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Why Smoke a Meerschaum

Why Smoke a Meerschaum

October 17, 2019 by Truett Smith

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Pipemakers most commonly use briar to fashion smoking instruments; however, in the centuries' long history of tobacco and pipesmoking, briar is actually a relatively new material — clay and meerschaum both predate the introduction of briar in the mid-1800s. ... Read More

Shane's Top Five Pipe Cleaners

Shane's Top Five Pipe Cleaners

October 10, 2019 by Shane Ireland

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Pipe cleaners. We all use them and nobody talks about them, but they are the unsung heroes of the pipe world. We could not smoke so freely without them; when you find a dependable pipe cleaner, it's a consequential event, if you're a pipesmoker. ... Read More

A Fungal Future

A Fungal Future

October 8, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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Fungus absorbs oxygen and releases carbon dioxide, so we have much in common, the most important difference being that we smoke pipes with our respiration and fungus does not. We were fungus once, and the compelling argument has been made that many of us still share many traits with our fungal forebears. ... Read More

Field Report: 2019 Sutliff & CORPS Pipe Extravaganza

Field Report: 2019 Sutliff & CORPS Pipe Extravaganza

October 5, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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Play by play report of the 2019 Richmond Pipe Show and Sutliff Factory Extravaganza. ... Read More

The Secrets of Ancient Shank Drilling

The Secrets of Ancient Shank Drilling

October 3, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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A couple of branches up in my family tree is a great uncle of some sort who was an Indian agent for the U.S government in the late 1800s. I mainly know about this person, whose name I do not recall, because many of the Native American artifacts that he collected during his career remained in my great-grandfather's house. ... Read More

5 Pipe Accessories You Never Knew You Needed

5 Pipe Accessories You Never Knew You Needed

October 1, 2019 by Shane Ireland

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As pipe smokers we all use the usual accessories: lighter, tamper, tobacco pouch. And yes, you can always add to your collection and expand your rotation of pipes. But what are you missing? What is stopping you from maximizing your smoking experience? I've devised a short list with some accessories you might not ... Read More

The Meaning Of Pipes

The Meaning Of Pipes

September 26, 2019 by Jeffery Sitts

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When I started working at Smokingpipes in the Shipping Department in 2017 I knew virtually nothing about pipes and their importance to people around the world. Sure, I'd dabbled with pipesmoking during my undergraduate studies in college and had seen countless representations depicted in television shows and movies ... Read More

Recommendations For Building A Pipe Rotation

Recommendations For Building A Pipe Rotation

September 17, 2019 by Truett Smith

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When I first started smoking a pipe and encountered the phrase "pipe rotation," the vagueness and degree of personal preference confused me and incited questions. How many pipes do I need in my rotation? How often do I need to rotate those pipes? And why is rotating my pipes even important? ... Read More

Doting On Dottle: Advice On Smoking To The Bottom Of The Bowl

Doting On Dottle: Advice On Smoking To The Bottom Of The Bowl

September 13, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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I still remember a pipe repair guy years ago telling me that he could tell I consistently smoked my pipes all the way to the heel. I felt a sense of pride in that accomplishment. That guy was Ronni Bikacsan, one of the best to practice the craft. He stopped doing repairs, sadly, overwhelmed and overcrowded. I had high regard for his ... Read More

One Planet, Two Fates

One Planet, Two Fates

September 11, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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When the aliens landed, the event went unnoticed, because they were itsy, tiny aliens. Their craft entered the atmosphere and floated on air currents through an open window into a pipe smoker's office, landing next to a pipe waiting to be cleaned on the desk. ... Read More

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