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How To Wrestle An Alligator

September 12, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Wrestling an alligator is an essential skill, and you've come to the right place for instruction. When you're considering a potentially lethal activity like alligator wrestling, an online pipe store is undoubtedly the best source of information. ... Read More

Walter Cronkite: Most Trusted Pipe Smoker

September 6, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Best known as the anchor of the CBS Evening News from 1962 to his retirement in 1981, Walter Cronkite covered important stories like the Vietnam War, the Kennedy assassination, the Apollo 11 moon landing, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Watergate scandal. Because of his journalistic integrity ... Read More

Pipe-Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: September 2024

September 3, 2024 by Kayla Ivan

We have eight dynamic images ready to add to your desktop and mobile backgrounds, available for download in two high-resolution formats. Be sure to come back next month for another round of photos as the autumn breezes arrive. ... Read More

The Magic of Pewter: Larry Blackett Pipe Tampers

August 30, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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We all need pipe tampers, except those tough enough to prefer a forefinger calloused by years of fire exposure. But most of us like an accessory for the purpose, and there are plenty to choose from. They can be as utilitarian as a wooden dowel or as luxurious as fine jewelry. They can cost nothing or thousands of dollars. Some, though, are as substantial, attractive, and luxurious as precious metals ... Read More

All Pipes Considered: Savinelli Saint Nicholas 2024

August 28, 2024 by Andrew Wike

Welcome to another episode of "All Pipes Considered," joined by my good friend Mr. Kaz Walters from Laudisi Distribution Group. We're back to talk about one of Savinelli's most anticipated limited-edition releases every year. And that is, drum roll please... Saint Nicholas 2024 pipes. ... Read More

10th Annual Pipe-Making Exposition

August 23, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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For those who have been following Smokingpipes for the past many years, you're probably aware that every year we hold an annual American Pipe-Making Exposition. The idea behind the American Pipe-Making Exposition was to give American carvers a theme to work with that allowed them to submit a single piece of work. ... Read More

Letter From the Editor

August 22, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Premium smoking is different today than when I started 45 years ago. You're reading this online, for example, presumably because the subject interests you. "Online" back then meant the telephone party line was in use, and we couldn't make a call because Mrs. Miller was online telling her niece in graphic detail about Mr. Miller's hernia complications. But now, it means the world is instantly accessible. That's quite a shift in reality. If ... Read More

All Pipes Considered: Peterson Pipe of the Year 2024

August 20, 2024 by Andrew Wike

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While in Dublin, Ireland, I had the opportunity to chat with Peterson's Glen Whelan about the release of the Pipe of the Year for 2024. Learn about this design, what inspired it, and more in this special video filmed at Peterson on Nassau Street. ... Read More

Peterson's Pipe of the Year: A Retrospection

August 16, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Peterson's first Pipe of the Year, a barely bent Bulldog with a P-Lip mouthpiece, appeared in 1997; the 2024 Pipe of the Year is a Deluxe System Rhodesian with a tapered stem. These two pipes bookend a series that now spans 27 years. It's a full generation of pipes, and they make an impressive collection. There must be Peterson collectors out there ... Read More

In Appreciation of the Czech Pipe Tool & Friends

August 15, 2024 by Kayla Ivan

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We talk often about the many facets of pipes and cigars here on the Daily Reader, and it is quite obvious why: Smokingpipes is the hub for all of these products, and the Daily Reader serves as its partner in providing content to dive deeper into your knowledge of this niche industry. Along with these products, accessories are no doubt essential to successful smoking. Today, I'd like to chat about ... Read More