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    Best Rope/Twist For Chewing?

    I read in these forums and elsewhere that rope or twist tobacco (are those terms interchangeable?) was chewed by sailors/miners back in the day, and that some people still do it. Wanting to give my lungs a break, I recently decided to try this, and bought some Gawith ropes: Brown Irish X and...
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    Using Tip of the Flame for Charring light/re-lights

    Title edited for capitalization. Rule 9! -jpm Does anyone else do this? I get better results sometimes, esp with virginias, by holding a match more or less right-side-up and tilting the bowl toward the flame from above instead of angling the match downward toward the bowl and pulling the...
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    Hello from NY

    I'm Dave, live in NY. I've been looking for good resources and advice as I continue the pipe journey. Picked it up last year soon after lockdown, and have found it endlessly fascinating. Many burnt tongues and sore throats during the learning curve, but as improve I understand more and more...