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Post by mgtarheel on Nov 5, 2021 18:15:01 GMT -5
Homebrew "Pebble Castle" in a Castello Oom Paul
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Zach
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Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
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Post by Zach on Nov 5, 2021 18:19:59 GMT -5
Sir Walter Raleigh in an MM Mark Twain cob. Much better smelling and moisture content once the tub's been open a few weeks. Just back from a long walk around the park and golf course.
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Zach
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Posts: 4,360
First Name: Zach
Favorite Pipe: Too many currently, bound to change
Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
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Post by Zach on Nov 5, 2021 20:03:06 GMT -5
GH & Co. Mixture #25 in an MM Rob Roy Legend cob. Guess it's just been a cob day for me.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Nov 5, 2021 20:04:14 GMT -5
2014 McC Stave-Aged 35 in my Ligne Bretagne Apple.  |
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Post by darktater on Nov 5, 2021 20:19:22 GMT -5
Bald Headed Teacher in the Friday Savinelli. Just watched a nice documentary on the Battle of Shiloh, guess I'll watch another Civil War Documentary
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Post by trailboss on Nov 5, 2021 20:37:04 GMT -5
Vintage Syrian in a W O Larsen partially rusticated brandy.   |
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Post by darktater on Nov 5, 2021 20:43:21 GMT -5
Vintage Syrian in a W O Larsen partially rusticated brandy. Charlie, that's a beauty! |
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Post by Silver on Nov 5, 2021 20:57:51 GMT -5
Carolina Red Flake w/Perique in a Savinelli Porto Cervo 1/4 bent Dublin or something.  |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Nov 5, 2021 21:13:36 GMT -5
Brighton in my Eltang bamboo shank Apple.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 5, 2021 21:47:07 GMT -5
Storm Front ,in a huge briar calabash, marked Prince of wales. The deep rustication on this pipe gives it a wonderful hand feel, and it passes a pipe cleaner like a champ, yet the airflow is more restricted than I would have it. I'd like to open the airway myself, so a few tips would be welcomed. I use a 4.5mm drill, then chamfer the stem end with a tapered bit. |
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Post by Silver on Nov 5, 2021 22:01:08 GMT -5
Watch City Rouxgaroux in the Checker Cherrywood.  |
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Post by urbino on Nov 5, 2021 22:21:49 GMT -5
Vintage Syrian in a W O Larsen partially rusticated brandy. Wicked birdseye on that one! |
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Post by urbino on Nov 5, 2021 22:24:08 GMT -5
Carolina Red Flake w/Perique in a Savinelli Porto Cervo 1/4 bent Dublin or something. Looks like their 305, to me. That and the 313, 315, and 316 are probably my favorite shapes from them. The 313 is an obvious prince, but the others are a little difficult to classify. A conical pot, sometimes with a diamond shank. I dunno. But it works. |
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Post by Silver on Nov 5, 2021 22:48:39 GMT -5
Yeah, its a 305. Definitely an Italian interpretation of a standard shape.
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Post by Silver on Nov 5, 2021 23:19:52 GMT -5
Haunted Bookshop in the Friday cob.  |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Nov 5, 2021 23:36:19 GMT -5
Storm Front ,in a huge briar calabash, marked Prince of wales. The deep rustication on this pipe gives it a wonderful hand feel, and it passes a pipe cleaner like a champ, yet the airflow is more restricted than I would have it. I'd like to open the airway myself, so a few tips would be welcomed. The vast majority of the time, I find that airflow issues are caused by the stem and not the stummel. Therefore, drilling the airway in the stummel with a 5/32” drill bit is my step of last resort if stem mods don’t work. If you do drill a stummel DO IT BY HAND. Put a ViseGrip on a drill bit. However, most of the time the problem is a poorly made slot. I often see slots that are too shallow and improperly funneled. The airway inside the stem is drilled with a tapered bit. Go too shallow with the slot and you’ve got a really bad choke point restricting air flow. so, first I funnel the slot. If that doesn’t fix it, then I look at chamfering/funneling the airway entry into the tenon. If that doesn’t fix it, then I look at drilling the stummel. For funneling slots, I use a combination of micro-files and the slot funneling tool sold by Vermont Freehand. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2021 2:20:15 GMT -5
Good morning! Starting the day with Davidoff Danish Mixture in my Peterson Walnut Spigot 150. Tetley English Breakfast tea with milk & sugar on the side. I don't know what Peterson uses as a pre-coat but it still delivers an awful taste at pipeful no. 3. There's a bit of excess stain still happening but not much.  |
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Post by Goldbrick on Nov 6, 2021 4:47:05 GMT -5
Storm Front ,this morning in an Aldo Velani lumberman. Thanks to John and Ron for your tips. My next bowl in the Prince of Whales was much improved by a simple change in packing method. The pipe is very large ,and I used a three layer manner of packing...last evening's bowl I simply gravity fed the tobacco, added a light tamp with my thumb, and the result was a much better draw, not the best, but greatly improved.
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Post by urbino on Nov 6, 2021 5:02:49 GMT -5
Good morning! Starting the day with Davidoff Danish Mixture in my Peterson Walnut Spigot 150. Tetley English Breakfast tea with milk & sugar on the side. I don't know what Peterson uses as a pre-coat but it still delivers an awful taste at pipeful no. 3. There's a bit of excess stain still happening but not much. That's unfortunate. Peterson certainly used to know how to make a pipe without this weirdness. One wonders what happened. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2021 5:24:53 GMT -5
Good morning! Starting the day with Davidoff Danish Mixture in my Peterson Walnut Spigot 150. Tetley English Breakfast tea with milk & sugar on the side. I don't know what Peterson uses as a pre-coat but it still delivers an awful taste at pipeful no. 3. There's a bit of excess stain still happening but not much. That's unfortunate. Peterson certainly used to know how to make a pipe without this weirdness. One wonders what happened. I hope it will quickly dissipate over the next pipeful or two, because it tastes gross. As where I used to be able to remove the pre-coat with pipe cleaners and rubbing alcohol when they were using the previous one (which was stain, I heard) and solve the issue, I just can't remove this one unless I would use sanding paper or something similar. Because of the nature of the ingredient, I suspect the briar loses on its breathability capacity and it makes the smoke hotter. Someone doesn't seem to understand the chemistry of it at that factory. This being said, the briar used for mine seems to be of better quality. The pipe is fairly lightweight, 42g for 150mm long, 48 high and 40 wide. It's ok; I have me all them Dunnies to console myself so I'll be fine. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2021 5:30:14 GMT -5
Speaking of Dunnies, time for some Dunhill Flake to start breking in my County 4120 Cherrywood (2019) received yesterday. More black tea with milk & sugar.   |
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Post by william on Nov 6, 2021 5:53:15 GMT -5
Fribourg & Treyer Cut Blended Plug in a Savinelli. On my first mug of coffee. Cinnamon rolls in the oven......  |
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Post by darktater on Nov 6, 2021 8:11:20 GMT -5
Carter Hall in the Saturday Boswell, black coffee accompanies. Very nice
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Post by just ol ed on Nov 6, 2021 8:12:31 GMT -5
walks earlier, no-band 5x50 for company. The Ed's been fed, soon headed for Sectional h.s. x-country championships at Letchworth State park, will do Exotique in large yard pipe(s) to & from the site, about 45mins. Our girls are favored in their division, the boys around mid-pack. Be quite a day
32, clear, headed for near 50 eventually
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
pipe/cigar since '62
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Post by Silver on Nov 6, 2021 9:44:41 GMT -5
Good morning all. Started the day with Haunted Bookshop in the Saturday cob.  |
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Post by darktater on Nov 6, 2021 10:06:45 GMT -5
recent Haunted Bookshop in the Boswell
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 6, 2021 11:06:04 GMT -5
Storm Front ,in a huge briar calabash, marked Prince of wales. The deep rustication on this pipe gives it a wonderful hand feel, and it passes a pipe cleaner like a champ, yet the airflow is more restricted than I would have it. I'd like to open the airway myself, so a few tips would be welcomed. The vast majority of the time, I find that airflow issues are caused by the stem and not the stummel. Therefore, drilling the airway in the stummel with a 5/32” drill bit is my step of last resort if stem mods don’t work. If you do drill a stummel DO IT BY HAND. Put a ViseGrip on a drill bit. However, most of the time the problem is a poorly made slot. I often see slots that are too shallow and improperly funneled. The airway inside the stem is drilled with a tapered bit. Go too shallow with the slot and you’ve got a really bad choke point restricting air flow. so, first I funnel the slot. If that doesn’t fix it, then I look at chamfering/funneling the airway entry into the tenon. If that doesn’t fix it, then I look at drilling the stummel. For funneling slots, I use a combination of micro-files and the slot funneling tool sold by Vermont Freehand. Agreed. I always test the draw of the stem with it removed from the pipe, then the stummel without the stem to determine where the problem is. I purchased a small hand drill for this. Either way I always match the opening of the stem with it's opposite opening in the stummel to prevent turbulence. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 6, 2021 11:17:45 GMT -5
FMC in the PSF 2016 POY bent egg. Coffee on the side.
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Post by Rattlesnake Daddy on Nov 6, 2021 11:18:41 GMT -5
Having some Watch City Slices in a blue Dr Grabow Viking.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 6, 2021 11:58:10 GMT -5
McClelland's Town Topic in a Ron Powell Rhodesian. Coffee on the side.  |
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