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02-24-2014, 02:17 PM | #961 | |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
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02-25-2014, 08:28 PM | #962 | |
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Aromatic - CAO Sweet Vanilla Honeydew mixed 50/50 with McClelland 5100, Two Friends Celtic Mist. Gawith & Hoggarth Bob's Chocolate Flake Virginia - Dunhill Flake, McClelland 5100, 2000, 2010, 2035, Samuel Gawith Full VA Flake, Gawith & Hoggarth Bright CR Flake, Astley's 109, McClelland Christmas Cheer, Rattrays Marlin Flake, Old Gowrie, Dan Hmborger Veermaster, VaPers (Virginia/Perique Blends) - Rattray's Hal 'O the Wynd, Escudo, Esoterica Dorchester, Robert McConnell Scottish Flake, Gawith & Hoggarth Louisiana Flake, Samuel Gawith St. James Flake, Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake, Hearth & Home Anniversary Kake, Cornell & Diehl 417P Night Train English Blends (blends with varying amounts of Latakia) - Cornell & Diehl Bow-Legged Bear, Pirate Kake, Gawith & Hoggarth Mixture #12, McClelland Frog Morton, (used to have a bunch more, but haven't been smoking these much, so it is only these couple that remained in my rotation), McClelland 2020 Others that don't fit one of these categories - McClelland 2050, 2025, Esoterica Stonehaven Peace of the Lord be with you.[/quote]
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03-16-2014, 05:30 PM | #963 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
Well my wife got me a pipe for an anniversary gift. Seems I relight it a lot. Is there a point were you are relighting too much?
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03-16-2014, 06:26 PM | #964 |
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Only if the pipe is getting too hot. Typically when you get started it takes awhile to get used to the cadence so the baccy will go out fairly often. You'll eventually get used to it, but it takes practice. Also if its about to go out, but not quite out, try tamping while drawing on it, that can sometimes get you a full relight without touching the matches/lighter. Oh, and the baccy always plays a big part in how much it goes out. If its too wet, it won't want to burn and will go out all the time.
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03-16-2014, 06:40 PM | #965 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
I'm not an experienced pipe smoker as I have just started, but I have found the different threads here, and also the different questions asked throughout THIS thread. I have also found youtube quite helpful with ideas and tips on how to pack and light different pipes, and different types of tobacco. It really helps being able to actually see someone do it.
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03-16-2014, 07:20 PM | #966 |
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Thanks I'll give YouTube a try. The wet tobacco is probably true too as I bought it last night from a jar they keep near the door and it's very humid here.
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03-16-2014, 09:52 PM | #967 |
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I personally like flakes, but how dry they are and how much I rub them out will dictate the puff rate (cadence) of my smoke with each of them. Each of your pipes will smoke differently too. All this plays into this hobby. You'll get a feel for it. I will admit a cigar is much easier for the puff rate is immediately noticeable. With a pipe, it is more subtle. Enjoy it and be patient. Peace of the Lord be with you.
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03-17-2014, 01:47 PM | #969 |
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Well that's great advice but it begets another question. What do you mean by "how much I rub them out"?
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03-17-2014, 03:44 PM | #970 |
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Flake tobaccos are whole leaves stacked on top of eachother and pressed then cut into thin slices, these slices can either be folded and stuffed into your pipe or rubbed out and broken apart and then packed into your pipe. When you rub out a flake/coin you can leave it fairly rough in what would be called a broken flake(ie large chunks still in a flake) with a light rubbing out or you can give them a full rubbing out which will leave it as almost a ribbon cut.
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03-17-2014, 03:50 PM | #971 | |
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While you can buy some tobacco even in plug or rope form, what you will more often find is either flakes, disks, or coins. To smoke these forms, there are many method to get them into the pipe - I referred to that as "how much I rub them out." Some will take a flake/disk and fold it and stuff it into their pipe. Some will rub it out completely to basically a ribbon form. And of course, there are varying degrees in between. Peace of the Lord be with you.
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03-17-2014, 04:02 PM | #972 | |
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He give more detail on the making of the "plugs" which can be cut into plug sizes to sell or slice into flakes.
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05-28-2014, 01:47 PM | #973 | |
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Nice to see a reliable pipe smoking resource in a barn full of cigar smokers.
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09-05-2014, 05:04 PM | #974 |
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what should i do when the baccy tastes kinda watered down? for instance, the first tin of Mississippi river i had was great, but the second tasted watered down so to speak. I tried setting it out for about 10 minutes before smoking it but still got the same results. did i get a bad batch?
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09-05-2014, 10:46 PM | #975 | |
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You might have tried it the first time with a clean palate, and so the flavors were more intense the first time. What I mean by a 'clean palate' is just that, a palate that has not had a smoke in it for a few days, time to be 'clean'. It might mean that you have tongue bite, where your tongue is sore, and therefore flavors are muted. Or, the moisture content was different. Peace of The Lord be with you.
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09-05-2014, 11:38 PM | #976 | |
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09-07-2014, 09:13 PM | #977 | |
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09-07-2014, 09:30 PM | #978 | |
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I ask for it brings up something I thought about later. If I smoke a cigar and then smoke my pipe, the pipe always tastes flat. Cigar smoke is much stronger (even from mild cigars) and while you may not notice it, leaves a finish that lasts a long time in the mouth.
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09-07-2014, 10:31 PM | #979 |
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that may be it. so far it's only happened with Mississippi river and a couple aromatics
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09-22-2014, 11:22 PM | #980 |
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I have a question...I'm fairly new to pipes as I smoke them only occasionally but want to get more into it. I saw these pipes on the 'bay that are carved from pear tree root by a craftsman in Poland. Question: Does anyone know how pear tree root compares to briar?
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