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  1. cwpiperman

    New Meer Arrival

    A new Meer just arrived. This one is an Eagle Claw, carved by Mehmet Ali Birinci. It's gorgeous, feather light, and the detail is amazing. Mark from Bremen Pipe Smoker has amazing things to say about Ali, and he's not wrong. First smoke later today! Can't wait! CW
  2. cwpiperman

    Ashy Taste After First Third Of Bowl

    Hey folks, I've recently noticed that I'm getting the best flavor, or what I enjoy most, out of the first third of the bowl of whatever I'm smoking, in whatever pipe I'm smoking it in (Meer, Castello/Savinelli/Radice briars, MM Cobs). That's where I can get the most nuances, and the smoke...
  3. cwpiperman

    Coloring on New Meer So Far

    This new IMP Meer arrived 7/15/2021...I've been pretty much smoking this one exclusively since then. Here's a couple of pics of the Brand New Pipe, and today's current snap on the journey toward patinization: New: Today: I think it's coming along great!, and it is an absolute JOY to smoke.
  4. cwpiperman

    A Duo of New Meerschaum Pipes

    Hey All! I've recently developed a keen interest in Meerschaum Pipes, spurred on in no small part by Mark, the "Bremen Pipe Smoker". His interest in Meers kindled mine; I have several Briars made by folks like Radice, Castello, Savinelli, Peterson and Morgan Bones, as well as a Radice Morta...
  5. cwpiperman

    Wow, It's Expensive

    Hey all. Been working to build my cellar prior to the real or imagined increase in difficulty in procuring tobacco in the future. I enjoy both pipes and cigars, so I'm building stashes of each. I'm lamenting the fact that the state I'm now in has outlawed purchasing any form of tobacco online...
  6. cwpiperman

    Los Angeles County Ban...Anything Cased or Topped?

    https://halfwheel.com/los-angeles-county-supervisors-approve-first-reading-of-flavored-tobacco-ban/366635/ As we all know, most all pipe tobacco is cased with SOMETHING (per G.L. Pease), does this mean no Black Frigate etc for LA? This sounds ridiculous, but not surprising.
  7. cwpiperman

    Purchasing Pipes Online

    Does anyone have an authoritative source that answers the question: Is it legal to buy PIPES, not tobacco, online for delivery to Michigan, given the FDA's classification of pipes and parts as tobacco products? Or are all Michigan pipe enthusiasts permanently forbidden to buy estate pipes and...
  8. cwpiperman

    Castello Shape 55 Sea Rock KKK

    Hey, I've got the chance to get a NEW Shape 55 as above for a very decent price. I've always wanted one, and a Savinelli Autograph as well. Any comments from those who have smoked or own these? Itching to pull trigger.... :) CW
  9. cwpiperman

    Balkan Sobranie in and OUT at SPC

    Ohhh....bummer. I got an email from SPC while I was WATCHING MY EMAIL for something else. I immediately went to SPC to order....and they were gone. Literally 4 SECONDS after I got the email. Bummer. I did get 2 tins of Maltese Falcon, but I never saw the Margate or Pembroke. Wow, the demand is...
  10. cwpiperman

    I'll Admit It: I REALLY Like Velvet

    Hey all, You all know I've been doin' the Pipin' for about 6 months, and over the period, thru my PAD/TAD, I've acquired a LOT of blends (over 50) and lots of pipes (15). I LOVE English blends, I have had a love-hate (currently love) with burleys, and I'm enjoying the VaPers a lot. There's no...
  11. cwpiperman

    New Order

    Well, just sent in a new order(s). From Boswell: 8oz Northwoods From SPC: 8oz Chelsea Morning 1 Tin Bengal Slices 5 Tins Fusillier's Ration 1 Tin C&D Awakened Elder 4oz Peter Stokkebye PS400 Luxury navy Flake and In deference to the Artful Codger......I thought I'd grab a 1.5oz pouch...
  12. cwpiperman

    Radice Rind "Pure" at 2 Months Plus DIY Pipe Stand

    Hey All, Just thought I'd post a pic of my Radice after two months of what would be considered light use (I have quite a few pipes I'm rotating). I smoke only English Blends in this pipe, for the most part Nightcap, Gaslight, Quiet Nights, Chelsea Morning, Pirate Kake, Mississippi River and Plum...
  13. cwpiperman

    New Blends I Like

    Hey, In the order I've just received, I've been trying out some of the new blends (new to me): Chelsea Morning - REALLY, REALLY enjoying this one. Mississippi River Special Reserve - REALLY great, even better than MR Regular Jackknife Plug - Not as strong as I expected, this one is tasty but a...
  14. cwpiperman

    Well, IT Happened

    Hey all, Well, you know I'm a N00b, but I'm getting more experienced. Got in a great SPC order today, and it included Peterson Irish Flake. I know that this tends to kick butt, so I loaded my Savinelli Professor, which has a smallish bowl, half full at most and began a smoke. Well, I almost...
  15. cwpiperman

    New Order Just In

    From SPC, a care package arrived today containing: SPC Mississippi River 8oz x1 SPC Mississippi River SR 2oz x1 Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake (Bulk) 2oz Peterson Irish Flake 1.75oz x1 G.L.Pease Blackpoint 2oz x1 G.L Pease Chelsea Morning 2oz x1 G.L.Pease Jackknife Plug 2oz x1 Mac...
  16. cwpiperman

    Backordered Tobaccos

    Is it me ("OF COURSE IT IS!", you all scream), or are P&C and SPC (and other places) backordered on virtually EVERY C&D or Dunhill (I know it's going away.....) AND GL Pease blend? Looking to stock up on some faves, and found very little available. CW
  17. cwpiperman

    MOLD in Jarred Oak Alley??

    Hi, I just opened one of my 8oz mason jars to smoke some C&D Oak Alley(as an aside, I started feeling some serious tounge bite from Solani Aged Burley Flake, and I wanted to see if a Burley blend treated me better...looks like I may have a thing with burleys...but i digress). I had purchased it...
  18. cwpiperman

    PAD Strikes Again...Arrggggh...

    Hi all, Well, it got me again. The PAD is strong in this one... Anyway, thought I'd post a pic of my newest acquisition. It's another Radice pipe. I LOVE my Rind Pure, and I've been interested in bog oak for a long time, so when I saw this Sandblasted Morta Bent Billiard..... The folks at SPC...
  19. cwpiperman

    Beginner Revelation Series: #2

    Hi Folk, You may have seen my (untitled) FIRST beginner revelation: Drying Tobacco, in which I found out how important and revolutionary drying tobacco adequately can be. It's now time for my second in a series of Beginner Revelations(tm). When you dry your tobacco, and even if you don't...
  20. cwpiperman

    Drying Tobacco

    Hey all, I just want to note that, as much as I've heard all of the experienced pipe smokers here extol the virtues of drying tobacco adequately before smoking, I feel like I've underestimated the very great importance of this process. I deliberately, to my mind, overdried some Presbyterian...
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