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  1. sittingbear

    Borlum-- What Do I Have?

    I know this is made by KB&B, the same folks who made Kaywoodies. And I know it's old. Can anyone tell me anything else? Particularly, what is value might be?
  2. sittingbear

    Pipes by Vilma Amorelli and/or other Female Carvers

    According to the interwebs, Vilma Amorelli took over her father's business after his death, but apparently her son helps her now. I'm looking for a pipe by a female carver for my wife, who asked if there is such a thing. Does anyone know if Vilma carves exclusively any of her Amorelli pipes? Or...
  3. sittingbear

    Turkiewicz Mortas?

    I am thinking about getting my brother a morta pipe for his 40th birthday and ran across a bunch on ebay by a carver named Turkiewicz. They are very affordable ($40-$50 or less). Does anyone have any experience with or knowledge of this brand?
  4. sittingbear

    Dear God, What is that Thing?

    I found this lurking in the shadows on ebay. Did Erik Nørding drop acid or something? https://www.ebay.com/itm/266356564697?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=4UYGDuiOTlC&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=ncBWzB5bRui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  5. sittingbear

    Countryman Shape

    I've got my eye on a Northern Briars Countryman pipe. According to pipes2smoke, "The idea of this pipe was simply a sturdy pipe that could easily be smoked outdoors even when windy or drizzly, which it always is in Yorkshire." Can anyone tell me why (or whether) this pipe shape is especially...
  6. sittingbear

    Cleaning A Meerschaum Pipe

    My brother recently bought a meerschaum pipe and he said the B&M who sold it to him told him to wipe it out with a "wet paper towel" after each smoke. I'm pretty sure they meant "dry" paper towel because I don't think you want to get the meerschaum damp.... am I wrong? What is the proper way to...
  7. sittingbear

    In Search Of The Burley Unicorn

    I need help, suggestions, and advice (the notoriously free variety upon which this beloved community is built). I love burley. I love the nutty, chocolatey flavor of a high quality blend, especially in the colder months. In fact, I got into burley when my wife declared that latakia "smells like...
  8. sittingbear

    Black Cavendish Assistance Requested

    After years of tolerating my hobby, and dabbling alongside me on occasion, my wife has found a blend that she LOVES. Sutliff Black Swan "tastes good, smells good, and doesn't bite." Unfortunately, it is no longer in production. Does anyone know if Sutliff B20 is Black Swan in bulk? Or if it's...
  9. sittingbear

    All New Olympia Pipe Club

    We are forming a new pipe club in Olympia, WA! The first meeting will be this Thursday, 8/24/23, at 6:00PM, at Cigar Daddies Cigar Lounge at 4511 Lacey Blvd SE in Lacey, WA. We plan to meet every fourth Thursday of the month. Our venue has an admission fee of $5 or a cigar (or maybe 2 oz. of...
  10. sittingbear

    What Happened to Tobaccoreviews.com?

    What the hell happened?! I like the new look and all, but the search function seems stripped of any helpful criteria since the update. I have always relied on the site to search for new tobaccos based on the multiple parameters, especially flavors and production status, but now those have been...
  11. sittingbear

    Show Us Your Cellar

    Here's mine. Most of it anyway; I still have a few more pounds squirrelled away in other places. I think I'm more or less prepared for the tobaccolypse....and/or may have a "problem." Apologies if this thread has already been created, but I couldn't find it.
  12. sittingbear

    Beware Exploding Lighters!

    I work in the local emergency room. Yesterday, an elderly patient came in by ambulance after they had suffered severe burns to their face, neck, and ears. Their hair was singed and black, crispy ashes were falling onto the pillow. The entire room smelled like burnt hair and the patient was in...
  13. sittingbear

    Swedish Pipe Book?

    I know we have a few Swedes in this group, so I'm going to throw this question out there. I lived in Sweden in the 90s, in Värmland. I picked up my first pipe in Arvika, along with a book about pipes and pipe smoking. It was in tobacconist shops everywhere, as far as I could tell. That's how I...
  14. sittingbear

    FDA Wants To Regulate Nicotine Levels

    Questions that remain are: what would be an "acceptable" level of nicotine, how would that be controlled in tobacco not processed like big name cigarette tobacco, and the ever popular question, would this apply to pipes and cigars...
  15. sittingbear

    Wood Putty In The Mortise?

    I have a pipe that I truly love, a Ferndown two star bulldog, but it has a flaw: the tenon is shorter than the mortise. A while back I tried to fix this by putting pipe mud in the mortise to eliminate the airspace. This worked insofar as it stopped the gurgling, but I think it's affecting the...
  16. sittingbear

    Where Are All The Comoy's Cask Blends?

    I see on Pipes and Cigars that my favorite aro of all time, Comoy's Cask #2 (Portwood) is no longer available for purchase and it's also out of stock everywhere else I look. In fact, I'm having a hard time finding any of their blends. Did Comoy's give up the ghost?
  17. sittingbear

    Antique Store Find in Need of Minor Repair

    I purchased two pipes today from an antique store in downtown Olympia, WA. One of them is this Peterson 9BC. I'm really excited about it but it has a very small crack in the bowl. Since it seems to be a pretty rare pipe (SPC described one like this as a pre-republic "holy grail") I've decided to...
  18. sittingbear

    Any Clubs In Olympia, WA?

    We are in the process of relocating to Oly for work. Of course I'm aware of the Seattle Pipe Club, but I was wondering if there's anything closer to Olympia?
  19. sittingbear

    Ken Byron Ventures and the Deeming Regs

    (Great name for a band, no?) Apologies if this has already been covered ad nauseum. I was surprised to hear of a new small batch blender recently (KBV), given the pending crackdown on a variety of newer blends via the deeming regs. Does anyone know how the regs will affect their business?
  20. sittingbear

    Keepin' It Smokey...

    I was honored to have won a pipe from fishnbanjo's collection on ebay: a Tsuge Tokyo Cherrywood with a two knuckle bamboo shank. It arrived today and after a good cleaning-- not that it needed it--I stuffed it with Orlik Golden Sliced and lit it up. He was right, it's a great smoker! Keep it...
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