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New (to me) The Country Squire Tobaccos
Pilgrim's Muse by The Country Squire is one of my top three favorite blends of all time!- sean.
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Did You Lose Your Taste for Aromatics Over Time?
As soon as I learned there's more to pipe smoking than aromatics, I all but ditched them. One aromatic still in my rotation is Mac Baren Solent Mixture.- sean.
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Opening A Tin? Show Us!
Thanks for sharing this history. I would love to study that book! Your link didn't work because it's missing a period at the end This should work: https://pipedia.org/wiki/McClelland_Tobacco_Co.- sean.
- Post #385
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Oldest Smoked Tobacco...
You can rehydrate, and you'll either like it or you won't. What's the worst that can happen!- sean.
- Post #57
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Oldest Smoked Tobacco...
Are you sure those McClellands are actually bad? Have you tried re-hydrating them?- sean.
- Post #42
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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A Question About Anthology 2023
If those are fuzzies, it's definitely mold.- sean.
- Post #14
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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A Quiet Turning?
While the cigarette and cigar markets are diminishing, the pipe tobacco market is increasing and is forecast to keep growing! The largest growth per demographic are young people between 18-26.- sean.
- Post #3
- Forum: General Discussion
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Chronicling An AliExpress Pipe For Science 2.0: The Re-Chronicling
This poor pipe is being tortured. It didn't choose to be born the way it was!- sean.
- Post #79
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, February 2024?***
My favorite tobacco in a purdy looking pipe!- sean.
- Post #1,888
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, February 2024?***
Today I'm smoking polish kielbasa, chicken wings, and St. Louis style ribs with a Kansas City style rub on a Weber Smoky Mountain ;)- sean.
- Post #1,885
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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How Long does a Smoke Last?
That's really cool! It also helps that they require minimal relights (sometimes none) so you won't be bugging the blacksmith too much. :LOL:- sean.
- Post #67
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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How Long does a Smoke Last?
The clay pipe in my picture has a pretty large bowl compared to most clay pipes. I also have to pack it pretty light due to the long and narrow draft hole.- sean.
- Post #64
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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How Long does a Smoke Last?
This little pipe can smoke a crumble cake for over an hour: And this clay German tavern pipe can easily smoke anything for over two hours... It can be annoying actually. Many pipes are normally between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours. Ribbons will smoke faster and require less relights and...- sean.
- Post #62
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Pipe Mud Again
I have personally tested this hypothesis with food grade gypsum. It turns out that plaster of Paris and gypsum, while almost the same, are not quite the same material. Plaster of Paris is a product derived from gypsum by heating it up. What will happen if you use gypsum is the moisture that...- sean.
- Post #37
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Pipe Mud Again
I've used pipe mortar developed by Canerod Piper on almost all of my pipes. None of my pipes are particularly high quality and all have been improved by using pipe mortar. My first briar pipe, a Grabow, had its bowl drilled slightly too low at the factory, so a bit of pipe mortar fixed that and...- sean.
- Post #33
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance