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  1. dunnyboy

    ***What Are You Smoking, May 2025?***

    Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls in a Cornelius Manz crushed tomato.
  2. dunnyboy

    ***What Are You Smoking, May 2025?***

    McConnell Red Virginia in a Castello great line fiammata.
  3. dunnyboy

    ***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***

    Sillem's Councilor in a Rainer Barbi blowfish.
  4. dunnyboy

    NHL Playoffs... Who's Watching and Who You Got?

    Not for any political reasons but I would like to see a Canadian team win this year. I've been a Habs fan since I was a kid but I'd be happy with the Leafs or Jets.
  5. dunnyboy

    Why Do New Pipes Smoke Hot?

    I haven't noticed that my new pipes smoke hot but I have had some pipes that always seem to heat up. I can't find a common denominator except in one case there was a thin spot. Sorry, not much help.
  6. dunnyboy

    Bad Good Advice

    When I first started pipe smoking many years ago it never occurred to me there was a "technique" to it. I had one starter pipe and smoked Borkum Riff, Sail, some cherry aromatic and Edgeworth. They were not called codger blends or drugstore blends back then because lots of people other than...
  7. dunnyboy

    ***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***

    Solani Virginia Flake - 633 in a Rainer Barbi and a new to me Paolo Becker.
  8. dunnyboy

    TAD Acquisitions 2025

    I am waiting for an order of 10 tins of Davidoff Flake Medallions from SP. The price is still very good. Not sure how much longer that will be the case.
  9. dunnyboy

    Show Us Your Connoisseurs

    One of my earliest pipes was a small Connoisseur half bent billiard purchased in NYC. I smoked the hell out of it and eventually threw it out. A big mistake obviously. It was, and they are, beautiful pipes.
  10. dunnyboy

    Loading Hours Or The Day Before

    Restarting a pipe that was started earlier is also tasty. Very often it's tastier and mellower than the first go-round.
  11. dunnyboy

    Rusticated vs Sandblasted

    Although rustication is generally used on briar that won't lend itself to attractive sandblasting or smooth polishing, it can be quite beautiful in its own right. For example, Castello Sea Rocks and rusticated Paolo Beckers require as much hand work as their blasts and smooths, and are very...
  12. dunnyboy

    Things People Don't Post About

    It's true I often skip long posts but I found this one "interesting." I'm going to read your long posts in the future—even if I don't need my buzz killed!
  13. dunnyboy

    ***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***

    Finished jar of Wessex Gold Flake in two pipe: J. Alan and Rainer Barbi.
  14. dunnyboy

    Show Us The One Pipe You Will Never Part With

    This Castello cherrywood has no sentimental value but it is the most reliable smoker I have. From the first bowl I don't think I've had a bad smoke with it. The bottom picture is how it looks after many years of continual use.
  15. dunnyboy

    ***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***

    Bayou Morning in a Castello shape 89 poker.
  16. dunnyboy

    Seeking Assistance in Selecting a Free-Standing Poker.

    Here are two pokers that meet your criteria. The first one is generally called a cherrywood.
  17. dunnyboy

    What Kind Of Pipe Smoker Are You?

    Years smoking, a pipe- 55ish. I've lost track of precisely when I started. Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to - Rarely a nice Cuban cigar when I can smoke outdoors. What kind of pipe...
  18. dunnyboy

    ***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***

    McConnell Scottish Flake in a Rainer Barbi.
  19. dunnyboy

    ***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***

    Various VaPers over the past couple of days in a Rainer Barbi, Castello, Castello and Rainer Barbi.
  20. dunnyboy

    Taking in the Flavor Without Lighting?

    @LivingLuggage, I wondered the same thing a couple of years ago. These are some responses I got to the same question you have: Do You Cold Draw? :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/do-you-cold-draw.89839/ I first got the idea to "cold draw" a loaded...