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  1. OwlTellYa

    Watch City Old Black Magic

    I also ordered some 558 and am trying it next!
  2. OwlTellYa

    Watch City Old Black Magic

    I have had more moments of “Wait! What the f** is that?!?” from Watch City blends than from any other source. The first time was last autumn with Rouxgaroux. The latest is today’s shipment of Old Black Magic. I don’t like Latakia, but the notes said it was not detectable. I do think I smell...
  3. OwlTellYa

    After One Year of Smoking…

    I wouldn’t even know where to begin!
  4. OwlTellYa

    After One Year of Smoking…

    After slightly more than one year of smoking and trying LOTS of different things, here are a few subjective observations: 1. Escudo makes me happy. 2. I don’t like the smell or flavor of Latakia. 3. Most aromatics give me tongue bite (even if I dry them/pack differently/slow down) 4...
  5. OwlTellYa

    Tobacco Quality

    I am curious: are there tobacco brands that are known for sourcing higher quality tobacco? Or is it basically the same quality across brands and the difference is in how they treat it/blend it/etc?
  6. OwlTellYa

    Further explorations of Latakia

    I’m not a fan of Latakia. When I mentioned this on this site, several folks made recommendations of blends with Latakia that might be better tests. I’ve now tried several such blends (ranging from mild to medium Latakia), and thus far there is only one brand that I like. Seattle Pipe Club’s...
  7. OwlTellYa

    Comfort Food Tobaccos

    There are a number of these suggestions that I hope to try soon. But I just opened a tin of Seattle Pipe Club’s Mississippi River, and it might be a contender!
  8. OwlTellYa

    Comfort Food Tobaccos

    Yeah, I wanted to like it but didn’t. I’ll try again sometime.
  9. OwlTellYa

    Comfort Food Tobaccos

    Lately I've been trying mostly non-aromatics. Some of the aromatics are too much for me, and so I've been looking for a good, smooth non-aromatic.
  10. OwlTellYa

    Comfort Food Tobaccos

    Upstate NY, USA
  11. OwlTellYa

    Comfort Food Tobaccos

    I have been smoking a pipe for about 10 months now, and I have tried many different tobaccos. I know now a good bit more about what I might be looking for in a tobacco, and this forum has helped a lot with that. Right now, I think I am looking for a "comfort food" tobacco. Lately I have been...
  12. OwlTellYa

    Watch City Va/Pers

    Can someone give me a comparison of the Watch City Va/Pers? I just got some R&B, but I only got a little since I hadn’t tried it. I really like it! But, of course, it’s a limited release. So I was wondering how their others compared. The only other of theirs I have tried is the a Rouxgaroux...
  13. OwlTellYa

    Reamer

    I've been cleaning out the shank, and I took a drill bit to the draw hole, which dug out a good bit of gunk. I didn't enlarge the hole, just the same size drill bit as the draw hole. Hopefully that will help with the sourness.
  14. OwlTellYa

    Reamer

    Good tip. I haven't mastered the art of keeping sandpaper on a dowel--the sandpaper has ripped or slipped when I try to get into the deeper corners.
  15. OwlTellYa

    Reamer

    I'm scraping the deepest part with the back edge of an x-acto knife, which seems to be working.
  16. OwlTellYa

    Reamer

    The handle is (just barely) wider than the bowl, and so it stops me from going deeper. Or is there a trick I don't know?
  17. OwlTellYa

    Reamer

    I am restoring an older Stanwell, and it's looking really good so far. The pipe came to me caked in black and quite sour. I've gotten the exterior clean and shiny, but I am having difficulty getting the sourness out of it. What I discovered is that the bowl is deeper than the reamer I am using...
  18. OwlTellYa

    Learning

    Thank you for the suggestion and the nice pictures. I have actually been trying it myself on some cheap eBay pipes with okay (not stellar) results. But when I work on the pipes I often wonder if there are better ways to accomplish what I am doing. No need to reinvent the wheel if I could sit...
  19. OwlTellYa

    Invisible crack

    Tips on how to find the pinhole? I see nothing. But of course my eyes are 55 years old.
  20. OwlTellYa

    Learning

    I would love to sit with an experienced pipe restorer and learn from them. The online write-ups are useful, but there’s nothing like the hands-on experience. I don’t know of a pipe club near me or I would ask. And it seems to be rude to ask a B&M to teach me, since it’s their business. (“Please...
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