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Most wanted pipe

Aug
2009
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I recently came across this awesome pipe by a handmade custom pipe maker Adam Davidson.  So far I cannot find it for sale anywhere, if you know of where I can get my hands on it please shoot a comment to me.  The styling and creatitave design are top notch. Take a look: Photos by:http://www.apassionforpipes.com/ [...]

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From: “James D. Beard” <jim@blckhrse.clark.net> Newsgroups: alt.smokers.pipes Subject: The Professor’s Pipe-Sweetening Treatment Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 21:46:26 -0400 (BST) This little piece was published in the Pipesmokers’ Welcome Guide 1995, by The Pipesmokers’ Council, London. As a.s.p. has a few more readers now than when I first posted it in 1995, I am inclined [...]

New links page

Aug
2009
25

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Hey pipe smokers, I just launched a new area to pipe-smokers.net, a links page.  If you’d like to be added please comment here and I’ll get your pipe blog/webpage linked up.  Thanks for reading.

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Just last night I had the privilege to light up a bowl of Anniversary Kake from pipesandcigars.com.  When I opened the bag, the aroma was amazing.  The tobacco itself is a virginia-perique mixture krumble kake, that lit easily and burned evenly.  The taste was fantastic, smooth, full bodied, sweet, and chocolaty!  I plan on ordering some [...]

Sour Pipe?

Aug
2009
15

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Great Artical from http://pipedia.org/ A pipe, properly cared for, will probably outlast its owner. Occasionally, however, a pipe may begin to taste bitter or “sour.” Sometimes this is caused by not allowing the pipe sufficient time to “rest” between smokes; other times, no cause can be determined with certainty. In any event, such a pipe [...]

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It is loose and dry and black, and looks like tea-grounds. When the fire is applied it expands, and climbs up and towers above the pipe, and presently tumbles off inside of one’s vest. The tobacco itself is cheap, but it raises the insurance. – “Concerning Tobacco”