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  1. markophonic

    Removing Corn Cob Stem Protruding Into Bowl

    I use a forstner bit to drill out the protrusion in the bowl. I use Canerodpiper's pipe mortar recipe...you can find it on youtube. 1 gram plaster, .5 gram salt, .6 gram activated charcoal. add drops of water until you get the right consistency. I've done 6 MM cobs and several briar estate...
  2. markophonic

    On Smoking Slowly and the Benefits...

    As a new pipe smoker, I've found the OP's post to be the most important thing I've learned about "technique". Like the tortoise and the hare....Slow and easy win the race.
  3. markophonic

    Emptying bowl if not finished...while hot or cooled?

    OK this is exactly what I have been doing.
  4. markophonic

    Emptying bowl if not finished...while hot or cooled?

    I dump it hot...I just wondered if there was some reason not to do that...with all the minutia about building cake yadda yadda yadda.
  5. markophonic

    Emptying bowl if not finished...while hot or cooled?

    Beginner question. Say I don't smoke the entire bowl to the bottom. Do I dump it out hot or for some reason wait until it is out and cooled down?
  6. markophonic

    Hello from SW Michigan

    I lived for a spell in Overland Park and then Olathe.
  7. markophonic

    Hello from SW Michigan

    I'm just outside Kalamazoo. Grand Haven is great. For 20 years we kept a boat downcoast from there in South Haven. Sailed all over the Great Lakes.
  8. markophonic

    Hello from SW Michigan

    Doctor Chopper, My niece was a cheerleader at Wisconsin...Lives in Milwaukee now. I have two Harley Davidsons and agree with your signature! Go Blue! ;)
  9. markophonic

    Hello from SW Michigan

    I've spent a lot of time in Oakland County...My best friend lived on White Lake...lots of good times on the lake.
  10. markophonic

    Michigan Pipe Smokers

    Hello, I joined the forum today and The Amish Tyrant invited me to check out the Michigan Pipe Club. I'm in the Kalamazoo area. Retired from the Pharmaceutical I Industry at the end of June and took up the Pipe in August. I've been lurking for a while and have learned a lot in that...
  11. markophonic

    Hello from SW Michigan

    I've been lurking for a bit...Recently retired and started smoking a pipe. I've accumulated about 15 pipes in the last month along with about 20 different tobaccos. I've been reading and learning and experimenting. I enjoy learning about different pipe types, bowl shapes and tobacco blends...