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    March Meerschaum Madness

    Does Missouri Meerschaum count?
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    Making Your Own Pipe?

    I lifted this from a now defunct forum. Maybe it will help. Spillproof and DGE thought we would collaborate on this to answer questions often asked about what is needed to carve a pre-drilled kit (stummel and stem) into a pipe. We concentrated on tools, not techniques. This list is for those of...
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    Corn Cob Missouri

    I find the easiest and best course to take is, do nothing. When cleaning the dottle at the end of the bowl, do not dig down beyond the level of the shank. Let the dottle and ash settle in there and cake over. This will give you a solid rounded chamber. Another way to think about it is they have...
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    Anyone Had an Experience with Altinokpipes.com?

    Only have good things to say about Sinan and the 4 pipes of his I own.
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    Woody - Broken Pipe

    Many of you know or knew Woody, admin of PSF. We just found out he died after surgery last month. As far as anyone knows he did not leave the keys to anyone. It is expected the site will go dark at some point.
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    Decent Briar for under $50?

    Kaywoodie Saxon. They don't have the stinger, They have a regular push/pull tenon.I have a couple and the drilling is spot on. Last time I checked they were around $35.00. They smoke nearly as well as my more expensive pipes.
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    Corn Cob Stems

    Or move uptown. http://www.dgehandmadepipes.com/product/tradition-ish-country-gentleman-corncob-pipe
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    How Many Bowls with One Briar Pipe?

    When did briar become so freaking fragile? I have a Kaywoodie that gets smoked first pipe of the day, every day. Sometimes twice a day. It is closing in on 1500 bowls in the 3 years I've had it. And is still one of my best performing pipes.
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    A Bulldog or a Rhodesian - You Tell Me

    I think it is whatever the hell the maker calls it.
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    Sasquatch Billiard

    I remember when he was selling his pipes for almost nothing. A while back I had a chance to see on of his earliest pipes. You would swear it was carved by someone else. Over the ensuing years, he has studied extensively on the fundamentals of what a pipe needs to be and incorporated those...
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    A new smokers dilemma. . .

    And as long as you live in your parents house, you are under their control to a certain extent. You need to leave thenest to leave the nest.
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    Switching to pipe or not,

    I never actually quit smoking 2+ packs a day. I just found myself smoking a pipe more and more. One day I went to roll a cigarette and found my can of Bali Shag dried out. I made a mental note to pick up another can. That was 6 years ago and I still can't remember to pick one up. In essence...
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    Tobacco sales in the near future

    For the sake of argument. Let's say you are one of the small minority that has a local real tobacconist. Let's say you and he have come up with your own personal blend using tobaccos he has on hand. Do you really think the FDA has any desire to, or technology for policing individual...
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    Check Out This Pipe Repair: Loose Stem

    I have one that was exceedingly loose. I applied a very thin layer of thin CA glue to the mortise. Since the pipe had a Delrin tenon which CA won't stick to, after a minute I stuck the stem back on to size it and then removed it until the glue dried. Several dozen bowls later it is still snug.
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    One MM never put into production, what a shame.

    Looks like a Dagner to me.
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    Want to Learn More About The Hobby. Dont Know Where To Look.

    Tobacco goes in the big hole. Little hole goes in mouth. Apply flame to tobacco and puff gently. It is all nuance after that. DO NOT overthink things.
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    Making And Selling Pipes In The USA.

    He panicked and drank the KoolAde.
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    Best makers under $120.

    Kaywoodie.