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  1. J. Mayo

    Rossi 8320 & New Blend Opinions

    I broke from my normal and placed an order with smokingpipes instead of P&C this month. I only did this because of a Rossi Rubino Author pipe I had been eyeing for a while. I really like the shape and wanted to go with a lower priced pipe to add to my "bumming around" group of pipes. Ones that I...
  2. J. Mayo

    Quiet Nights: The Penzance Replacement

    I've finally had the time to compare about 5 bowls of each of these blends. I'll preface this by mentioning that I'm by no means a seasoned pipe smoker, I've been at it for around 10 years which is relatively young in this hobby. I have yet to develop the ability to distinguish between the...
  3. J. Mayo

    Boswell Minie Ball Pipe

    Anybody own or smoked on of these? Intriguing looking pipe I've always considered buying, but never done it. There's an estate Minie Ball on smokingpipes.com right now I was thinking about grabbing during their estate pipe sale. Was wondering if anyone had any experiences good or bad with one...
  4. J. Mayo

    Balkan Blue (Blue Mountain) & Blackhouse?

    I've been smoking Blackhouse for several years now and although it's a great blend, it just never really captivated me like it did some. I recall a small cult like following here on the forums at one point in time (Baronsamedi even had a "Blackhouse" inspired tattoo painted on half of his...
  5. J. Mayo

    Broken Churchwarden Tenon Help

    This happened so long ago I honestly forgot how I managed this, but as you can see the tenon has broken off of the stem. I think it may have been broken during a move due to careless packing on my part (I should have just removed the stem). Neither here nor there, any suggestions on what to do...
  6. J. Mayo

    Latakia TAD and Hording from the FDA

    Just made ANOTHER P&C order. They seem to have been happening at an alarming rate these days with the FDA Deeming regulation and Dunhill Apocalypse fueling my fire. All new blends that I've wanted to try and never gotten around to: H&H - Magnum Opus Frog Morton Cellar McClelland - Balkan...
  7. J. Mayo

    PM2012 and the "Storie" on Storient Meerschaum?

    I don't mean to bring up any sore subjects with this one.... But what in the world happened with Yavuz and Storient Meerschaum? I was one of the unfortunate ones that had a HORRIBLE experience with my PM2012 order but I guess I missed the ultimate fallout with that whole cluster. Finally got my...
  8. J. Mayo

    Prepping SG Full Virginia Flake

    Guys (and gals), I just don't get it. I love Orlik Golden Sliced, simply rub out or fold and stuff and I'm on my way. But I have a stack of tins of SG FVF from 2012 that I still cannot figure out for the life of me. I placed a large order when I found it in stock due to all the hype I'd read...
  9. J. Mayo

    Dedicating an Escudo Pipe

    So I know I want to dedicate at least one if not two of my pipes to Escudo. Or maybe one pipe to VaPers, and one solely to Escudo. I'm currently trying it in several different pipes to find the best match for it. I know we've already established many times over that there's a huge Escudo fan...
  10. J. Mayo

    Savinelli and VaPers

    Just broke down and ordered my first Savinelli and tin of Escudo. Found that I really enjoy P&C's Anni Cake so I ordered myself a little buffet of VaPers to sample along with it. I don't know that the Sav will end up being my dedicated VaPer pipe but I decided to use the discovery of a new...
  11. J. Mayo

    Cube Cut To-Go

    I've been enjoying Solani's ABF A LOT recently. I've also found that for me this blend smokes best when cube cut. I'm constantly on the go and smoking probably 90% of my bowls while driving. My thought was that I could pre-cut enough flakes to keep me happy for a few days and throw them back in...
  12. J. Mayo

    I Had A Cigar: A Confession

    I keep a humidor full of my favorite cigars and had all but forgot about them since I got back into a pipe about a year ago.......almost that is. I played golf with a buddy yesterday and took a stick along for each of us during the round. I honestly forgot how much I enjoyed the smell and flavor...
  13. J. Mayo

    First English Experience

    Just lit my first bowl of English tobacco EVER! Ruins of Isengard from the LOTR series by Just for Him. Forgive me, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but from the reviews I had read this tobacco was described as being a good transition from aros to English so it's probably extremely...
  14. J. Mayo

    Aging Aromatics: Mac Baren's Vanilla Cream

    I'm going to be honest, I did not care for this blend initially. I received a tin in an order about a year ago along with several other samplers and gave each a fair chance through several bowls in different pipes. This blend seemed a little moist out of the tin and really did nothing for me. It...
  15. J. Mayo

    My PAD / TAD Kick of the Month

    "Running low on 1Q" I tell myself........"Just a quick order from P&C, a few ounces of 1Q.....that's it!" An hour of browsing later: 16 Lane Limited - 1Q (by the ounce) 3 Softy Pipe Bit - "High Grade" 2-Pack 1 Roma Churchwarden Pipe - Large - Dublin 2 Hearth & Home Marquee...
  16. J. Mayo

    Smoke Rings

    Has anyone really perfected a smoke ring? I have a friend who's a cigarette smoker claim that he had but when I asked him to demonstrate he couldn't. I just thought it would be a neat party trick. Can anyone give some kind of instruction or tips?
  17. J. Mayo

    Boswell's Causes PAD Relapse

    Although I'm not in any need of a new pipe (who ever REALLY is), I've found that I habitually check Boswell's "Pipes for Sale" page every week just to see what's available. Talk about having a problem. It sure backfired today, I fell in love with this guy. Since I was already planning on calling...
  18. J. Mayo

    In Anticipation Of My PM2012 Meer.....

    While waiting (excitedly I should add) for my PM2012 meer, I decided I should ask a few newbie questions since this is my fist meer. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I assume I don't need to let a cake build in meerschaum to protect it the way I do my briars? Do I just clean the bowl after...
  19. J. Mayo

    Virginia and Aro in Same Pipe

    Hey guys, I have a relatively small pipe rotation that I only smoke aromatics in. I've recently started smoking a few Virginias and have found that I really enjoy them. So far I've only dedicated one pipe to Virginias but have had the idea of still smoking aros out of it. What are your...
  20. J. Mayo

    Problem With Draft Hole On Nording Pipe

    I have a Nording pipe that has been causing me some headaches recently. Sorry if I use improper terms to explain the parts of the pipe but I'll do my best. Hopefully someone can help me out as long as I get the pictures posted right. It seems that when the draft hole was drilled, it wasn't...
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