Chuck Stanion

Kapp & Peterson Relocates Factory to Nearby Deansgrange

Kapp & Peterson Relocates Factory to Nearby Deansgrange

June 24, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Peterson has always been an Irish institution. While the factory moved as of May 23, it remains where it belongs: in Dublin, where it was established more than 150 years ago. ... Read More

How Tobacco Pipes Work

How Tobacco Pipes Work

June 10, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Pipes are simple devices. Reduced to their fundamental essence, they are blocks of wood with two holes drilled in them (we'll be concentrating on briar pipes without filters for our purpose here, though the concepts also apply to non-wood mediums like meerschaum). One hole is the tobacco chamber and the other is the draft hole ... Read More

How to Select Your First Pipe

How to Select Your First Pipe

June 3, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Many current pipe smokers started abruptly, finding themselves one day exploring the possibility of pipe smoking without a clear reason. Perhaps we observed the contentment and appreciation experienced by a pipe smoker in our own lives or in novels or films and wanted to experience that satisfaction for ourselves. Whatever the reasons, subconscious or overt, we became curious and started investigating. ... Read More

Obsidian Oil: The Solution to Stem Oxidation

Obsidian Oil: The Solution to Stem Oxidation

May 27, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Oxidation is a scourge on pipe smokers everywhere, at least those who gravitate to vulcanite stems. Acrylic stems don't oxidize, but many appreciate vulcanite's comparative softness in the teeth. Modern vulcanite is superior to that used decades ago, with less sulfur content, which is the primary cause of oxidation ... Read More

Peterson and Dracula: 125 Years of History

Peterson and Dracula: 125 Years of History

May 24, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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Through the 1890s, two very different Irish artisans worked diligently on what would be their greatest professional accomplishments: Charles Peterson perfected his System patents for Peterson pipes, and Bram Stoker composed his most famous novel, Dracula. ... Read More

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

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