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  1. mushjoon

    This Happened to My Tobacco After 7 Years In a Mason Jar

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) Hi everyone. I stopped smoking 7 years ago but now I'm back at it, no special reason. When I stopped smoking, I put my tobacco into mason jars and stored them away in my cellar for 7 years and this happened when I took it out of the jar...
  2. mushjoon

    Good lesson that I learned today...

    Today, I felt like smoking Escudo in Dawn Mist Maritime clay pipe. The thing about this pipe is that it's a cutty pipe; a.k.a. nose-warmer with its stem-length less than 3 inches long. I had expected it to be a dangerous idea since Virginia burns like Hell and such a short stem would not...
  3. mushjoon

    Are these people trying to control my life or what???

    Today, I had an Arturo Fuente in Mason Edwards of Ann Arbor, MI, home of the Wolverines. It was pleasant, but I had a craving for Full Virginia Flake in the evening. I dried them out for 1 hour, packed it in my gourd calabash which I got from Mr. Schrier via eBay, went outside of my dorm...
  4. mushjoon

    Impressed by Escudo... any suggestion for Perique?

    Yesterday, I went to my local B&M and tried Escudo Navy Deluxe. Surely, it bited like Hell in the beginning, but as time went by, I started to feel so relaxed and the sweet taste of Virginia with a little bit of spice of Perique was magical. I did not get any tongue bite afterward. It burned...
  5. mushjoon

    So My Calabash Arrived After All (pic heavy!!!)

    Mr. Schrier really knows what's the best. This calabash is fabulous. And what you are about to see are some detailed pictures of my new (first) gourd calabash pipe. The problem: it's also my first estate pipe. I know that I already put a post about taking care of an estate gourd calabash, but...
  6. mushjoon

    Help me with this guy, will ya?

    After looking through eBay and Amazon, I finally purchased a gourd calabash! Here is the link Well, I think I got it for a pretty nice price... but I have never purchased an estate! Moreover, I have no experience with a gourd calabash whatsoever! So if you have experience with restoring a pipe...
  7. mushjoon

    The weight of pipe tamper

    Yesterday, I went to my friend's house and realized that he's starting to smoke a pipe now! While trying to "teach" him (even though I'm still a beginner) I realized that his pipe tool was not the usual Czech pipe tool. In fact, his pipe tool was a lot heavier than mine and I could just tamp...
  8. mushjoon

    Question About Gourd Calabash

    Hi, I'm thinking about purchasing a gourd calabash from this website It looks great and all, but the bowl actually looks really small... Has anyone had problem with the small size of the bowl or does it just smoke fine like regular briar pipe?
  9. mushjoon

    Any word of advice for smoking FVF by Samuel Gawith?

    I recently ordered Full Virginia Flake by Samuel Gawith, but it's my first time smoking pure Virginian flake. Besides, I'm not so good at smoking flake. It seems to me that it needs more relight, tamping is harder and burns my tongue more. I even heard that Virginia blends tend to bite if I...
  10. mushjoon

    This is the best day ever!!!

    Today, I called Penn Valley Pipes and Tobacco Co. to order clay pipes because mine had been broken. And Mr. KC Ellis, the owner of the shop, told me that he would just send me a pamplin clay bowl with a 8 '' Sherlock clay pipe for free!!! Now that's a great customer service :worship: Adding up...
  11. mushjoon

    Balkan? Oriental? Turkish?

    What are the differences among these blends? By the way, what's your favorite Balkan/Oriental/Turkish blend?
  12. mushjoon

    Trying to buy my next tin... HELP!!!

    I only smoke two blends these days: Classic Samsun and Frog Morton on the Bayou by McClelland. However, I have this feeling that there is still a long way to go, so many blends to explore (smoke) and enjoy. 1) I'm thinking about buying Royal Blend by Peretti, which has Virginian and...
  13. mushjoon

    Question from a novice pipe smoker.

    Recently, I bought a briar pipe because my three beloved clay pipes broke. I got Tsuge Super Smooth billiard, and I got it for $58 plus shipping (original price: $103) However, since it's a really nice pipe, I don't want to mess it up. So my questions are: 1) How can I manage...
  14. mushjoon

    Porcelain pipe???

    Hey guys, after Mr.Brog introduced himself to the forum, I got into some East European pipes. And something suddenly got into my mind; I watched "Nosferatu" the movie on Halloween, and realized that one of the characters was smoking this gargantuan pipe. I noticed that he was smoking a porcelain...
  15. mushjoon

    Here's a good news for everyone who got thick wallets

    Right now, as we speak, smokingpipes.com is going under a massive Tsuge pipe sale! I also bought Super Smooth Bent Billiard since I needed a new pipe after 3 of my beloved clays broke.. :crying: But I got $103 one for just $58 plus shipping, so if you got a plenty of benjamins in your wallet...
  16. mushjoon

    My clay pipe broke!!! I need a new pipe!!!

    Basically, I left my coat in my friend's house and it seems to me that somebody sat on it. Guess what; in my pockets, there were my precious clay pipes all wrapped in bubble wrap. However, their stems broke due to sheer mass of someone. Fortunately, one of them was in "decent" condition. So I...
  17. mushjoon

    I got some problem with my corn cob

    So, I heard that corn cob can only smoke to its full potential after the hardwood (shank part.. is that how you call it?) is burnt away. But my corn cob still has its charred hardwood sticking out. And I have a feeling that my Frog Morton on the Bayou is not smoking to its best in my cob...
  18. mushjoon

    Any Pipe Shop in Austin, TX?

    Hey, I am in my friend's house in Austin, TX for Christmas break and of course, I decided to take a tour to downtown. I went to the pipe shop called Heroes and Legacies, but they don't have a lot of tin tobaccos in stock. I actually wanted to give a try of that Frog Morton because everyone...
  19. mushjoon

    Tasting the tobacco???

    Ok, I am still a beginner at pipe smoking, I admit that and it is true. But, I have to say that my nose is highly sensitive that I can smell a hot dog stand from a few blocks away. (no boasting here) And I do love aromatic blends.. McClelland's Classic Samsun and the famous local tobacconist...