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  1. Big John Shea

    Newest Addition To The Jars

    Tin was bugling. Perfect condition inside. As it should be... Cheers!
  2. Big John Shea

    From Tin To Jar

    Was recently listening to an online pipe show and they discussed the topic of whether or not you should let the tobacco from your newly opened tin dry out to the best smokable condition before you jar it for future use. From a scientific perspective, tobacco does not age well after it is...
  3. Big John Shea

    Are you Happy with Dried Out Tobacco in a Trade?

    Relatively simple hypothetical... You trade a 20 year old rare tin for another 20 year old rare tin. Both are sealed. The one YOU get was compromised and dried out. Are you happy? Should you expect compensation?
  4. Big John Shea

    What are you watching? Movies? TV?

    Recently finished all 11 seasons of Shameless. 70% of which was watched while smoking pipes and cigars I suspect. LOL Great show if you have not seen it yet. Anybody watching anything good lately?
  5. Big John Shea

    Question: Awkward Kaywoodie Bowl

    Anyone have any information about this awkwardly shaped Kaywoodie Custom Grain I just picked up? Thanks!
  6. Big John Shea

    Is it really a "sitter"?

    I've purchased a number of pipes that were advertised as "sitters" or "sitting pipes", and then in practice they are really just barely holding themselves up on some irregular surface features at the bottom of the pipe. Contrasting these are the obvious poker shapes that literally will sit on...
  7. Big John Shea

    Show Off Your Wally Frank Pipe Here

    Searched and couldn't find a "show off" thread for Wally Frank pipes so thought I'd start one with this pipe I acquired yesterday. ?
  8. Big John Shea

    Two Long Shanks Added to the Collection

    Dropped a dime on these today. Going under glass once they come in... Scared to smoke them. ?
  9. Big John Shea

    Repost of new acquisitions.

    http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/newbie-in-most-every-way.71954/ Just a link to my Intro thread where I posted a bunch of my recent acquisitions. Cheers!
  10. Big John Shea

    Newbie (in most every way)

    Glad to be here. ? Big John from the Twin Cities area. Been smoking cigars for many years but have just started smoking pipes a few months ago. I collect a lot of things (meteorites, nihonto, rare books, ancient and prehistoric weapons, natural history specimens) but recently took an interest...