesmagazine and decided to...