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  1. FRed3137

    Newcomer from Canada

    Indeed, I have my eyes on a few pipes that I will get if ever this new experience turns out enjoyable for me😉
  2. FRed3137

    Newcomer from Canada

    Update on this, I've visited a local pipe shop here in Quebec city...and there's only one lol.. The clerk was pretty helpful. He smokes pipe as a hobby too. He recommended me to get a corn cob for pretty cheap on the basis of, if you don't like it, you'll only have spent a few dollars. He made...
  3. FRed3137

    Type/Names of Tobacco Leaf?

    I've yet to find a place that sells them in Canada. Amazon has them for way too much.
  4. FRed3137

    Type/Names of Tobacco Leaf?

    My thoughts too! I struggled asking or not the question and tried finding a post that was already made.
  5. FRed3137

    Type/Names of Tobacco Leaf?

    Very helpful! Thanks
  6. FRed3137

    Type/Names of Tobacco Leaf?

    Will check it out for sure!
  7. FRed3137

    Type/Names of Tobacco Leaf?

    I'm fairly new to the tobacco world, as previous posts suggests i've been a cigar smoker for a few years now and i'm venturing into the vast world of pipe smoking. I'm trying to make sense of all the different tobacco leaves names that's being mentioned in different blends. It is rather...
  8. FRed3137

    Unlurking in Alabama

    Greetings from Canada!
  9. FRed3137

    Newcomer from Canada

    Interesting. Thank you for the instructions. To follow up on the Algonquin model, I got a reply from a shop that Brigham probably made some Algonquin with Acrylic and switched to Vulcanized stems somewhere.
  10. FRed3137

    Newcomer from Canada

    Thank you! As mentioned earlier in this thread, I have tried the pipe selector. Some of the pipes are said to have Acrylic stems and other sources would suggest otherwise. I've even contacted some shops and they confirmed that the lower priced Brighams -such as the Algonquin model- are...
  11. FRed3137

    Newcomer from Canada

    The website you've linked shows that Brigham Algonquin models are made with acrylic stems. I'm not entirely sure that is accurate.
  12. FRed3137

    Newcomer from Canada

    Thank you!
  13. FRed3137

    Newcomer from Canada

    Thank you! Relighting in the cigar world is almost a sin ;) but I'm learning in Pipe smoking, it's not as much.
  14. FRed3137

    Newcomer from Canada

    Hi everyone, I'm totally a newcomer to the pipe smoking world, I'm planning on giving it a try when the weather permits to sit on my balcony and enjoy the sun. I've smoked quite a few cigars in the past years, I'm not new to the smoking world in general but not an expert either, which is why i...