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  1. L

    Keeping my pipe lit

    Maybe I need to pack even looser but when I pack loose I get no draw to get the tobacco going. If I smoke slow I would have to relight every time because it would go out on me.
  2. L

    Keeping my pipe lit

    I keep them fairly clean. Most were estate pipes I thoroughly cleaned and dried before I smoked. The Cayugas and the Grabow were new. Right now I'm smoking Virginia's...a straight Virginia I got from Pauls and also a mclelland Virginia 35. I was smoking some stonehaven too. A lot of the other...
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    Keeping my pipe lit

    I have a few, I have a Grabow that I don't really use much anymore because it needs to be reamed. I have a couple Cayugas from Pauls pipe shop, a Brebbia and an old Kaywoodie 13b...all seem to exhibit the problem to one extent or another.....
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    Keeping my pipe lit

    Ive been smoking pipes for a couple year now on and off. When its colder out Im trying to smoke more pipe because I can smoke it in the house without stinking the place up. I have a hard time keeping the pipe lit though. Ive tried tons of different things and I just cant figure it out. I've...
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    5-15

    It smells great and tastes ok. Its definitely an aromatic, lots of nice aromas and a decent taste but no body. Its good Im sure if you like aromatics but its not for me, I was hoping for something a bit stronger. I may smoke one more bowl just to be sure but Ill be selling/trading off my 2 tins...
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    5-15

    I should have a fair amount of goodies, including this, on the porch when I get home so I think it will be a race to see who cracks theirs first. I know Ill be firing this up just a little after I get home.
  7. L

    5-15

    I am too but I was afraid if I didn't jump on it I might miss out on something good so I took a chance on 2 tins.
  8. L

    5-15

    Ill be fine with it as long as it doesn't taste like most aromatics...nothing. If I don't like it will make good trade/bomb fodder
  9. L

    Cleaning Estate Pipes

    yeah maybe, because the problem I had when I was looking for them was I would only either find the small ones or ones that were way too big for like cleaning pipes, like the plumbing kind, not the smoking kind lol and stuff.
  10. L

    Cleaning Estate Pipes

    Nice set up, where did you get the bigger brushes? I have the shank brush on the bottom but sometimes I think its a little too small and a wider one would get more crud off.
  11. L

    Cleaning Estate Pipes

    I have some of them, but I havent used a ton of them. Yes I am. Its almost like the woods leeching old tobacco or somthing
  12. L

    Cleaning Estate Pipes

    The shank and the stem. I do have a shank brush but even that just keeps coming out dirty. Its a filter pipe too so I think maybe that why its so nasty in there.
  13. L

    Cleaning Estate Pipes

    Ok, I got the estate pipe off of ebay and its in really nice shape. Not a ton of cake so doesn't look like it was smoked very heavily. Here is the thing though, I'm trying to clean it and dirt just keeps coming out of it. Pipe cleaner after pipe cleaner and q-tip after q-tip. Doesn't seem to be...
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    Barling Resto

    Yeah, Ill have to look around here to try and find some micromesh. I am going to strip and redo the entire bowl. Im also thinking about going with a slightly different color. I want a lot of contrast between the grain and the rest of the pipe. The stem is easy, just a little gunk and oxidation...
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    Barling Resto

    Sorry, it was a good price for me so the decision was easy lol. Yeah I still haven't decided what I'm going to do about the rim, but your right it is pretty ugly. I may just leave it until the OCD gets the better of me. I will for sure. I want to get it nice and shined up too. I need to bring...
  16. L

    Barling Resto

    Ok thats cool, but I see the oxiclean turns the stem white too, which is totally fine I can clean it up. I just wonder whats the difference between the oxiclean and everclear then?
  17. L

    Barling Resto

    So I picked up a nice pre trans Barling at an antique show this past weekend and it definitely needs the full treatment. Here are some pics for you: some nicks and scratched, sorry kinda blurry: and now the bowl, here is where the fun starts: As you can see its pretty bad, but not a...
  18. L

    Antique Flea Market

    How about a pre trans Barling for 12 bucks? It needs a bit of work, definitely a project pipe, but Ill enjoy getting it back into smoking condition.
  19. L

    Buy a Dunhill pipe?

    Depends, the RIAs are decent for the money, the only Colt Id probably get would be a Delta. Id probably get an STI before either one. I had a feeling that would come up though. I could go on about craftsmanship and the quality of parts. MIM vs cast and all that stuff and say its an apples to...
  20. L

    Dublin-esque Nosewarmer Sitter

    I totally agree, but still cant afford one right now. Someday though.
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