pipes & tobacco

Filters, yea or nay? Do you break in a new pipe by smoking progressively larger bowls? How hot should the outside of the bowl get? Bubbling/blistering of the finish on the outside of the bowl is caused by what exactly? (I know it's too hot but...) How long does your average bowl last...

Ordered a sample pack from Cornell and Deihl. Smoked Exhausted Rooster (!) yesterday at work, not too fond of it, little flavor for me. Tried 414 last night, not bad, will try 838 this evening with barbeque. Also got a packet of one of my faves, 972. 8) Lot of money for me, but worth it to get...

A friend sent me a pouch, unopened, of Skandinavik Vanilla Cavendish, smells nice, but dry as a bone. I put in a little hydrating disk I recieved from SWilson80 when he got me into this great hobby, but I was wondering if there is something else I can do, or if it's just junk now.

This may sound odd, but is there a pipe tool made of either high heat plastic or wood, one made of something other than metal? My job gets a little leery of "extra" metal tools coming in the jobsite, wondering if such a thing exists. Thank you.

A friend sent me some pipe tobacco he picked up at a local shop, a pouch of Borkum Riff Ultra Light Original, and Paladin Black Cherry. The Borkum Riff isn't bad, but you can tell it's a, "ultra light" blend. The Paladin has a smooth light black cherry taste/aftertaste, but kinda faint. All in...

i have a bunch from c&d but it is drying out. suggestions?

Safeway decided to no longer carry Captain Black Gold, just regular Captain Black, and Borkum Rift. I have never tried Borkum, and losing one of the two I like I picked up a pouch. GAH! Dried worse than a summer leaf! I tried some anyway, not bad flavor, but I wonder how much better it would be...

Ok, I want to have this pass started by Next week. PM me with addresses. I am getting a huge order in, and I need to make room!!!!!! Rules: 1. If you take something, you replace it with something of equal quality. Also if you take a 100g tin, replace it with two 50's 2. You can try 1...

and got myself a Dr. [s:39dvr26l]Scholls[/s:39dvr26l] Grabow utilitarian, starter, pipe and a bag of vanilla wimpy. I have to say, when I let the dogs out last night for their "end-of-the-night perimeter check", and smoked a bowl, I was quite content. Sitting on the deck, in the quiet of the...

I am getting read yo place an order with Smokingpipes.com, does anyone want to tag on this order? 8)

Come on guys, I know we don't smoke pipes as much in the summer as we do in the fall and winter, but we need some action here! Whats it gonna take? Prizes? Box pass?

I still get a little grief about smoking the pipe on the yard, but most have accepted it, and are enjoying it. Then on Thursday last, my two fellow sergeants showed up with THIER pipes, and we enjoyed a companiable smoke on the yard. while my Lieutenant muttered about "dadgum pipe smokers". It...

I got my end of a trade in with Kirk Bosi. Unbelivable for sure. One of the nicest guys I have had the pelasure of talking to.

[attachment=1:n1mfmrm5]Full view.jpg[/attachment:n1mfmrm5] [attachment=0:n1mfmrm5]Right.jpg[/attachment:n1mfmrm5] the carver was me. It was a lot of fun to make this pipe. I have a bout five hours making this. I really only used a dremel and a file. Then sand sand sand. I really like the...

I wanted to clean a pipe of accumulated stuff around the bowl, so I scraped it with the sppon tool. Lots of gunk came out. When I smoked it the next night, I could swear I tasted burned wood, from the bowl? Did I foul up the pipe? or do I just need to smoke a few bowls to get a cake going again?

I just had to have it after checking it out at the local B&M. Also picked up a 2yr old tin of Frog Morton Across the pond, a 4yr old tin of Butera Royal Vintage Latakia #1, and MacB Plumcake. This is my first REAL briar. My other one is a crappy H.I.S. (cheap) with the hole way to high in the...

Does anyone here with a bent pipe, enjoy sitting outside at night, watching the embers curl and burn in the dark? I do with my bent apple, when I go outside at night for my good night smoke and beer. Just a weird question.

WELL, I WENT AN DOOD IT ! :shocked: You folks can be very informative and influential to a retread pipe smoker. :thumbsup: Today I took the boards posts to hart and called Pattie at C & D and ordered a sampler pack. Looking forward to finding a couple of other blends that I like. :D I...

Just wondered your impression on this new blend. Seems to be making some waves in the industry. What have you found???? Thanks. Covey PS: I viewed the video from the thread below about the "Frank" method of packing a pipe and it work GREAT. Sure makes the smoking experience more...

Got lucky at a B&M that's about 30 minutes away yesterday. Picked up some GLP Maltese Falcon, MacBaren Dark Twist (great stuff) and GLP Odyssey. The Odyssey tin was dusty and had a faded plastic top. It was dated 7/26/05. This will be the first time I've had any aged pipe tobacco and I'm looking...