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  1. Richard Burley

    Adam Davidson

    Yep.
  2. Richard Burley

    How did they do?

    I'd do several.
  3. Richard Burley

    MacBaren HH Acadian Perique

    If I start smoking it, I don't want anything else.
  4. Richard Burley

    Watch out for the giant hog weed

    We have them around here; I just bring 'em down with a well-placed .45 slug. Works for me, but always save one round for yourself just in case. You don't want to fall into their hands, or fronds, or branches, or whatever da frack der called.
  5. Richard Burley

    What are you smoking?

    Wilke's Pipemaker's Choice in a Peterson Mark Twain.
  6. Richard Burley

    i bought a mill

    What?
  7. Richard Burley

    Where Are The Father's Day Sales?

    Off the top of my head, Pipes&Cigars had 15% off, and Wilke Tobacco had I think the same. There must be others.
  8. Richard Burley

    i bought a mill

    Curiosity, as usual, got the better of me. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N17UltVOj1E" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen ></iframe>
  9. Richard Burley

    i bought a mill

    Hmmph...I thought real men used a broad-axe and an adze. Gettin' dandified, Arky?  ;)
  10. Richard Burley

    Sailor 1911 Realo pen

    Write on, man! Three thumbs up! 8)
  11. Richard Burley

    Peretti's Loses One

    Interesting obit. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=charles-a-normand&pid=189284799&fhid=4412
  12. Richard Burley

    Everclear Available in NY

    That's no joke. I was reading about this stuff. This is as strong as you can make grain alcohol, for several reasons pertaining to physics. And it's flammable as hell. And if you drink it uncut, you not only won't know what hit you, you won't even know you've been hit. Really great brain-cell...
  13. Richard Burley

    When your tobacco's too wet...

    PITA. If you deal with it bowl-to-bowl, you will find that the tobacco will be perfect just as you reach the last few shreds in the tin. Tastes and burns great then.  :sunny: I have never understood the 15-minute drying time fandango. In my experience, it takes more like 24 hours or more to...
  14. Richard Burley

    Everclear Available in NY

    Just bought a bottle. Allegedly it's been sold here for the last five years or so. Shows how alert I am. Hardly ground-breaking news to guys in less repressive states, but I think there are three or four characters here that dwell in the Empire State. Excelsior!...and no swilling.
  15. Richard Burley

    Savinelli Ultra Billiard

    That was rather common back in the '70s, not so much now. I've had several like that, but I don't remember which ones--which shows how important it is, maybe. I'd say it adds to price justification and not much else--although being able to see the grain in the inside of the bowl could be...
  16. Richard Burley

    Savinelli Ultra Billiard

    My point was the absence of both a bowl coating and a filter on a pipe they consider something special. 99% of their $100 pipes have both. But I don't want to start anything. It's been discussed before. Seems like a hell of a deal, though. They're knocking $370 off retail! I'd buy it in a...
  17. Richard Burley

    Savinelli Ultra Billiard

    Nah, I just made up the "Ultra" business; there is no Savinelli Ultra. Pretty pipe, though. I'd love to have it, except for the price. What I find interesting--and I'm sure I'm not the first to notice this--is that this premium pipe among others has neither a bowl coating nor a filter. Nor do...
  18. Richard Burley

    Favorite Boubon or U.S. Whiskey?

    Maker's 46 ain't too bad; I rather like it, even after an initial disappointment with it. I had been sipping (I only drink whiskey neat) Kentucky Spirit, and the 46 seemed to lack top-end nuances like flowers, vanilla, caramel, etc. But they're there--just kind of mellowed or muted, if that's...
  19. Richard Burley

    I learnt from that

    I have dropped lit pipes several times while driving. If the embers spill out you've got a problem maintaining a safe course as various fabrics and body parts start smouldering, one argument for having leather seats and an athletic cup. You can usually prevent this by using those rubber bit...
  20. Richard Burley

    SOTD: Shave of the day

    I put a Maggard handle on my Edwin Jagger. Far superior for feel, yep. Don't know about the Kronos. I got the Atlas handle on the ATT because it looked sexier. Plenty of feel, whatever the case.
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