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So I'm more of a pipe man than a cigar man, and since we have a cigar thread, I think we need a pipe thread to go along with it. So here it goes...
 
I'm with ya Mr. Brown. I love one of my old Petersons stuffed gently with a nice air curred Kentucky burley.

I have about a dozen Petersons 314 and 317 series, a couple old Savinelli's, and a Caminetta or two

I've been getting my tobacco for years now from Fred Stoker and sons in Dresden Tenn.

I love my pipes.:D
 
I've got a couple of old old Dunhills inherited from my father, but the only tobacco I can find for them here in South Korea is Captain Black. Still quite a tasty smoke, tho. Much better than the local cigarettes. Yechh!
 
"Smoke your pipe and be silent; there's only wind and smoke in the world."

I figured there would be other 'brothers of the briar' lurking around a knife joint. I've not got any high dollar pipes, just some cobs and basket pipes, and a very nice and browned meerschaum that's used for english blends. I'm usually found smoking a light cavendish blend, though. I'm lucky enough to have a nice B&M nearby who makes some lovely blends.

We should get some pictures going...

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My little modern Nessmuk trio pic is about the only one with a pipe in it! I'll work on that.
 
benton bulldog With any golden sliced tobacco. Orlik, "smoked by all shrewd judges"
 
I smoke both cigar and pipe but seems to be moving more towards pipe nowadays. Here's my fav Peterson with a damacus tamper and a rosewood/mokume gane tamper.

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I got into pipes a little while ago, not to heavy, smoke about every other day or so 3 or 4 times a week i guess. all i have are those cheap Missouri corn cob pipes and some macbarren virginia. any recommendations for a decent pipe/tobacco for a light smoking novice?
 
Brody, I've been smoking for a few years, but I'm still mostly a novice. I mostly smoke cobs these days actually, despite having several briars and meerschaum pipes. They give a very good smoke despite low cost. I only tell you this so you know you're not getting a poor quality smoke.

Do you have a local tobacco shop? If so, I'd reccomend going to one to possibly try a few blends and see what suits you. A simple cavendish blend is pretty easy to start with, but go with what you enjoy.
 
Good to know, yea I heard that they where pretty good considering how extremely cheap in price they are. The same company that does all the cheap cobs Missouri Meerschaum also make a couple hardwood ones called Ozark Mountain pipes, do you know if they smoke as well as the cobs? Theirs a shop about 30 minutes from me that I've been meaning to check out.

I've been using this method I read about keeping a pipe lit, basically you blow into the pipe a bit then partially cover the bowl and take a deep puff. It's been working great in that I can now smoke a full pipe without having to relight at all. Only thing is it seems that the pipe smokes much faster, i imagine maybe because blowing into it is burning more tobacco or maybe it's just burning hotter. Any experience with this?
 
You're breaking my heart. I smoked pipes through my 20's, but stopped due to problems with my teeth and jaw. About 5 years ago I got to thinking about how nice it would be to sit on my back deck with a pipe load of MacBaren Burley. Before I got around to finding a pipe I had a heart attack. Oh well, I guess that I won't take up smoking again. I'm thinking that I might start puting sachets of pipe tobacco in my desk drawers though. I love just about every facet of pipes.
 
As I said I'm no expert, but it sounds to me like you've got it packed tighter and burning hotter. On the cobs this isn't as big a deal, because if you burn it too hot and damage the cob, you're only out ~$2.50. This can be a bit more troublesome on other materials, like the briar.

One of the nice things about smoking pipes is that it's such a deeply personal process. Everyone has their own cadence and their own process for packing. The only way to find it is to try any that you read about or can think of and decide what works for you (sounds like you are!).

You ought to be able to tell if it's smoking hot just by how the pipe feels. Is it uncomfortable to hold due to heat?

I've not actually tried the brand of briar pipes that you mentioned, so I can't say either way. There's a really good forum for pipes, though, at http://www.smokersforums.org/forums.php? . They should be able to answer your question. It's the Bladeforums of the pipe world.

I'd really reccomend going to the pipe shop and seeing if any of their cheap 'basket' pipes suit you, just to give them a try. You can see what you like/don't like for a good bit less money.
 
Brody R. said:
I got into pipes a little while ago, not to heavy, smoke about every other day or so 3 or 4 times a week i guess. all i have are those cheap Missouri corn cob pipes and some macbarren virginia. any recommendations for a decent pipe/tobacco for a light smoking novice?
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To start off, those Missouri Meershaums are good smoking pipes. You don't need an expencive pipe to have a great smoke. I have a couple around. Go on the web site for the Missouri Meershaums and its an eye opener on how many they make. They would'nt be selling them if people did'nt like them.

For a good pipe at a reasonable cost go to a pipe show. Look in the back of Pipes Magazine for show listings in your area. You can find very nice used pipes in good shape at those shows. I've picked up very nice Petersons for 15 to 25 dollars. I've seen used Savinelli's there for about the same. Also at the shows you can talk to alot of pipe smokers who will be glad to show you how to get the most enjoyment out of a pipe.

Tobacco- get a catalgue from Fred Stoker and sons, Dresden Tenn. They have bulk tobacco for a price per pound for what a tobacco shop will charge for a 1/4 to 1/2 pound. Try a mild burley to start. Their P-19 is a nice smooth smoke. Also their English Supreme is a very good English style smoke very similar to Dunhills 965, but with less latikia, which can be a good thing.

Don't worry about trying to go the whole bowl with one match. Blowing through it can make it smoke hot, like a belows on a forge. If the pipe gets too hot to hold against your cheek with comfort, its too hot. Let it go out and cool down a bit, and relight and smoke GENTLY. Draw easy, don't puff too fast or it gets hot and you get the dreaded tungue bite. A pipe should be enjoyed slowly.

Go to Pipes.org. they have a general question section with alot of good info for a beginner pipe smoker.

Virginia can burn a bit hot by itself, be carefull. For a store bought tobacco, try a pouch of half and half. Its half burley, and half virginia. Its been around a very long time, and has been a popular smoke for alot of people.

Welcome to the world of pipes, it can be alot of pleasure. :thumbup: :)
 
Outstanding Thread!
I regularly smoke Penzance or sometimes a little Margate. On those rare days I want a semi-aromatic, I'll mix in some SG's Perfection or some Peterson's "Sunset Breeze."
 
I don't smoke much anymore. Just the occasional bowl once in a blue moon with a tumbler of whiskey.

Here's a favorite Larsen Rustic.

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And here's a pipe tamp I made from a .50 caliber brass cleaning jag and a deer antler (drilled and tapped to take the jag).

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I gave up pipe-smoking seven years ago, just smoked far too much! But I miss it as the taste and aroma are incomparable, cigarettes are rubbish for amateurs. I liked to vary tobacco as it's like wine in many ways,mood thing. I liked English tobacco a lot, 3 nuns and Balkan Sobranie, any kind of flake tobacco-wet and sweet but tricky to keep alight, Dutch Amphora green or red were powerful aromatics but nice. MacBaren Scottish Blend always pleased me.
Ah nostalgia, and contrary to popular myth after you stop smoking your sense of taste or smell does NOT improve. But pipes CAN be like knives: the more expensive do tend to be better and clean the pipe carefully&regularly,it's vital.
 
Thanks for the input and links guys.

Came across this page on Google figured I'd share, just some tips on how to reduce the risk of pipe smoking related disease.

http://graemets.tripod.com/Safer_Smoking.htm

Looking at pipes I really like the look of the Peterson's, especially the Sherlock Holmes series. Think I'm gonna hold off on a nice pipe for a while tho and stick to the corn cobs.

I share your dislike for cigarettes willgoy, always felt that if your going to smoke tobacco you mine as well smoke it in it's purist form, especially considering all the additives in most cigarettes that enhance flavor and addictiveness (I remember a rumor going around not really sure if it's correct but many where claiming that newports contained some fiberglass) that are most likely bad for your health. Seems to be a plus to be able to smoke when you want to rather than when you need to.

Got another question someone may know, if you don't generally inhale is their a point to use a filter in a pipe?
 
Brody R. said:
especially considering all the additives in most cigarettes that enhance flavor and addictiveness (I remember a rumor going around not really sure if it's correct but many where claiming that newports contained some fiberglass) that are most likely bad for your health. Seems to be a plus to be able to smoke when you want to rather than when you need to.

Got another question someone may know, if you don't generally inhale is their a point to use a filter in a pipe?
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Yeah, the cigarette companies actually put cocoa (as in the chocolate stuff) in the cigarette. The cocoa makes the lungs more receptive to nicotine; therefore, making the the cigarettes more addictive.

I don't THINK it makes too much of a difference, the pipe itself is a filter. The majority of pipe-smokers do not inhale.
 
Pipe smoke gets absorbed through the membranes in the mouth, so pipe-smoking causes little potential damage to the lungs or respiratory system.
Pipe smoking does increase the likelihood of mouth, tongue,jaw and especially throat cancers however.
I used to smoke pipes from E.A.Carey in the Channel Islands (Guernsey i think) they had an excellent small paper filter in the stem that removed tar like bite from the pipe.
Cigarettes are actually relatively new..before WW1 most men smoked pipe or cigars,during the war cigarettes lost their effeminate image-a quick smoke in emergency, or a quick fag as the British say...But cigarette tobacco is highly adulterated with substances to encourage even burning, ash retention and addiction.They stink too and have a rank aftersmell, pipe smoke is strong but has no unpleasant after reek. I suspect cigarettes are cheaper to produce, using fewer types or blends,requiring less skill, bit like alco pops versus decent wine. If ONLY they still made Balkan Sobranie Flake...(or the one with cigar leaf) Cigarettes are the thing that have tarnished the real image of smoking,probably forever.
 
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