brashboy, try the sponsor retailers on Forums listed at the left of the Forums home page in red.
Their collective inventories are vast, and you will learn a great deal about pipes and tobaccos studying
them before you buy anything else. You'll be happier with your purchases in most cases than dealing
with some peripheral outfit that doesn't specialize in tobacco pipes. Welcome to Forums. Stick with this
crew. Good information and astute observations and opinions. When we're not being half crazy. What
do I mean by half? I recommend a thorough going over smokingpipes.com and Iwan Ries for starters,
and P&C and 4noggins, and all of the rest in turn. Learn a lot and make your purchases selectively.