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Post by Dramatwist on Oct 12, 2018 22:26:25 GMT -5
...give up the cake, guys, lol... Hell no, i let it build up even on the rim. Makes it look loved (and smoked). I fill 'em to nearly overflowing and light up. ...if it works for you, that's great... |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Oct 14, 2018 13:10:25 GMT -5
...give up the cake, guys, lol... Hell no, i let it build up even on the rim. Makes it look loved (and smoked). I fill 'em to nearly overflowing and light up. You're not alone in this. Mine get filled to the rim and sport a black top of goo. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2018 13:17:26 GMT -5
I’m one of those rare gooless weird pipe smokers. Guess I’m a bit anal how my rim appears👍
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Post by johnlawitzke on Oct 14, 2018 14:07:51 GMT -5
I’m one of those rare gooless weird pipe smokers. Guess I’m a bit anal how my rim appears👍 Me, too. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2018 14:14:33 GMT -5
I’m one of those rare gooless weird pipe smokers. Guess I’m a bit anal how my rim appears👍 Me, too. John, glad I’m not the only anal retentive pipe smoker here on the Patch 👍 |
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Post by monbla256 on Oct 14, 2018 14:22:26 GMT -5
An acquaintance of mine from London (who is now deceased), was a member of the gentlemen's club "Boodles", and suggested to me in the 1970s that the notion of "cake" in a briar pipe was floated by Alfred Dunhill at some point in order to sell more pipes. I have no documentation to back this up, so it is apocryphal. FWIW, folks... don't shoot the messenger, lol... Sounds like something Alfred would do. He was one helluva marketer of what he sold!  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 14, 2018 16:22:55 GMT -5
John, glad I’m not the only anal retentive pipe smoker here on the Patch 👍 trying to resist making the connection.... 🤐 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2018 16:25:50 GMT -5
John, glad I’m not the only anal retentive pipe smoker here on the Patch 👍 trying to resist making the connection.... 🤐 a·nal-re·ten·tive PSYCHOANALYSIS adjective 1. (of a person) excessively orderly and fussy (supposedly owing to conflict over toilet-training in infancy). noun 1. a person who is excessively orderly and fussy. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 14, 2018 17:14:33 GMT -5
trying to resist making the connection.... 🤐 a·nal-re·ten·tive PSYCHOANALYSIS adjective 1. (of a person) excessively orderly and fussy (supposedly owing to conflict over toilet-training in infancy). noun 1. a person who is excessively orderly and fussy. I meant more the fact that... Nevermind. |
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Post by slowroll on Oct 14, 2018 18:31:22 GMT -5
I'm of the mind that pipes are little briar furnaces to burn tobacco in. Furnaces get black, so what? Too many other things to worry about.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 15, 2018 2:25:36 GMT -5
I'm of the mind that pipes are little briar furnaces to burn tobacco in. Furnaces get black, so what? Too many other things to worry about. I think we have 3 camps... Those who, like slowroll, believe the pipes are a tool to burn tobacco. Those who believe pipes are a work of art and appreciate that and the collectiblity of the hobby. Those who are a bit of both. |
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Post by slowroll on Oct 15, 2018 6:44:11 GMT -5
I'm of the mind that pipes are little briar furnaces to burn tobacco in. Furnaces get black, so what? Too many other things to worry about. I think we have 3 camps... Those who, like slowroll , believe the pipes are a tool to burn tobacco. Those who believe pipes are a work of art and appreciate that and the collectiblity of the hobby. Those who are a bit of both. Ah, but i'm not the prototype of category #1, because I'm firmly in category #3. Tools can/are be works of art. I think my machine tools are works of art and I don't fuss when there's oil and chips on them.--they're doing what they are supposed to do. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 15, 2018 7:12:27 GMT -5
I think we have 3 camps... Those who, like slowroll , believe the pipes are a tool to burn tobacco. Those who believe pipes are a work of art and appreciate that and the collectiblity of the hobby. Those who are a bit of both. Ah, but i'm not the prototype of category #1, because I'm firmly in category #3. Tools can/are be works of art. I think my machine tools are works of art and I don't fuss when there's oil and chips on them.--they're doing what they are supposed to do. Then I do apologise. I should have figured that, given the work that you do yourself. |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Oct 15, 2018 21:08:08 GMT -5
I’m one of those rare gooless weird pipe smokers. Guess I’m a bit anal how my rim appears👍 |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Oct 15, 2018 21:18:48 GMT -5
You cannot go wrong with any blend that is primarily natural tobacco. Overly moist or topped tabac would cause problems in my opinion, but I'm no expert. A lot of guys recommended basic burley blends when I asked the question back when I started. Personally, I like Dunbar or maybe a mild aro like Dunhill RR, Carter Hall or SWR. Those blends are nice and dry and the toppings are too mild to ghost.
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Post by stilllernin on Oct 15, 2018 21:24:55 GMT -5
Swr leaves a nice taste and burns well. I say it leaves the friendliest ghost.
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Post by mwps70 on Oct 16, 2018 8:15:05 GMT -5
If I am not sure what I am going to dedicate the pipe to I use a burley and yep it is usually Haunted Bookshop.
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Post by Slow Triathlete on Oct 16, 2018 8:35:19 GMT -5
I use Ennerdale...........................(just joking).
Back in the day I used PA or Sir Walter Raleigh to break them in. Now I subscribe to what others have written on here. I just load it up with whatever I'm going to be smoking in it regularly. Smoke several half bowls and then I don't worry about it after that.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Oct 16, 2018 8:38:11 GMT -5
I’m one of those rare gooless weird pipe smokers. Guess I’m a bit anal how my rim appears👍 Oh, Ted... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 8:44:52 GMT -5
I’m one of those rare gooless weird pipe smokers. Guess I’m a bit anal how my rim appears👍 Oh, Ted... I’m a Virgo, appearance means everything. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 16, 2018 9:13:56 GMT -5
I’m one of those rare gooless weird pipe smokers. Guess I’m a bit anal how my rim appears👍 Oh, Ted... haha |
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