***What Are You Smoking, Sept. 2022?***

[PipeIT]

That's still the random VA batch I got before I started thinking about blending my own pipe tobacco.
I'm going to order the VA Gold Lemon and others over the weekend. Good luck during Stoptober!

OT:
I made some more VA twists because I was so happy with how the last ones turned out.
This time I took different VA phenotypes.
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I removed the green chlorophyl ridden parts and ripped the leftovers into unequally sized strips.

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There wasn't much left so I decided to just mix them all up. And so I spent a good two hours sitting here and twisting. Some were twisted tightly and some more loosely, some are thick and some are thin, either long or short. A regular Zippo for size reference. TWO HOURS. Sometimes taking a few minutes for a single string.

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A closeup.

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This time I didn't heat up anything, I just packed it in a jar and put it away to let it settle.

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I'll leave it for a while and hope it turns out as interesting as the last batch.
If I can recreate this Oriental like flavor I'll be very happy.

I can see a new Blend Maker on the horizons!

VA Twists

P.S. @telescopes you’re out traveling?

 

[JimInks]

The October thread is up and running, folks. See ya there!

 

[PipeIT]

At work with King Cake.

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My wife said this looks Jamaican LOL

I think it’s cool, to your health Chasing!

 

[warren99]

Since it's still September here on the West Coast, here goes: GL Pease Samarra in a Karlheinz Joura "A" volcano.

 

[PipeIT]

We have a new baby! Adeline Kara Bell. 7lbs 9oz. Born 9/27 at 1:29 PM. Needless to say, some smaller bowls will be getting some good use in the near future!

Getting the mini show off to a start with some 2022 CRF in a BBB All Briar breakfast pipe.
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WOW Congratulations Dad!

My 3 are all grown up! LOL

 

[Chasing Embers]

My wife said this looks Jamaican LOL

I think it’s cool, to your health Chasing!

Bruce called them "pipeadelic".

 

[Chasing Embers]

We have a new baby! Adeline Kara Bell. 7lbs 9oz. Born 9/27 at 1:29 PM. Needless to say, some smaller bowls will be getting some good use in the near future!

Getting the mini show off to a start with some 2022 CRF in a BBB All Briar breakfast pipe.
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Have you figured out that Dad is spelled ATM yet?

She's a little doll!

 

[jpmcwjr]

This month is over- at least on the East Coast....and Jim has put up the October thread.