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    Broken Stem

    Thank you for the information George.
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    Broken Stem

    I have a Nording freehand that I dropped in my bedroom a couple of days ago. Although it landed on carpet, the stem struck a jar on its way to the floor snapping off the tenon in the shank. Is there a way to get this piece out of the mortis in the shank without causing damage to the draft hole...
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    Corn Cob/Briar Chimera Pipes

    I have the Aristocob and the Buck bakelite pipe that also uses corn cob inserts. This one was a cob bowl in a briar shell.
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    Corn Cob/Briar Chimera Pipes

    Okay, several years ago on Ebay, I came across an interesting item that I should have purchased but the price was prohibitive. It was a full display card with pipes I had never seen to that point in my life nor since. The pipes were a chimera with briar on the outside but corn cob on the inside...
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    Peterson Ready Rubbed Tobacco

    I will give it a try. Thank you.
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    Peterson Ready Rubbed Tobacco

    I was a latecomer to Dunhill blends because I generally prefer aromatics. I purchased a couple of tins of Dunhill's Ready Rubbed Pipe Tobacco when P&C had it on clearance a couple of years or so ago. Although it is technically not an aromatic, the subtle vanilla and the natural grass notes with...
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    What Do You Like Or Dislike About An Oom Paul?

    I own 9 or 10 Oom Paul shaped pipes ranging from Peterson to Vaen to Savinelli to Lindstrom to La Strada to generic examples to name a few. I love this shape especially when I need to be hands free as almost all of them rest against my chin. I have no problem with smoke getting in my eyes. The...
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    Scarcity of Certain Pipe Tobaccos

    Any product can be price gouged whether it is fine wine or boxershorts and perpetrated by anyone in the market including a manufacturer. ,Scarcity is the norm on fine products but there have been examples throughout history of manufacturers hoarding a product and leaking just enough of that...
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    Does Re-Hydrating Affect Tobacco Flavor?

    Drying out can be used intentionally to reduce the flavors of some over the top blends that use way too much flavoring. Yes, it is not the best practice but I've done it with success.
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    New John Cotton’s Double Pressed Burley

    I am fond of the Double Pressed Kentucky though in my smaller pipes due to the excessive nicotine hit. If it weren't for the amount of nicotine, I would smoke it far more often than I do. But as chasingembers points out, it is rather spendy. $16.00 for a 50 gram tin is high and that is at P&C...
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    Scarcity of Certain Pipe Tobaccos

    I studied economics extensively in my undergraduate work as I earned a degree in Secondary Education in History and the Social Sciences. I understand the concept of scarcity in relation to supply-and-demand quite well and the roll it plays in stoking demand to raise the price of a particular...
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    Clay Pipe Questions

    I am getting used to clay. I ordered another one the other day. It's different but that suites me just fine as I'm a little different too. Thanks again for the advice.
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    Clay Pipe Questions

    Thank you all for the information!
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    Clay Pipe Questions

    I've started looking at traditional clay pipes. I know that these handcrafted pipes come with either varnishes or unvarnished bits and the why of it. I have numerous pipes from briar to meerschaum to corn cob to pear but my collection won't be complete without a traditional German/German-type...
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    Anyone Here Tried Norman Rockwell Portrait?

    Cool. I worked in a foundry for several years until I had my accident. It's hot, hard work.
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    Anyone Here Tried Norman Rockwell Portrait?

    My great grandfather was a coal miner who smoked a pipe exclusively. I smoked a pipe as well BEFORE I became an intellectual when I was still a blue collar grunt. Following the accident that disabled me and led to my education and academic successes, I actually moved away from pipes and smoked...
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    Jim's John Cotton's Double Pressed Blends Reviews.

    I received a tin of the Double Pressed Kentucky in a sampler from P&C. I fell in love with it immediately! I have only recently returned to pipe smoking after 25-26 years of smoking cigars. My life has slowed down to what it was before my lifestyle stopped accommodating a pipe. That said, I lean...
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    Peterson Questions

    I live in an apartment too. All you need do is turn on your vacuum with the hose next to what you are working on. It works great to take care of the dust and it covers the sound of what you are doing if that is an issue with your neighbors. Besides, it doesn't take very long with either a Dremel...
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    Your First Pipe & Tobacco

    My first pipe back in 1994 was a Dr. Grabow I bought at Kmart. I don't recall what tobacco it was but I eventually owned 5 Grabows and one Missouri Meerschaum corn cob. I stopped smoking a pipe in 1996 for cigars. I started smoking a pipe again this past Spring. I currently have 4 Dr. Grabows in...
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    Empty Tins

    What do y'all do with empty tins? It seems like a waist to just throw them out and it takes decades for empty tins/cans to have any value. I can see a few uses like holding screws, in tackle boxes, in tool boxes, etc. But beyond those uses, I can't think of anything else.
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