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Gentlemen,

I get the automatic emails from Pipes and Cigars. They are having a special on Dunhill 50gram tins. My cellar is overflowing at this point but, I might have to order some "REAL" My...

Yo WBGV,

The Frog rules! I hope you enjoy it as much as I !!! I just replentished my supply at Old Virginia Tobacco, Richmond. I think I'll have some now in my short, squat Savinelli.

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Hey guys,

Pipes and Cigars has gotten in a load of Sam Gawith. I am very stingy with my Squadron Leader and Choc Flake but, it's nice to know I can get some more. Last time I visited, they also...

Thank you, Mr. Hicks! I'll order some more Turkish today. Then, bump up that portion in the blend.

I could use your input/help. I am still trying to replicate Shortcut to Mushrooms.

So far:

4 parts Black Cavendish
4 parts Latakia
1 part Perique, maybe less than a full part
1 pinch Turkish...

Guten Geburtstag, Thomas!!!

Just received my order of Chocolate Flake and Squadron Leader. Thanks to wvloony for the heads up!! Tried the flake straight from the tin, folded over on itself, in a Barontini Rhodesian with a wide...

Keith,

A much better explanation of the MM Freehand for Mr. Loony, thanks! BTW, Phil has posted pictures of his beautiful Nordings some pages back.

oldschooltools

Way East of Danville, near South Hill but, out in the country. I was born here. It is my Mother's ancestral home. I grew up in Charleston and went to Marshall U, though. I have a strong attachment to...

Mr. Loony,

To the best of my knowledge, the Danes created the first "freehand" pipes. One common feature is a "tableaux" or, unfinished/rough top. Most are half bent. Almost all are rather large....

Hey West Virginia,

Thanks for the heads up on the Sam Gawith! I have some Squadron Leader and Choc Flake on the way. WOO HOO! Can't wait! Go Herd!!!

Nose,

Where've you been hiding that beautiful Mario Grandi? We haven't seen it before, have we?

Happy Birthday aircoder!

Mick, good luck at the new tobacco shop.

Buckeye, beautiful pipe. 1911's rule! When I cease to be photographically challenged, I will post some shots.

Manah, is that...

Thomas,

Glad to hear you got to ride today! Ein sehr guten tag! Too cold here.

I find some irony in your love of American iron. You ride a Harley Davidson and shoot an STI 1911.
I shave with...

Buckeye,

I sure hope you don't decide to rusticate that beautiful old billiard!!

Sounds delicious!

I always save my clipped cigar ends in a sandwich baggie. When the mood strikes, I rub them out and add to my mixture of toasted cavendish with latakia and balkan. Waste not,...

Nosewarmer,et al,

I HATE opossums! Being a proud Virginian, I particularly hate it that they are called Virginia opossums. They're everywhere. On the other hand....Virginia tobacco is yummy.
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Nose,

That looks like the perfect jacket pocket pipe. I will make one. Is that the stock stem or, a Walker "Forever"?

BTW, I hate to startle a opossum. I must have some sort of primal aversion....

Devilpup,

Your willpower is commendable. Congratulations! Do you feel the tobacco layoff helped your performance on the fitness test? Good luck on your final exams and have a merry, merry one.
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Thomas and Tomi,

I had never heard of a "reading pipe". Thanks for this information. I have a "minds eye" picture of an old man sitting in a rocking chair, in front of a fireplace, reading a big...

Nosewarmer,

I'm smoking some Bowlegged Bear now....careful though, this stuff ain't for sissys.

Nosewarmer and Phill,

Love the flat caps! My eldest, Mary, used to wear one constantly when she was little, (backwards...a la Sluggo or Samuel L. Jackson). I might have to try one this Fall. I'm...

Tinker, Nice job on the Falcons. Dad used to have a couple. I think Ill go look for them. How do they smoke, other than cool?

Ya coulda figured Alex would have a REAL calabash. Beautiful! Does it smoke as cool as it looks? I never smoked a S. Gawith I didn't like. Choc Flake and Squadron Leader are my favorites.

Or, any other of the popular Samuel Gawith blends. I don't know why. Full Virginia Flake got a four star rating @ tobaccoreviews.com quite awhile back. There are whole threads on the pipe forums...