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    Genes Contributing to Taste

    So this is merely a thought I had on taste and how we all react differently to different tastes. For instance the herb coriander to me tastes like soap. Can't stand the stuff. Apparently it might be linked to a gene(OR6A2) that some folk have that causes a taste to be interpreted differently and...
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    Waxed Vs unwaxed Meerschaums

    Why do some Meerschaums come waxed and others don't ? My little lattice work one is unwaxed. Is it a matter of protection for the more elaborately carved pipes or is it a cost issue ? Or something else ?
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    Meer plastic tenon keeps coming loose

    So on my little meer I have a screw in tenon and it keeps loosening on the meer side itself. Not the mouth piece. I'm concerned that with time this will degrade the threads in the actual pipe due to its soft nature . How would I go about fixing it in place with a suitable glue etc .IE what's the...
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    Cake on a meer

    Apologies if this has been answered before. But should a meer be allowed to build any cake? I don't see the point to it , in my mind it defeats the purpose of a meer in the first place ? Am I correct ?
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    New Pipe I Finished

    So I wanted a long stemmed rough grained v style pipe (not sure what the shape is called ?) Anyway they cost a fortune and I like making pipes so I got myself a block of pre drilled briar and off I went. I used a pre existing stem which I counter sunk into the tenon , the finish is natural...
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    Corn cob fooling around

    So. With an entire drawer full of corn cobs and a Peterson Plip standing next to them I wondered if a similar effect could be achieved to the P Lip system. Simple put. You take a cob with a semi bent stem and turn it around to point upwards and you grip it at the very end creating and updraft to...
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    Slowing down, my experiment.

    So. I’ve been smoking pipes for a couple of years and naturally I suffered from tremendous tongue bite in the beginning , even now still get bitten by some blends. But like a lot of new pipers I’ve been bouncing around on blends etc and some bite some don’t but I’ve long had the thought that I’m...
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    Another Random Musing

    Title edited for caps! Please read Rule 9 on titles. Purely a random musing. Is it just me or do other folk get a kick out of a perfectly packed bowl so that it lights on the first light without needing a char light? It’s not so common …but for some reason I smile like a kid in a candy store...
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    UK or European equivalent of C&D Burley flake no 3

    Hi folks. I was fortunate enough to get a tin of C&D Burley flake no 3 recently here in Scotland but it’s a once off . Does anyone know of a similar burley blend in the UK or EU similar or equivalent to it? Aside from Solani 656 Thanking you in advance.
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    To tamp or not to tamp…

    So. This is with regard to building cake in a pipe. Ie wanting cake. So the question is. Does it have any effect on cake buildup if you tamp down the ashes as you smoke the bowl. Reason I ask this is because when I do tamp down the ashes it seems to…concentrate the heat a bit more and doesn’t...
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    Some Random Musings

    So today is the day I finally got it! My long sought after Savinelli 320 Sienna KS. I got it for a relative bargain off eBay (being a teacher makes the purchase of the more “expensive” brands something to be eagerly looked forward to) I cleaned it up, ambled outside with some black Irish twist...
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    Hand Carved Briar Pipe, Apple(ish) Shape

    This is my latest hand carved pipe. (no power tools used) Also made from a block kit. The type that comes with the holes predrilled etc, takes a 9mm filter. Have not smoked it yet. Had alot of fun carving it. I was going for an Apple shape but there was a massive fault in the briar so I rounded...
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    Help please with another Danish pipe identification

    Hi Everyone I recently acquired this pipe locally and despite searching the pipe logos website I can't seem to find the make. Perhaps some of the members here can help identify it please ? a All that I can see is the logo DS(at least I think Its a D. My eyes might be failing me) and made in...
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    Hand Made Celtic Pipe

    Title edited to capitalize all words. -jpm So I made this little pipe from one of this DIY molina briar kits. It's smokes surprisingly well. As for the design.... Well... It's a little odd! I was going for a cauldron shape as I often surmise that my little pipe is a steaming cauldron of...
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    SPC Plum Pudding in the UK

    Edits: Capitalize all proper names, please. Hi Everyone, I know this has been covered in past threads but now with brexit having come and gone etc I thought I’d ask again, is Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding available anywhere in the UK? I see it is supposedly available at Tobacconline , does...
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    Hello from Edinburgh UK

    Hello everyone I’m from Edinburgh but originally South Africa, picked up the pipe hobby during lockdown and loving every aspect of it. I have pipes of all different types and shapes and sizes but I must admit I do have a soft spot for corn cobs and the modification of them. I also hand carve my...
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