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Impulse Estate Purchase - Stanwell
Long time since my last post, but I needed to share this with someone. My significant other, for reasons I can't quite understand, never shares in my enthusiasm for these things. I've been keeping my eye open for a made in Denmark Stanwell for some time now, and happened to come across an estate... -
Flake Prep Overkill
A guy walks in to a kitchen store; he sees herb chopping scissors on sale. Decides to try them on a different leaf.They work ... kinda? They could be sharper, trying to make 5 concurrent cuts doesn't really help the problem. Also, the flake tries to squeeze itself between the blades, and...- drezz01
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Christmas Card from SP
Did anyone else get a Christmas card in the mail from smokingpipes.com? What a nice gesture! I am frequently blown away by the customer service we receive from many of the vendors dedicated to this hobby. I've purposely not included a photo of the card in case some of you have yet to receive it...- drezz01
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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A Question for my Albertan Friends
Hello fellow Canuckians! I will be in Calgary for my company Christmas party in January and was wondering if you could suggest me a tobacconist! Hoping to pick up a couple of blends while I'm in town. Bonus points if you can suggest me a good liquor store with a decent scotch selection! I'm...- drezz01
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Ryan Alden Cutty (Pictures)
My Alden Lovat is an astounding pipe, both in its smoking characteristics and its aesthetic appeal. Ryan just makes fantastic pipes, so when I started getting cutty-curious he was the only option. Working with Ryan on a pipe is always a gratifying process. I had some ideas about how I wanted... -
New Life for Tin Art - Jar Labels
I've been extremely busy lately but have been working on a little arts&crafts project when I have the time. I was inspired by another post to use the labels from my horde of empty tins to decorate and label my jarred tobacco. Not only is it easier to hunt down that particular blend but now some...- drezz01
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Ferndown Lovats and the Canadian Dollar
I've been wanting to add a Ferndown to my collection for some time now and my favourite shape is a robustly proportioned lovat. An unsmoked estate has turned up on smoking pipes.com. The only problem is our Canadian Dollar has tanked recently. The $275 asking price would cost me $374.36 CAD with... -
Pipe Rack Anyone?
Not my cup of tea, maybe yours. via Ebay- drezz01
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Forum Generosity: Example 80231
The generosity of members of this forum has been widely celebrated and I have another example to add to the list. A while back I had posted a thread asking for suggestions of VaBurs after smoking Solani Aged Burley Flake and wondering what else was out there with the earthiness of the burley...- drezz01
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Can You Recommend Me a VABur or Burley?
I picked up a tin of Solani Aged Burley Flake which I have been enjoying very much. The predominant notes of cocoa and brazil nut are smooth and enjoyable but on certain days I find myself searching for that underlying molasses malty sweetness that I love in a Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake...- drezz01
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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My New Icarus Straight Apple Has Arrived!
I, like many of you I assume, browse smokingpipes' fresh pipes page from time to time. I like to ogle pipes I will never be able to afford and callously judge the entry-level pipes that I could afford. Therefore it surprised me when I found myself drawn to a pipe in the sub-200 price range. I... -
On the Fabled Blends
I, as I'm sure many of you do as well, keep my eye open for Penzance and Stonehaven. Their reputation in this community is mythic. No matter how hard I look, however, they allude my grasp -- but that's sort of the fun of it! Sure, I could pay a premium for them on an auction site -- but that...- drezz01
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A Welcome Dilemma -OR- An Introduction To VaPers
While breaking in my Castello with straight virginias the weirdest thing happened - I started to like them. The closest I had come to a straight VA (prior to the Capstan Original that I used to break in the Castello) was Royal Jersey Cavendish and Virginia. It did little for me and tasted like...- drezz01
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Pipe Kits Came!
My pipe kits from Vermont Freehand came in! Steve gave me great service, even turned down the shank and bowl on one of them to give me a head start! I plan on using hand tools so I have no clue how I would ever hope to shape the bowl back down to a circular profile. Now I just have to wait for... -
IDAP - I Drew A Pipe
I typically prefer straight, English style pipes; primarily I fantasize about sandblasted ring-grained lovats. But lately something strange has been happening... Whenever I visualize myself in a couple years time (with money, some silver strands about the temple, a cardigan and reading glasses...- drezz01
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Amazing Girlfriend's Rack
(I apologize ahead of time for the purposely misleading topic) I have always been grateful that my beautiful GF doesn't harass me for my potentially unhealthy participation in the pipe hobby but she really outdid herself this Christmas. I recently drove down to Montana to visit her at school...- drezz01
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Need Help Spending My Xmas Bonus
All of the presents are under the tree and I just got a tidy little christmas bonus. I put my last performance bonus in to savings so I want to spend this one on a pipe but I haven't been able to find anything I'm exceptionally excited about. My budget is CAD $200-300 - I've been looking for a... -
Barontini Pipes
I was wondering if anyone has come across Barontini pipes in their travels? A brick and mortar I visited had one that I was paticularly keen on - but they were asking $150 for it and I couldn't dig up much information on them. The pipe was a great unsmoked estate but 150 was too much of a... -
411 On New Castello Find
Hello! Long time lurker first time poster. I recently drove 12 hours to spend a week with my GF in Bozeman MT where she goes to school. While there I came across an unsmoked estate Castello Sea Rock Canadian at a price I just couldn't turn down from the local brick and mortar. I was wavering on...