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    Bowl size: maximum ⌀ 0.70″. Recommendations?

    I am looking for a pipe with a smaller bowl diameter. Maximum size: 1.8 cm, or 0.7″. The depth of the bowl is less strict, but say about 1.2″ - 1.7″. Not too small. If anyone has some recommendations of specific pipes (or pipe series) that qualifies for this preference I would be glad. No...
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    Chamber: what and why?

    I'm breaking in a new estate pipe. A Vauen Luxus, straight apple. But I'm curious about the chamber, since it is slightly oval in its shape, a bit like an egg. Which makes the diameter less at the top and larger in the middle of the bowl. Could someone tell me what this type of chamber is called...
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    Savinelli Pipes and VA?

    I am hoping to find a prince shaped pipe that I can dedicate to pure virginias. I am very tempted to buy a new Savinelli 315. What is your experience of smoking pure virginia in Savinelli pipes? The reason I am asking is because I recently bought a Savinelli authograph 6 estate pipe (my most...
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    Does a Wider Bowl Smoke Hotter?

    I'm pondering which type of bowl that is best suited for smoking aromatic blends. As we all know, aromatics have a tendency to smoke a bit hot, and this got me thinking about the width of the bowl, and how it might affect the temperature of the smoke. It seems to me that more air needs to be...
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    The Downside of a Zippo, or Beginner's Mistake?

    I have a zippo pipe lighter laying around that I have not used that much because, for me at least, I think there is a problematic downside to it. At the beginning of the bowl, there is no problems using it. But from mid to end of the bowl, especially if it is a larger and wider bowl-size, I find...
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    The Sweetest Virginia (Flake) You've Had?

    Title edited for caps. Rule 9. I'm interested in getting some suggestions for pure virginia tobacco that is very sweet in taste. I am thinking first and foremost of pure virginia flake, but other suggestions are also welcome (but virginia based tobacco only, and not heavily cased or...
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    Pipe Retort: How Long to Let the Pipe Rest?

    The title edited for caps. Rule 9 I just cleaned a new (estate) pipe using a retort with isopropanol. Not the first time doing so, but I'm a bit excited to try my new pipe. How long do you advice to let the pipe rest before it is ready for use?
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    Online US Tobacconists

    I would like to know which are the best or most popular online stores in the US for ordering pipe tobacco. Some criterias Im looking for: - Fair prices - Large selection of tobaccos in store - Shipping to Europe
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    Rehydrating tobacco

    Hi! What is your recommendations for how to best rehydrate dry tobacco? My problem is that I don't have distilled water at home. Is this crucial? Is not the steam from boiling water just the same as distilled water (in condensed form)? And if so, what about rehydrating with heat (see the first...
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    Difficult pipe mechanics

    Hi! I am not new to smoking pipe, so this is not a beginner's mistake type of question on how to smoke a pipe. But I have a problem with one of my pipes. Actually, I have a semi-large collection of estate pipes and this is a problem that I have with more than one pipe. I will try to describe...
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    Drying tobacco & nicotine effect

    Hi all! I have been experimenting with drying my flake tobacco for an extra long time to see what effect it would have on the taste, Peterson's University flake to be more precise. I have been drying it, or air curing it, all together for like 12 hours or so. So yes, the moisture level is very...
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    Shank too tight

    Hi all, I left my favorite briar pipe lying on the windowsill for several weeks expoused to sunlight (stem separated from pipe). That was a big mistake. Now the stem no longer fits into the shank of the pipe. My conjecture is that it is the expousure to tempurature changes due to direct sunshine...
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    Dry tobacco

    Hi! I am returning to a tin of Dunhill's Royal Yacht that I was too lazy to put in a sealed jar. So it has just been sitting in the tin for 5 months now. The tobacco is now a bit dry and I find the taste acrid and harsch, not very good. I remember that I did not like it when I first smoked it...
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    Alcohol-metod gone wrong

    I believe I accidently smoked a pipe just a couple of days after I had done the alcohol and cotton method. I had bought a lot of new pipes and forgot that I had used the alcohol method for this particular pipe. Stupid mistake, yes. The taste confused me at first. I woundered if the pipe was...
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