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    Is it Really Block Meerschaum?

    I bought this little pipe mail order in the early 60’s. It was advertised as being genuine block meerschaum. I paid $5.95 plus shipping for it. I was making about $4 an hour at the time. Today I got to wondering if this thing really is block meerschaum. So, I did some research, and one of...
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    Chinese and Indian tobacco

    I just read that China produces about 3 million tons of tobacco a year. India produces about 800,000 tons. The U.S. produces about 350,000 tons. I'm pretty sure the Chinese and Indian stuff is cheaper. Do you think any of it is likely to end up in our pipe tobacco? Would tobacco companies...
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    What is an Estate Pipe?

    Is there something special that makes a pipe an estate, or is it just a fancy name for a second hand pipe?
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    Learning About Tobaccos

    In my second post here I said I was unable to smoke my pipes because I choked up. Thanks to your tips I've learned to smoke so that I don't. Thank you for that. So now I've decided to learn more about different tobacco types. To do that I ordered the following samples: Sutliff J4 Burley...
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    GMO Tobacco/No Nicotine

    If they were to genetically modify tobacco to eliminate nicotine, would anybody smoke it? They're already looking at messing with tobacco for other reasons.
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    Banking the Fire

    My Grandparents heated their small house with a coal stove in the front room. At the end of the day, Grandpa would pile ashes over the coals. He called it banking. In the morning he would stir it up and put more coal in and the fire was still lit. It dawned on me that this is what I'm...
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    Candle light

    I've been trying to re-learn how to smoke a pipe. I've been sitting in the patio and using matches to re-light, which is often. I wondered if maybe I could figure out something easier. Here's what I came up with. I wrapped some printer paper around a votive candle and secured it with...
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    Ever Bought a Pipe Just as a Curiosity?

    I bought these back in the 60's. I picked up the Chinese water pipe and the East Indian buc buc in Hong Kong. The ceramic pipe just says Holland on it. It has a water chamber below the bowl. The small pipe I bought in Yokosuka Japan and is supposedly made from whale bone. I don't know if it...
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    I wish I Could Smoke my Pipes.

    I really do. Reading the posts here and seeing the beautiful pipes makes me jealous. But, even though I'm super careful not to inhale and puff lightly, my old lungs really choke up in the evening. I guess I can't handle the slightest whiff of smoke. But, I'll still hang around just to see...
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    Hello from Orange County, California

    I gave up smoking over 40 years ago because it was bothering my lungs. But I saved my pipes and some tobacco. I've missed it, especially when outdoors on cool evenings. I'm 84 now and I'm going to try it again and see how it goes. Maybe in small doses and done right I can enjoy it again. I...
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