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  1. redpanda

    Does Wall Thickness on a Meerschaum matter ?

    Hello guys, This is probably an old topic , but I haven't been able to find any info so I thought I'd ask. I have found a meerschaum pipe that I quite like and I am contemplating on it. However, the chamber is 20mm on the inside and 35mm on the outside, which gives it 0.75 cm wall thickness. For...
  2. redpanda

    Does Wall Thickness on a Meerschaum matter ?

    Hello guys, This is probably an old topic , but I haven't been able to find any info so I thought I'd ask. I have found a meerschaum pipe that I quite like and I am contemplating on it. However, the chamber is 20mm on the inside and 35mm on the outside, which gives it 0.75 cm wall thickness...
  3. redpanda

    A One Blend Man

    I have been wondering, so I thought I'd ask: Isn't a seasoned pipe smoker supposed to smoke one blend only ?
  4. redpanda

    Your opinions on Savinelli 622

    Hello Guys, it's been some time, hope everyone is doing good. I recently got a very nice Savinelli Punto Oro 622 ks. I have smoked it a few times, mostly 965, and my feelings so far are mixed. It has a bowl that is both wide and deep, and I have smoked it both with and without the balsa. It...
  5. redpanda

    Oh Castello , Castello !

    Hello everybody, after more than 2 years of pipe smoking, having spent countless hours on the internet and having bought no less than 25 pipes ( some cheap and some not so cheap ), I finally crossed the line and bought a brand new Castello. The famous and highly collectible shape 55. I just...
  6. redpanda

    Bad Tasting Peterson

    I just got my brand new unsmoked Peterson calabash 05 silver spigot, which I won on Ebay. It really doesn't get any more classical than that. A beautiful pipe ! However, for the first smoke I decided to have some 965 and I have to say, it tasted horrible ! I don't know if it is because just...
  7. redpanda

    Thin Bottom Wall Pipe...Problem ?

    I have been looking at some high grade ( and pretty pricey) pipes, and noticed that some of them have very thin bottom wall. For example there was a pipe with chamber depth of 35mm and bowl hight of 39mm, which if I am getting this right would make the bottom only 4 mm thick. Is that ok ? Is...
  8. redpanda

    A New Pipe ! What Do You Think ?

    Hello Everybody, I just won this on Ebay. I paid a little bit more than I'd planned spending, but what are we going to do with money, right ? Anyhow, from what I have been able to research, it is still a very good price for this pipe. Let me know what you think of it and what do you guys...
  9. redpanda

    Smaller Pipe = Longer Smoke ??

    Hi everybody, hope you are all doing well. Something I have observed for quite some time and have been meaning to discuss with all of you experienced pipe smokers here. My Sav 320 KS, which has a pretty big bowl and holds quite a lot of leaf definitelly gives me a very flavorful smoke ( I smoke...
  10. redpanda

    Brigham Pipes...What Do You Think ?

    Hello fellow pipesmokers, for a while now I have been looking at Brigham pipes on smokingpipes.com, and I really like some of their shapes, the bulldogs in particular. However, I have never seen one of their pipes, and it is most likely I won't see one ever as they are not sold around here. I...
  11. redpanda

    Tsuge Pipe ..Good ??

    Hello everybody, I have been looking at this Tsuge pipe, and I'd very much like to hear your opinions on these pipes, if you happen to own one. Thanks ! https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/tsuge/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=199193
  12. redpanda

    Very Tall Chimeny Pipe Question

    Hi everybody, I have been looking at this extremely tall chimney ( a cutty) and trying to imagine how it would work if I bought it. It's chamber is just shy of 2 inches deep and about 19 mm ( inches ? ) in diameter. It is as deep as two common stack billiards put together and then some. I mostly...
  13. redpanda

    The risk of burn out while breaking in a new pipe

    Hello fellow pipe smokers, at the very beginning of my pipe journey a little more than a year ago, I read that it is important, when breaking in a brand new pipe, to smoke all the way down to the bottom, to the last little shred of tobacco, in order to get a good cake going. And I have been...
  14. redpanda

    Putting the beast to bed..

    It is only mid January and I've had 2 new pipes arrive already. Ok, one of them was actually purchased before the holidays and shipped after new years but still...... I am going to try and put the beast to bed, and lay low for a little while.
  15. redpanda

    Is this a nice pipe ?

    Hello Guys, I would like to hear your opinions on Stanwell Jubilaum 1942-92 pipes. The particular one being a No.32 bulldog and brand new. Are these nice pipes ? It says it is straight grain ( not that I care much for grain). What should I pay for a new unsmoked one ...
  16. redpanda

    Is this a classic bent billiard ?

    Hello everybody, I got this nice pipe 2 days ago. It is a Danish handmade Stanwell shape 83 and it was brand new actually. I was wondering, could this be considered a classic example of the bent billiard ? Or is it a Danish version of the classic shape ?
  17. redpanda

    A new pipe and a shoutout to a great retailer !!!

    Hello fellow pipe smokers, I just wanted to give a shoutout to a great pipe shop here in old Europe. Now I realise many of you being from US probably will not care about this, but this is the only pipe community I am a member of, so this is where I share my pipe life. The shoutout goes to...
  18. redpanda

    Straight Latakia

    Hi everybody and Happy 2016 ! I have a question. So far I have found I really like the taste of Latakia, be it Syrian or Cyprian, and I have been smoking mostly the Dunhill stuff as it is the easiest to get around here. However, some of the other components used in those blends like 965, SM or...
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    Dunhill Standard Mixture = zero tongue bite

    Hello everybody, some time ago I said here how smoking latakia blends cured my long burned tongue. It was Dunhill SM that did it. However, after smoking several tins of it, I wanted to smoke something else. I went through some FVF which almost got me back to the same old terrible state, and...
  20. redpanda

    Recommend a pipe

    Hi Guys, I would appreciate some advise here. I have been smoking only english blends for the last couple months as I have found it is the only way for me continiue to be a pipe smoker- anything else would fry my mouth. However it soon became apparent to me that I do not have pipes in my...
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