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  1. JR McDuff

    Pipe Smoking Tips

    There is some good advice in this article. Hope it helps you as it did me. Proper Pipe Tobacco Humidification | Smokingpipes - https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/proper-pipe-tobacco-humidification
  2. JR McDuff

    Reliable Estate pipe sales

    Thanks for that info Mike. Sorry about the health problems and hope you get some improvement soon.
  3. JR McDuff

    Good beginner tobacco?

    Yep, it took me a while to realize my fast smoking was causing the ashy taste in some of the tobaccos. Frequent relights are okay but I didn't know that in the beginning.
  4. JR McDuff

    Good beginner tobacco?

    👀 Very well stated here and I agree with it all.
  5. JR McDuff

    Good beginner tobacco?

    When I first started I made the decision to try one of each basic category. English blend, Burley blend, Virginia/Perique, Oriental blend, and an Aromatic. Have fun exploring, that's what it's about for me anyway.
  6. JR McDuff

    Reliable Estate pipe sales

    Thank you, very helpful info!
  7. JR McDuff

    Reliable Estate pipe sales

    Thanks! On a side note I almost bought a tub of Granger and went for SWR instead.
  8. JR McDuff

    Reliable Estate pipe sales

    Hi all, Any recommendations for online estate pipe sales? Reliable, pipes that have been cleaned and are ready to smoke. $100 - $200 range Thanks!
  9. JR McDuff

    Historic tobacco blends?

    I'll be trying that and Kelly's coin down the road
  10. JR McDuff

    Historic tobacco blends?

    There are quite a few used copies of Sublime Tobacco on Biblio.com
  11. JR McDuff

    Historic tobacco blends?

    You are right about the old standard blends. My elderly neighbor puttsing around in his yard unknowingly lassoed me into the hobby with his Dr. Grabow wafting Prince Albert into the neighborhood. I still haven't tried PA.
  12. JR McDuff

    Historic tobacco blends?

    Wow! Some good evidence there. We're those early adverts from a magazine?
  13. JR McDuff

    Historic tobacco blends?

    Is this how "match blends" got their start?