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Pipe Cleaning

2007-09-19T18:01:34Z

Anyone have any personal tips for cleaning pipes?
Personally, I don't clean mine often enough.

Re: Where is every one?

2007-02-19T20:07:59Z

I've never had one ...
Most forums have more lurkers than talkers. Of course, people visit
and there are few discussions so they move on, not understanding that
these things only grow if people start discussions... its sort of a
"catch 22" situation.
Cheers.

Where is every one?

2007-01-31T13:54:56Z

Feel free to come on in and post! We need a discussion here.
Any one have experience with Comoy Grand Slam pipes?
I do, I bought one from the Wilzack estate and some it in Herb's
memory. He was a truly great Man of the Briar.

Re: What's your favorite tobacco?

2005-11-27T23:35:39Z

I tend toward aromatics. When I lived in Britain I was told they had
strict regulations concerning fillers and flavorings in their tobacco.
As a result, most of the local commercial blends were simply too harsh
for me.
I smoked continuously, so the smoke had to be very mild or I ended up
burning myself up. I don't smoke nearly as much nowadays, but I still

Re: Filter Pipes

2005-11-27T23:31:46Z

I had a pipe I purchased in Scotland many years ago... a second. I was
the best "feeling" and smoking pipe I ever owned. Unfortunately, I left
it on top of the car one day and lost it between New Orleans and
Chicago someplace!
"breaking in" a pipe is indeed important. I probably have abused the
rules in that regard the whole time I have been smoking. I've

Re: What's your favorite tobacco?

2005-11-27T16:36:16Z

Oh gosh, there is an entire world of pipe tobaccos out there! I can't
really chose my favourite, because I like them all. It depends on my
mood. This is another pleasure from pipe smoking, the selection. It
also depends on the pipe I am smoking. A very strong, heavy tobacco
should, IMHO, be smoked in a small-bowl pipe. An English blend with

Re: Filter Pipes

2005-11-24T21:12:20Z

Good points!
And, after all, the best way to smoke a pipe is how the smoker prefers
to smoke it. Coincidentally, I used to enjoy a cracked 'utility' pipe
in my colelction more than a much more expensive one from the same pipe
maker, at least initially. The smoking quality of the pipe depends, as
you say, on its quality, but also on how well broken in it is, for

Re: Filter Pipes

2005-11-23T20:23:10Z

I have a couple of falcon pipes with the round pipe cleaner in the
base... I don't use that in mine, however. I have a couple of
Petersons. I've had pipes with metal spiral or fluted pieces in the
stem which act as you indicate.
I'm not a hard-core anti-filter guy. Once the filter gets dirty I toss
it and continue to smoke the pipe. The quality of the pipe is much

Re: Filter Pipes

2005-11-23T18:02:05Z

Chief;
Have you ever smoked a Falcon pipe, or a Peterson (Irish) pipe? These
I believe to be a variation on the filter idea. The Falcon has been
designed to condense out by cooling the bitter stuff from the smoke
before it gets to the smoker. There is only a circle of a pipe cleaner
in the Humidome of the pipe. The Peterson has a sort of 'tar trap'

Pipe Smoking

2005-11-22T18:39:47Z

1. c...@saftek.com
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I was 19, sitting in a small cubicle in Bainbridge Maryland studying a
pile of books on nuke subs for 12 hours a day.
I kept smelling the most wonderful aroma... yes, we could smoke nearly

Enjoying Flake Tobacco

2005-11-22T18:38:42Z

Here's a link for those trying flake tobacco.
[link]
Personally, these tobacs aren't for me, but I have friends who will
smoke nothing else.
Cheers.

Tobacco types

2005-11-22T18:37:49Z

This is a link to an article concerning types of tobacco. Its been
around for a while and in not original to us.
[link]
Cheers.

Pipe Vendors

2005-11-22T18:36:42Z

I haven't used these folks yet.
[link]
Cheers.

Oxidized pipe stems

2005-11-22T18:34:46Z

How do you pack your pipe?

2005-11-22T18:33:57Z

How do you pack your pipe?
Here's a "how-to" from Smokingpipes.com...
[link]
This Tender Box FAQ also contains some info.
[link]
How do you do it?