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Tobacco and Pipe Expertise: William Serad

Tobacco and Pipe Expertise: William Serad

May 20, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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William Serad discovered Cornell & Diehl shortly after the company's launch in 1992. He was always looking for new tobaccos, and this fledgling company was intriguing. A skilled industrial data analyst, he enjoyed collecting information on tobaccos and pipes, and collating and analyzing that data for more informed and optimally enjoyable smoking. ... Read More

A South Carolina Tribute to Balkan Blends: Palmetto Balkan

A South Carolina Tribute to Balkan Blends: Palmetto Balkan

May 13, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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The first inhabitants of South Carolina arrived about 11,000 years ago and settled widely, appreciating the climate and opulent resources, which helped the population grow. First explored by Europeans in 1521, South Carolina was colonized by the British in 1660 and was among the first 13 colonies and the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. From its mountains and sandhills to its meandering rivers and expansive ... Read More

Airport Smoking

Airport Smoking

May 12, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Airplane travel is miraculous, providing astonishing convenience when compared to the Conestoga wagons that transported people across the American continent 150 years ago. I bet those early travelers wouldn't have complained about a 90-minute layover in Cincinnati, but we have different expectations today. We've grown ... Read More

Why Smoke a Pipe?

Why Smoke a Pipe?

May 5, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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If you're new to pipe smoking or considering trying it, you may be wondering where that notion originated and considering the advantages and disadvantages. Lots of people derive significant satisfaction from pipe smoking. Are you potentially among them? ... Read More

Wilsons of Sharrow Moor

Wilsons of Sharrow Moor

April 29, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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In an idyllic valley in Sheffield, England, the Sharrow Moor mill has been operating for more than 440 years, tucked away among trees, lawns, and Porter Brook's curving waterway. For those of us who comprehend time intervals by comparison with our oldest surviving socks, that's an impressive span. ... Read More

Mark Irwin: Doctor of Pipes and Peterson Researcher Extraordinaire

Mark Irwin: Doctor of Pipes and Peterson Researcher Extraordinaire

April 15, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Our pipe-smoking hobby is filled with impressive individuals. We have tobacco blenders and people involved in the tobacco side of the industry. We have independent artisan pipe makers and other artisan makers who contribute to the production of larger workshops; we have accessories makers who make everything from custom artisanal tampers to pipe furniture to leather ... Read More

The Influential Drucquer & Sons, Ltd

The Influential Drucquer & Sons, Ltd

April 7, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Drucquer & Sons was a place where pipe enthusiasts worked or gathered, enthusiasts who loved tobacco, like pipe enthusiasts everywhere. The famous tobacconist shop, however, has taken on a mythology of its own and is spoken of with respect and admiration. ... Read More

Introducing: The Charles Peterson Collection

Introducing: The Charles Peterson Collection

March 23, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Peterson of Dublin is doing some particularly innovative work, improving and refining their sandblasting, their finishing processes and design. A large part of their ability to do that is thanks to the founder of the company, Charles Peterson, who designed the world-famous Peterson System Pipe and whose legacy of innovation ... Read More

Jody Davis: The Rock Star Pipe Maker

Jody Davis: The Rock Star Pipe Maker

March 18, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Jody Davis is the lead guitarist for The Newsboys, a Christian rock band of enormous popularity. "It's probably the biggest band you've never heard of," he jokes. Jody is a well-grounded individual who has not let his musical fame alter his boyish charm and self-deprecating sense of humor. He says that talent had less to do with his success than chance and good fortune. ... Read More

James Thurber: Celebrated Humorist and Sometimes Pipe Smoker

James Thurber: Celebrated Humorist and Sometimes Pipe Smoker

March 11, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Widely considered the foremost humorist of the 20th century, James Thurber (1894-1961) often portrayed bemused protagonists clumsily navigating the complexity of modern life through incomprehension, fantasy, and defeated acceptance. Thurber's writings and drawings encapsulate those odd but universal feelings of being out of phase with the rest of humanity, and his ... Read More

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