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  1. proteus

    Thoughts on Sutliff Match 20 and C&D Cordial

    I have been smoking a lot of both Sutliff Match 20 and C&D Cordial. I've several pounds of each remaining and I need to replenish my supply. I want to stock only one kind in bulk. I enjoy Scottish style a little more than the other styles though I still enjoy the Balkans and so-called "straight"...
  2. proteus

    Thirty -Two Ounces

    How many ounces of Sutliff 507C whole slices fit into a half gallon mason jar?
  3. proteus

    My Method of Rope Prep With a Mandolin

    WARNING Use a dang cut resistant glove. Cut level 5. If you don't use a cutting glove and cut your fingerprints off or you lose a finger dont come crying to me. First get some rope tobacco. It's basically a cigar. So I love GH Black or Brown Irish so these pics are Brown Irish. Get a mandolin...
  4. proteus

    Removing Corn Cob Stem Protruding Into Bowl

    I wanted to post the method I use to remove the protruding part of the stem in a corn con pipe. Subject pipe: MM Dublin Tools used: DAP Plaster of Paris red box food grade by 21 cfr 184.1230 definition. Ice cold water from fridge Activated charcoal capsules 3/8" mason drill with a hammerhead...
  5. proteus

    How I Make Oatmeal

    On the thread about the The first Bowl of the Day I posted a stock photo so I want to post a real photo now since at the time it was not breakfast. Peterson 05 Irish Harp with Capstan Blue. Recipe 1/2 cup dry measure of rolled oats 1/2 cup coconut milk not the canned kind but the lid you buy in...
  6. proteus

    Pipe prepping ahead of time

    I've been trying to save time in the prepping department. I've had a lot of success with pre-filling and keeping 3 to 5 pipes at a time ready to smoke my go-to favorite blends so in a rush I can grab and go. If I want something not packed and I have the time I can grab another pipe and pack.
  7. proteus

    Types and Brands of Pipe Tobacco used, 1920's to 1940's

    Title edited for caps and brevity. Original: "Types and brands of pipe tobacco popular through three decades 1920s to 1940s" Looking to understand the history evolution and popularity of pipe tobacco blends and brands specifcially through the three decades comprising 1920s to 1940s, which I...
  8. proteus

    Please Help Identify a Dr. Grabow

    Bought an estate lot of Kaywoodie pipes boxes and cloths. In a box was this Dr Grabow. Surprise. I know nothing about these from a collectors perspective. Would like to know the decade or year and maybe the model type. The only markings are 9841 on the side of the stummel. Nothing else. Thoughts?
  9. proteus

    Need help with tobacco brand early 1970s

    Growing up my wife remembers her grandfather smoking cherry tobacco with chocolate notes. This was in the early 1970s. Her grandfather was born 1912. Can anyone remember a possible brand this particular tobacco might have been that was popular during that time?
  10. proteus

    Connecticut Shade observations

    To those in CT. I've noticed since around 2018 less tobacco field planting driving to the airport. With Covid I didn't travel by air for a while. Flew in 2021 and 2022 and didn't see any fields planted. Figured Covid. This year nothing. So contacted Dr. James LaMondia of the Connecticut...
  11. proteus

    FDA new proposal for tobacco product manufacturers

    https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-proposes-new-requirements-tobacco-product-manufacturing-practices
  12. proteus

    Aging tobacco in my own lifespan

    Some of my fellow pipe smokers tell me they have tobacco which was bought in 1990 and carefully stored and aging still. At my age of 52 I may not last 35 years from now if I started aging tobacco that long today. I don't see the point of buying tobacco and letting it age for me in my case...
  13. proteus

    WCC Ernie-ental and Simply Orange

    Waiting for Ernie-ental and Simply Orange soon to be released July 6th on permanent rotation.
  14. proteus

    My Moisture Meter

    Just putting this out there for folks. Maybe some will find it useful. I use a wood moisture meter which gives a relative moisture content for tobacco. Here's a pic. I use it for comparison readings by compressing the tobacco around the prongs.
  15. proteus

    The many ways we de-smoke ourselves

    When I come back inside from a long session with or even after a few bowls in general of unpolite blends I'll grab some minty stuff and brush up then grab a few Ricola and change my shirt. Then the wife doesn't say I smell like an ashtray. Which I'm not sure is a compliment or not. Still...
  16. proteus

    Best customer service smokingpipes.com

    Before I begin I will say I received written permission to post my experience with smokingpipes.com. Some of you may have read my initial disappointment with a pipe I purchased in my new member post. I want to conclude that issue here with much happiness. I purchased a Peterson Irish Harp 221...
  17. proteus

    Smokin' With my Wife ...

    Hey there pipe fans! Hope your extended weekend was great! Remember those that gave all. I lost an older brother to the so called police action in southeast Asia. RIP. Wish I could have gotten to know you better. Remember POW-MIA you are not forgotten. And there are those that came home and...
  18. proteus

    Who Taught You to Smoke a Pipe?

    The man I knew some 40 years ago is mostly likely passed on. He was probably in his mid 50s then but seemed much older to me. I've always remembered him. Looked a lot like Peter Graves as I remember. You see, this man smoked a pipe all time. Once every week we would meet up and he would teach...
  19. proteus

    New Member

    Hi everyone. Long time pipe smoker here. Smoking tobacco pipes for some 35 years. I have several dozen pipes in rotation cobs meers briars and probably owned and sold hundreds over the years. I have about 15 to 20 pounds across some 60 different brands of tobacco. I enjoy every type of tobacco...
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