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  1. Zartoon

    What is a Similar To a Dunhill Apertif?

    Since I can’t get any dunhill apertif, what is a match these days?
  2. Zartoon

    Help Identify Older IM Corinna Old Boy?

    It has no tamper on the bottom here it is compared to a standard pipe old boy. As you can see, the lift arm is different too. And has a straight flame. Any thoughts what it is? It says I’m corona on it.
  3. Zartoon

    Advice Needed: Setting Up a Buffing Station

    Greetings I am interested in setting up a pipe buffing station in my garage. This isn’t for massive restorations. But I have about 25 pipes and I like them looking new. So I’d like to be able to polish and buff my pipes And stems with diamond rouge and carnuba wax once every few months. Of...
  4. Zartoon

    What Does Mottled Flake Mean Anyway?

    How do you make Mottled Flake? what is the definition? I'm inclined to try to figure out how Penzance is made. It escapes me that there is so much demand, and no one is trying to duplicate it. I have zero interest in this as a business, but rather someone who really enjoys the blend, and just...
  5. Zartoon

    Ruined a Perfectly Good Bowl of Tobacco in This Failed Design

  6. Zartoon

    Evil Lakeland Essence

    So I ordered some GH & Co. Balkan Mixture - Thinking, its balkan. should be pretty good. I looked at the tobaccoreviews site and it said no flavors added. So today, I tried my first bowl of it. why in God's name would someone add soap/perfume flavor to amazing Latakia/Oriental/Virginia...
  7. Zartoon

    New Pipe Model CV19Q

    Gotta keep sane. :)
  8. Zartoon

    Burns At The Center Only

    Greetings, so I have found that on most my pipes, the burn goes down the center and leaves about 60-70% of the tobacco around the perimeter of the bowl I burned. what is the secret to getting a uniform burn that is bowl wide?
  9. Zartoon

    Are thepipeguys.com Still in Business?

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob Their site is up, but kind of flaky. has anyone ordered anything from them recently?
  10. Zartoon

    Does Anyone Shred Their Tobacco?

    Was just thinking today. Shag or very fine shredded tobacco seems to smoke better. Do people shred their tobacco to a finely shredded type? Is so, what do you use to do it? Thoughts?
  11. Zartoon

    Looking at My First Dunhill and a Scale Question

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob Greetings I’m relatively new to pile smoking. Have had a number of Peterson’s and others but never any other higher end brands. I saw a large Dinh I’ll straight and was impressed in every way. I’d love to get into an estate dunhill to try...
  12. Zartoon

    Mixing the Bowl Half Way Down

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob Does anyone do this? Sometimes, when the bow goes out in the middle of the bowl, I take out the white ash from the top, then I mix the tobacco in the bowl gently, moving the tobacco close to the walls to the center. I lightly tamp and...
  13. Zartoon

    The Magic of Perique

    It has been a blast of information last few months. Learning the way and identifying things that I like. At the moment. My top two favorites are Squadron leader special edition with perique and nightcap. On recommendation fro some amazingly generous folks on This forum, I tried a few blends...
  14. Zartoon

    Looming Laws in 2021?

    Sorry for my ignorance. I’m just coming up to speed. I tried the search function but didn’t find what I was looking for. What are the looming laws that will go j to effect in 2021 as far as pipes and pipe tobacco?
  15. Zartoon

    Anyone Smoking a Kirsten Pipe as Their go to Pipe?

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob Greetings, I know this pipe has been around for almost 90 years. And from the abundance of them on the auction sites, they must have been very popular. I have heard many people admit to owning one. But does anyone smoke it often? Everyday...
  16. Zartoon

    HH Acadian Perique - Trying New Things

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob I was feeling a bit adventurous and thought I would try this. I’m a relatively novice English tobacco smoker. Though I have smoked aromatics for a long time on and off. I found my way into English tobaccos by the way of Squadron Leader SE...
  17. Zartoon

    SG Squadron Leader Special Edition - Peterson/Dunhill Nightcap Correlation?

    Greetings, After being a member of these forums for a few weeks, I am loving all the discussion and community that is lost these days in person about pipe smoking. I have smoked Aromatics for years, on and off, but I just got back into smoking the pipe more often, and discovered the amazing...
  18. Zartoon

    Kirsten Repair: Caps and Stems

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob Greetings, I have a few old first generation (no O-ring) kirstens that are fine but need a stem. The stems on these were broken and tossed a long time ago but the rest of them are just fine. many ideas where I can get replacement stems...
  19. Zartoon

    Now What! Limited Edition Squadron Leader with Perique

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob I hate when this happens! For the past couple of days, I have been smoking from a tin of limited edition Squadron Leader with Perique. I’m hooked! I finally have found a tobacco that I crave all the time. And even though it isn’t an...
  20. Zartoon

    Best Light Aromatic English Tobacco?

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob Also changed Aerobatic to Aromatic. 1Q ? Any tins?
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