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I've never had much luck getting a stem shiny by hand. I think the best bet is to find someone with a buffing wheel.

For the bowl ghosting, I have used the salt+alcohol treatment, but I had some...

I think you have it figured out. Break-in methods are good as a safeguard, but ultimately it just come down not letting the bare briar get too hot.

I'm one of those that never builds up a cake on...

Other international guys always seem to speak highly for 4noggins.com favoring their more discreet packaging. I use smokingpipes.com here in the states and they do ship internationally also.

If...

Two very good Virginia tobaccos. In the same family, I was having Orlik GoldenSliced about the same time on the other side of the country.

You might have more luck in the cigar thread. Can't expect us to cover all tobacco smoking in one thread do you?:D...

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Stuffed a few folded coins in the bowl. Roll cake needs a tight pack (and a few years in the cellar) to keep the bite tamed, but it's really great.

Feel better. Nobody likes a cold.

I smoked some Drama Reserve in a Parker, but the wind was so strong I had to extinguish the pipe a few times to keep it from getting too hot and losing its flavor. Perhaps I need a wind cap.

Had some wonderful pipe weather and two wonderful blends today.

Two Friends English Chocolate in an Omar King...

I'll have to try that. I think I have at least 3 tins tucked away in the closet. All the reviews I read made me think it was going to be more flavorful, so I'm glad I'm not the only one that found it...

I had a bowl of Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake today and I'm started to wonder if its all that it was hyped up to be. Anyone have any suggestions to bring out the best from this blend?

The tin...

I love that short Canadian. Who makes it?

Sounds like a good system. Hand rubbing flake is just part of the enjoyment of pipe-smoking.

Larry's Blend down by the creek in my favorite old estate pipe.

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Dug out a few old tins and they were all too dry to smoke. Discovered Macbaren tins seal a lot better. Had a bowl of Vanilla Cream in a cob on my drive.

That doesn't sound the least bit unusual you have some real good stuff. To make myself feel better I just compare how much a cigar collection the same size (overall smoking time) would cost. I don't...

After a long break from piping I've been taking advantage of the great weather.

Monday: Sir Walter Raleigh in a bent Dr. Grabow
Tuesday: Full Virginia Flake in a Peterson barrel
Wednesday:...

I actually have a smoked tea, called lapsang souchong. Smells like wood smoke.

Yes, it looks normal to me. But I would also follow the directions others have written out.

I've had some estate pipes that were so heavily ghosted they needed several rounds of salt and then...

PipeFriendCHS? He doesn't make videos as often, but he did have some on the Brog pipes among many much pricier giant pipes.

I never have. I figure the tobacco is not sterile, so the jar doesn't need to be. As others have said, a standard wash and dry is sufficient.

Probably overkill, but I have sealed my bulk in mason jars by putting it in a pot of hot water ~3/4 up the jar for a few minutes with a loose cap, then seal it up. Makes for an airtight seal at room...

Sounds very similar to how I started back in the hobby. I had one Savinelli I bought in college. I don't even remember how many pipes I picked up in the last few years, but it is a lot. Lets not...

You just made me realize, I confused Deep Hollow and Virginia Woods. :banghead:



That's the one I meant to recommend.

Some uh interesting meerchaums for sale there...maybe not so work safe depictions.

Well, this talk of virginias motivated me to have a bowl of my Tom's Red and Black (claimed by my tobacconist to be the motivation for Deep Hollow)

In a little Omar King nose warmer with a...