SPC-University

Welcome back to Smokingpipes University. Today I'm going back-to-basics to discuss the overarching genres, or families, of pipe-tobacco blends. I think this will be useful, especially for people first starting out. Even for you veteran pipe smokers out there, I hope that you'll find something useful here ... Read More

Hello everyone. Truett Smith here with Smokingpipes. We're going to be doing another how-to video regarding, specifically, cake-cut pipe tobacco. ... Read More

Hi, everyone. Truett Smith here with Smokingpipes, and today we're going to be talking about plug pipe tobacco — specifically how to prepare it and how to pack it in your pipe. ... Read More

Today we're talking about flake tobacco and specifically how to pack it properly into a pipe. We've discussed packing ribbon tobacco, but flake tobacco adds one extra step to that process. Now some — especially beginners — might wonder why exactly we should smoke flake tobacco or why we would even want ... Read More

Ribbon-cut tobacco is among the most ubiquitous tobacco cuts on the market, and it's also one of the easiest to prepare. Aside from optional drying time, it requires no preparation beforehand, meaning ribbon-cut tobacco may be loaded directly from the tin, pouch, or whatever container houses the tobacco. Today I'll be ... Read More

We all love our vulcanite stems. They're softer than acrylic and just feel more natural in the jaw, but they do have a tendency to build stubborn oxidation over time. There are several ways to combat this, one of which is by using obsidian oil regularly in your rotation. ... Read More

A while back, we talked about how to prepare rope tobacco using a cigar cutter. Recently I've translated this technique to plug tobaccos. Rather than using a knife to slice off flakes, simply take your cigar cutter and shave off tiny "microflakes" from the corners of the brick. Here's a video of what I call the "slice and dice" method ... Read More

Rope tobacco is truly unique, not to mention one of the oldest styles of cuts — originally used by miners and sailors whose profession prevented them from smoking on the job. In this edition of SPC University, Jeremy will show you how he prepares his rope tobacco using the sandwiching technique. Check it out! ... Read More

So far we've covered ribbons and flakes, but how about packing crumble cakes? In this episode of SPC University, Jeremy shares some of his personal methods of preparing this unique cut. ... Read More

Last time Jeremy showed us a few tricks for packing ribbon tobacco, but what about flakes? Well that's just what we'll be covering today, as Jeremy shares some of his personal methods of preparing flake tobacco.

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