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sfsteves

Lifer
Aug 3, 2013
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allan said:

"... you can spend all of your retirement

budget on pipes and tobacco."
true, dat ... not sure I'd have listened if allan had offered that advise to me when I arrived here, but I can tell you that I've learned through experience that he's spot-on with that ...
there's a wealth of knowledge here, geo3rge ... and I'm sure that your being here will add to that ... welcome.

 

cigrmaster

Lifer
May 26, 2012
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Sarasota Florida
geo3rge, welcome to the best pipe site on the web, I hope you enjoy yourself as much as I do here. The first pipe I ever bought was a Savinelli and I still own it, great smoker. I hope you love yours.
If you are looking to expand your horizons for new blends, I would recommend trying Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake, St James Flake, along with Dunhill Flake and a tin of Escudo. There is a ton of info in regards to smoking flakes and their preparation. I believe cube cutting flakes for a newcomer to flakes is the place to start and then once you get comfortable with that, try the fold and stuff method. Flakes are in my opinion the coolest, slowest burning and most flavorful of all the different cuts of tobacco.

 

kris

Can't Leave
Sep 16, 2012
433
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Welcome, sir.
I'm about 8 miles away from Chester (wrong side of the border though!).
Glad to have you aboard. Also, you'll NEVER go wrong with a Falcon.

 

geo3rge

Might Stick Around
Oct 28, 2013
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My thanks again to you all once again. Cigrmaster, re Best Brown Flake, St. James and Dunhill flakes - I will certainly look them up. I find flake tobacco so very satisfying! Must be the physical act of rubbing out that appeals! Good to have your advice-appreciated. And Kris, good to see another 'Chester' man! Enjoy your pipe today! Thanks to all for the warm welcome. A thought - wouldn't it be marvellous if every pipe smoker could meet every other pipe smoker just once and say hello, smoke a pipe together, swap stories and bring the world to rights?! It will never happen of course, but I bet we would have much of this world's problems sorted out in no time! Good smoking wherever you are today.

G.

 

mkelaw

Starting to Get Obsessed
Aug 30, 2012
121
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Welcome Geo3ge and greetings from Milwaukee. Hope you enjoy the forum. I certainly have.
Dave

 

cigrmaster

Lifer
May 26, 2012
20,248
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Sarasota Florida
geo3rge, please try those flakes using the cube cut method, I think you will find that they smoke cooler and with more flavor that rubbing them out. I personally never rub out my flakes, I either cube cut of fold and stuff as I believe rubbing them out defeats the purpose of smoking a flake.

 

av8scuba

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jan 4, 2013
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Mid-Missouri
Welcome Geo3ge from the middle of the US. The pipe and tobacco bring us all together. I look forward to reading more of your posts. :puffy:

 

lordnoble

Lifer
Jul 13, 2010
2,677
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Welcome to the forums! Please post pics of your pipe and tobacco collections as we LOVE to look at pipes and cellars. No collection too big or too small.
-Jason

 
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