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Hey Everyone, So, I just read the paper cited by the FDA. You can find it here: http://centralwitobaccofree.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Health-consequences-of-pipe-versus-cigarette-smoking.pdf Being a doctoral student and having gone through almost three years of studies for my PhD., here...

Money! I like it, I don't have much of it, and it generally does not like me! I think I might like the "Blow **** up like the terminator for only $20!" LOL That might be fun! But the Walking Dead motorcycles are totally Bad A$$! Speaking of, I wish Walking Dead had like an older, pipe...

That's funny! I started smoking to keep my grandfather's memory alive who died at 49. I'm 44 now, so the older I get, the more meaningful the pipe becomes. I love the ritual of it all, the beauty of the wood, the amazing variety of the 'baccy. That said, it has been a rare sight indeed to see a...

Hey Everyone, I find myself in a strange place when it comes to WWII. My grandparents were Germans (I'm German) and my grandfather was a prisoner of war in France, shortly after D-Day. What happened during that war was horrible, and what the Nazi Regime did is unforgivable. The thought of my...

Hey! Thanks for all the responses! Yeah, I do think the guy was trying to upsell me and in a massive way. The comment about "antique" places pricing these things super high has also been my experience. I just like to look and hope for the "once in a life time find!" :) I have much better luck...

Hey Dutch! Yeah, I missed the brothers (and sisters) over the past few years. But, graduate school took over my life to the point where any posting and reading time was limited to Blackboard. :) I love my briar and most days it brings me a few moments of happiness while in the emotional...

Hey Everyone! I was at a local (monthly) "antiques" show/fair, and found this interesting churchwarden. The guy trying to sell it said it was "oak"!! Ha! I said, well it says "Imported Brian" right there. :) Well, he gives me this story about the man who had this thing "special ordered" and...

I wanted to introduce myself again, after being off the boards for several years now. After experimenting with the pipe off and on, I have found a nice groove with my pipe hobby and enjoy mostly VAs with a few heavy English blends as the mood strikes. I am looking forward to participating again...

I would say that you need to experiment with which words for you but, I love my two zippo lighters. Some pipers speak of a lighter fluid taste, but I have never detected such. It may be well worth getting even just a standard Zippo, although my pipe insert is nice. That said, used a standard...

Hey everyone. I thought I'd give my 0.5 cents worth here. There seem to be some pipes in my retinue that always smoke well to the bottom and some which do not. Naturally, I gravitate to the ones which do. That said, if the smoke gets unpleasant I dump the ash road and relight. This seems to work...

Hey I just purchased and am loving a Tinderbox book blend " Sunset " super mild, no topping that I can tell and smokes like a champ. I've gotten to the point where I get nauseous after 2 bowls so I have to smoke really mild stuff. I have so much heavy English tobacco that it'll last me past the...

Hey Everyone, Well, I've returned to the pipe. It's a long story, and I'm smoking more than ever now. Nicotine = medical benefits. So, I thought that I would come back. I decided to not participate in any online discussion right before the last election cycle and it's been hard getting back...

My neighbor works in construction. He brought in a BobCAT and in a few short hours pushed the entire tree, back to my property where it can rot for all I care. Of course, he also had the 20" or so chainsaw that he used to cut it up into 6-8foot sections. Been hot has hell here lately and I...

I have an update for you gents, here goes... old oak -> chain saw -> == poison oak on Martin Yeah the tree trunk is full of ivy and apparently poison oak - not fun

Yeah, kind of what I'm thinking also. How does one age wood? I figure I can take a few nice pieces and work on carving them. Of course, I haven't carved anything since I almost cut off my finger. :(

Stupid question, as I know that Zippo offers a lifetime guarantee on their lighters...but... Do they only repair the case or also the insert? My insert broke on me this morning and now my only pipe lighter (well the only one I use) is toast. I tried to find some inserts online, but wasn't sure...

My dad was an NCO so I don't take no order from no friggin' CO, not matter what his rank. After all, we all know that the NCOs run the military, not the wet behind the ears LT or CPTs. :)

Hey Gentlemen, Have any of your purchased tobaccos in bulk to allow them to age for later consumption? After my Captain Black experience, I'm wondering if I could build my cellar with some bulk tobacco that will mellow and improve over the years. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. My go to...

Ha! I tried the axe, but to no avail. It was like smashing the axe into metal. My neighbor has two large chain saws, so I hope we can start to really make a dent in this thing this weekend. Of course, with the weather forecast to be stormy, who knows. I may have to call someone to just saw it up...