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Quality Bits for Corncob Pipes
Sorry to be dragging this out, but does anybody know if the "propionate plastic" is the same material used in the original bits that come with the pipes? I'm thinking about something like a nice vulcanite bit that will last through a lifetime of corn cobs. If the "propionate plastic" is the...- Navojoa
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Quality Bits for Corncob Pipes
WHOA! I just answered my own question. Looks like somebody has thought of it! I found a product on-line that does exactly this. The ones I stumbled across are EA Carey products, made of "propionate plastic" and look to be exactly what I'm looking for. Perhaps they're available here, too. I...- Navojoa
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Quality Bits for Corncob Pipes
I love a good, well made briar as much as the next fellow, but there is definitely something to be said for a decent corn cob pipe. But the bits ... Those nasty, damn plastic bits! I've always thought that somebody should make a vulcanite bit to replace the plastic ones in corn cobs. You'd...- Navojoa
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Looking to Reconnect ...
Thanks, folks, for all the warm replies. I'm looking forward to the interaction.- Navojoa
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Looking to Reconnect ...
Thanks! I'll do that. I got a few grams from a neighbor a few days ago. It was a dry as dust, so I put a few leaves in a plastic jar with a few drops of water (wish I'd had some rum on hand), hydrated it to the perfect point, and fired it up. I was impressed. That stuff packs a nicotine punch...- Navojoa
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Looking to Reconnect ...
Hi, My handle is Navojoa as it's a town that I sometimes live in. My name is Scott. I have been smoking the pipe since about 1996, I think. I have mild Tourette's Syndrome (since I was about 6 years old) and the nicotine does seem to help on the rare occasions when stress or fatigue...- Navojoa
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