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    Possible to ruin a pipe on first smoke?

    Thank you all for the replies. I'll start by letting my tobacco dry out a lot more before packing it. I'm not spending nearly enough time drying it out. The pipe is/looks fine. I'll start wiping the inside out once I'm finished, too.
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    Possible to ruin a pipe on first smoke?

    I've been smoking pipes for almost two years, and still consider myself an amateur on nearly every level. I infrequently smoke, maybe once or twice a month. With spring being here, I've started to smoke once or twice a week. I've just begun to develop my good habits. Packing less aggressively...
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    Question about Meerschaum mortise/tenons

    Great! So the mortise screws in, and I won't touch it. The stem tenon is smooth and straight like a straw and I should twist it clockwise while pulling to loosen and remove it? And the same when reinserting it?
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    Question about Meerschaum mortise/tenons

    I've been looking at Meerschaum pipes a lot lately and I'm almost ready to pull the trigger on my first one. Most recently, I've had my eye on an AKB meer for sale on Smoking Pipes. I've read that you want to avoid buying meers with screw-in tenons. I used their chat feature to briefly speak...