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    20 Year old Bengal Slices

    As some of you may remember around Christmas time I popped the lid on a tin of Bengal Slices from the early 90's. I don't typically write reviews of tobacco that you can no longer get, but this was such a popular tobacco I though I would write about my disappointment. Whats that you say...
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    Back After a Six Month Break

    Hey gang, I wanted to quickly say hi after a small break from the net. I told my business and am persuing new challenges. This has prompted a move back to the city and lot's of new changes. Kids and wife are getting settled and I am due to deploy in November for three weeks. Still smokin and...
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    Met a Fellow Forum Member Tonight

    After months of me trying to get down to meet Smokeybear we finally had a chance to meet for coffee tonight. What a standup young man. He does our hobby proud. I purchased three really nice Trypis pipes. I met Phil Trypis many years ago and he would be honoured to have his pipes being sold by...
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    Very Frustrated

    I have been chasing a flavour now for many years. It would be nice if I could give you a point of comparison but I can't. I have gotten whiffs of the smell, or taste that I am searching for in a tobacco called Black Cordial. Someone said it might be Cherry I was after. So I went out last week...
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    Jumpers Stand To For Chalk Assembly

    With the recent thread that went a bit off topic that Rangerearthpig started about his bike Betty, and turned into discussion about the Airborne forces of the world I thought I would put a call out to any other jumpers or ex-jumpers in the forum. Stand up and be counted jumpers. Who else served...
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    The Younger Generation in My House Is Taking An Interest and an Opinion Needed

    I was sitting at the kitchen table after dinner tonight fine tuning the button on one of my pipes and my seven year old sat down beside me and started asking me lots of questions about my pipes. He was really taking an interest, he asked me what each part was called and why I smoked a pipe. Then...
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    A Piece of Coal Turns into a Diamond

    I recently came across a pipe that to be honest really liked the shape of but found the bit to be too thick for my liking. I never smoked it, I think I got about four bowls in it before I gave up on it and it went in a box. After a bunch of moves my skills have gotten better with a file and I...
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    Late Shout Out To Plateauguy!

    Before Christmas I purchased a Rex Bulldog from Plateauguy. As many of you know I have been sick with some type of bronchitus with turned into a sinus infection so haven't been smoking much. He is a great guy to deal with, and while we had some address frustration due to USMS the deal went off...
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    Cold Start to 2014

    Good Morning everyone, Happy 2014! It's been a cold start to 2014. We ran out of propane yesterday. Me not being attentive over the holidays. So looks like it's going to be a cold day and night tomorrow. Mother natures a b$tch too its -27c out today.
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    Youtube Posters

    Just curious if any of you have a youtube channel? I spent Christmas day afternoon at the inlaws watching videos.
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    I Wish You Enough and Irish Blessing

    Well friends, it is that time of year again when I pass on a blessing that was handed down through my family. I remember each year at Christmas Eve my father would lift his glass with this toast. Again this year I carry on this tradition on his behalf. So I raise my glass and wish you all...
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    Merry Christmas Everyone!

    A little Blackmores Night Christmas Wish
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    Dunhill For Christmas

    Well, for sometime now I have been thinking about getting a Dunhill Pipe. I looked at the new ones and just didn't get the pull the trigger urge. That all changed tonight. I found a Dunhill Shell Briar slightly canted Dublin for what I think is a reasonable price. It's not a birth year Dunhill...
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    1911 Conversions/Modifications

    About a month ago I traded a local guy at our gun club an older 30-30 rifle. I had more rifles kicking around than I needed. Anyway he traded me for a Norinco 1911 in .45ACP I have owned lots of pistols but never a 1911 style. My tastes usually lean more toward H&K's and Walther's. I wanted this...
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    Holiday Treat Receipe

    Well guys, the wife and I have been experimenting with making homemade Irish Cream and have finally found a recipe we really like. So today when we were Christmas shopping we decided to try something different and I dare say we are on to something. So in the spirit of Christmas I thought I would...
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    Some Days are Diamonds and Some Days are Just Coal

    Well, not one to complain about crappy luck usually but this one has me frustrated and I needed to vent. A few weeks ago my wife wrote her van off in an accident involving an icy road and a tire blow out. It was an older van so we didn't have collision insurance on it. Well long story short I...
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    Well Meaning Mother In Law

    My wife and I have both been down sick with this nasty chest cold going around for the last two weeks. The Mother in Law thought she would come over and give my wife and hand and do some cleaning. Well she did a great job, even going so far as to dust my pipes, each and every one LOL only...
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    Meershaum Photography Pet Peeve

    So huge pet peeve of mine. Why do web sites, even some of the sponsors here insist on taking pictures of Meerschaum pipes (That are bright white) on white backgrounds. You can't make out the detail of the pipe. It is not good advertising for something that is typically very detailed. It seems to...
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    Any Members From San Diego?

    I just got confirmation of a summer urban combative instructor course I will be attending in August San Diego this coming summer. Any members in the area and want to meet up for a pipe and a drink?
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    Question to Those Who Have Had Pipe Commissions Done

    I have a question for those who have commissioned a few pipes in their pipe smoking career. I have a couple shapes of pipes that I like, would really like to have one in that shape in nearly that exact look. What has been your experience with custom carvers like Rad Davis doing commissions based...