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i second the endorsement of akubra hats found at david morgan. most cost between $120-175. made of fur felt, as opposed to wool felt, which tends to shrink. most if not all of the akubras sold by morgan are lined, which helps to hold their shape. i have one (the model on which one side of the...

no, actually watson asks one of the other characters, one capt. simpson, if HE is smoking seaweed, after inhaling some of the smoke from that character's pipe. HOLMES interjects by asking capt simpson: "cuban?" capt. simpson replies :"aye...flavoured with jamaican rum!" Holmes: words to the...

blackhorse, can't say if the alco pipe is still in production but there are a selection of new alcos available on-line from james barbour tobacconist in the u.k. and william charles, the news that vikings were until recently still in production shocked me also. can i ask if you know of a...

thanks, williamcharles, for that link. i vaguely remember seeing it or a similar one before, but don't remember it's being so extensive. had no idea!!! wow! with the recent demise of kirsten pipes, there seem to be few survivors from what was once a faitly vast range of "metals."

jeff, the etailer's website states the alco and falcon bowls/stems are NOT interchangeable. as to the actual design similarities between the two, i don't know but hope someone here will enlighten us both. john

i have smoked and enjoyed my falcon pipes over the past few years. i recently came across a u.k. on-line supplier of alco pipes and, twitching with severe pad, was curious about the smoking characteristics of alco vs my falcons. anyone here who has experience with both and who could offer...

this screw-in tenon...please tell me about it. how do you remoe the stem from the pipe? pull it straight out, twist and turn or what?? i have an sms meerschaum, with, i think, a screw-in device and the delrin part has split...now the stem is loose as heck. hardly smoke it anymore, pending...

this topic reminded me to ask: which piipe repair shop manufactures those nice " permanent" lucite stems for missouri meerschaum pipes..including a churchwarden model??? thanks, jr/john

i purchased several from meerfan (imp's ebay site) and found the pipes of excellent quality and fairly priced. looking to spend some christmas money on another meerschaum and found meerfan's ebay shop EMPTY. anyone know what happened to him and his pipe store?? thanks! jr/john

kirstens in my experience do not have to be cleaned after every smoke they do offer a cooler smoke but i agree larger bowls would be a great plus their greatest advantage imho is that if you're a frequent traveler they're convenient; one stem can accomodate several different bowls. i prefer...

i found it interesting when checking out specific models of imp pipes on the official website that the description specifically mentions that the pipe passes the cleaner test. my straight imps easily pass a cleaner and when i use a falcon pipe cleaner, even the bents generally do! sorry some are...

never owned/smoked a radice, but for those intersted a silk billiard on sale for $135 at pipesandcigars.com. a quick browse seems to show smokingpipes has a very nice selection of radices. maybe when the budget allows...?

my local walmart (which may or may not be representative of others) has reduced its range of glass storage containers, especially the wire bail tops i particularly like. i found an on-line source (from which i have NOT yet ordered, but looks interesting) of a huge range of containers suitable...

well, they were all great. jeremy, basil, whoever david burke was my favorite watson... anyone know why he was replaced by hardwicke? old-time radio fans can hear a holmes series sponsored by clipper-craft men's clothiers on-line at chml a.m. 900, a canadian radio station. from 10 p.m.-2 a.m...

hey, thanks for the link...great site!!! besides holmes there are several other detective/mystery groups available. thanks again, jrtaster/john

i posted another thread relating to preferences among rlp-6, bca and 1q; some of the responses here are helpful in my quest. jr/john

thanks for your input. i notice we share some similar tobacco preferences so your opinion is most appreciated. jr/john

thanks for all the input. a couple of months later and i still haven't bit the bullet on this purchase and don't know if i ever will. so many others things to spend my money on! jrtaster/john

well, before spending $25+ to buy a small amount of each, i thought i'd ask those of you who have smoked all three which do you prefer? looking for comparisons of depth of taste (all seem to be, roughly speaking, vanilla-flavored), sweetness, lack of bite, lack of goopiness, tendency to heavily...

i really love pipewoks&wilke's dummerston. check it out at tobaccoreviews.com to see what others say about this straight virginia in broken flake. i've tried 5100, fvf, blackwoods flake, how, marlin flake plus others and dummerston is still my favorite by a wide margin. ymmv and all that...