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  1. donatello

    Breath Smoking

    Hello I was wondering if some of you could help me with the breath smoking technique, it seems like every time I breathe into the pipe it makes it go out and also it seems I'm getting it hotter by doing it, this seems like an awesome way to smoke but I am not getting it! Thanks
  2. donatello

    Show for us beginners

    Hello I really enjoy listening to your radio show and I was wondering if you could do a show for us beginners to teach us how to smoke a pipe without getting tongue bite and burn, maybe proper puffing cadence? Or how to know if it is a chemical reaction to certain tobaccos?
  3. donatello

    Tobacco is drying my tongue

    Hello, I have posted a few times about being a new pipe smoker having trouble tasting, and tongue bite issues. I am to the conclusion that I am not burning my tongue at all it is just that tobacco dries it out to an uncomfortable feeling and that in turn causes me to not be able to taste very...
  4. donatello

    Question About Virginia Tobacco

    Hello everyone, I'm a pretty new pipe smoker and have a question: I am not getting any taste from Virginia tobaccos I have tried best brown,dunhill flake and full virginia flake I really only get a hot smoke taste, I'm wondering if anyone else has had that problem? Latakia tobaccos seem to be...
  5. donatello

    Having Trouble Tasting Tobacco

    Hello I am fairly new to pipe smoking and have asked a few questions on this forum and have received lots of great advice, I am stuck however….I am very discouraged because I am no longer able to taste tobacco and not sure that I have ever really tasted it correctly, I am at a point now where I...
  6. donatello

    Clenching and Breath Smoking Questions

    Hello, I have been reading on some posts about clenching and breathing into the pipe causing it to stay lit, smoke cooler and have more taste, any suggestions? It seems like when I breathe into the pipe it almost always goes out, I totally believe this is worth learning but I think I am missing...
  7. donatello

    Thank You and Happy Thanksgiving

    Hello, just wanted to wish a happy thanksgiving to all the newbies and all the people that spend their time posting to help us!
  8. donatello

    How To Hold Pipe In Mouth

    Hello I really like the looks of the straight pipes but I have a hard time holding them in my mouth I just find them very heavy and uncomfortable is there something I'm doing wrong? It seems like it would also put really bad teeth marks in pipe stems
  9. donatello

    Drying Tobacco

    Hello I did an experiment with some nightcap tobacco, I read about drying tobacco out and it having better smoking properties so I left it in my car for around 5 hours came out and it was pretty crispy and I was sure I had ruined my favorite tobacco but I think it still smoked very good and...
  10. donatello

    Question About Cobs Versus Briar

    Hello, I am a beginner pipe smoker and I am very passionate about learning about the hobby, I have a question regarding corn cob pipes: I have several briar pipes, a peterson, a caminetto, and a don carlos and I like the looks of them very much and they smoke well I guess ( I'm a beginner so I...
  11. donatello

    Tasting Tobacco, Tongue Bite Question for Newbie

    Hello I'm a new pipe smoker and fairly obsessed with learning how to do it, so far I really love it but find it to be quite a challenge! I have been trying several types of tobacco's some aromatics, frog morton and dunhill early morning pipe, and nightcap. I seem to like the non aromatics best...