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Stanwell Without Model No.
Just received a few Stanwells off eBay(88 billiard reg no and 109 royal rouge) but this freehand here doesn’t have a model number. I am familiar with Stanwell and have looked through their catalogs but haven’t found much info. can anyone chime in and offer some insight into the dating or... -
Straight Grain: Better Heat Transfer/Conduction
I've noticed on my straight grain pipes that they tend to heat up a little faster than my pipes without 100% straight grain. The heat is also distributed more evenly, with less "hot spots", which seems to happen on some pipes where a portion or area of the pipe might tend to heat up more than...- F4RM3R
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Virginia Kentucky Flake
60% red virginia 40% dark fired kentucky Pressed the leaf in alternate layers. Overnight in the noodle press. Wrapped in tin foil this morning and put in the oven at around 200°C for about 3-4 hours. I tried a bowl this morning unstoved and it was nice, I'll see what the stoving has done maybe...- F4RM3R
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- Forum: Home Blending
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Condimental Amounts
Originally in my experiments I shunned the condimental Amounts and went for more big and bold flavours like a large percentage Kentucky, latakia and/or perique. Even forgoing Virginia all together with some English blends (lat, oriental, perique. Possibly with Kentucky too). But Ive started to...- F4RM3R
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Flea Market Find - Leonard Payne(Canada)
My flea market find yesterday. A pipe made in canada Leonard Payne. Not much information online except a small pipedia article and reborn pipes did a refurbish article too. Leonard moved to Canada and set up shop in the 60's, at some point moving into Surrey BC, where I currently live and found... -
Breakthrough Blends
Anyone here want to share some of their breakthrough Blends? Ones that really hit the nail on the head? I've been tinkering with dozens of blends and variations with different percentages and recently there have been a couple that stand out. - Black stoved Va/per: A plug of black stoved red...- F4RM3R
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Weekend Project: Cherrywood Pipes
There is a cherry tree here on the farm, and considering it was a holiday weekend(not that alot of people don't already have endless days off, nor do farmers actually get a day off) I decided to make a few pipes here on sunday. I've made a few cobs before but have been wanting to make a fruit...- F4RM3R
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- Forum: Make Your Own Pipe Project
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Tobacco Experiments: Lakeland/ Perfumed
Here's an attempt at a Lakeland /perfumed/condor style blend. Using some flavorings and essential oils. To be honest I've never tried a Lakeland, but read much about them and their contents. Closest I have tried is condor, which I understand is not a Lakeland, but I think it does use some of...- F4RM3R
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Tobacco Experiments: Stoved Virginia
I have a passion for smoking pipe, but as with many things I love in life, I not only enjoy It, but also like to create it. I have been refining my techniques and experimenting with whole leaf tobacco purchased from wholeleaftobacco.com which is a great site for many different high quality...- F4RM3R
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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My Latest Estate Finds
EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob Picked these up off a local Canadian classifieds site not too long ago. Clockwise from the top left: Bjarne free hand, Harcourt freehand, Stanwell No. 70 Sixten Ivarsson Volcano, Kriswill Saga Canadian. Got the Stanwell and Kriswill for... -
I've Been Busy!
EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob I picked up a bunch(about 25) of estate pipes on my recent travels to europe from antique and flea markets. I've been restoring them and cleaning then up over the past few days since I have some time on my hands. Some nice gems in here...