Posts tagged with ‘newcomers’

  • Mar202013
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    The Truth About Bowl Coatings

    So you think coating the chamber of a tobacco pipe is blasphemous, huh? This is a hot button issue for many pipe smokers, with stark opposition on both sides of the argument, so we’re going to demystify the subject for you. What’s the big idea behind bowl coatings, anyway? Many individual pipe makers and large factories alike put the finishing touch on each of…

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  • Jan212013
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    The Pipe Guys: An Introduction

    About 10 years ago I pulled my first tobacco pipe out of its box. It was and is a Peterson B10 in British racing green. A friend kindly brought it back home for me after his trip to Ireland. I smoked it hot and wet that first time, and a couple times after that. I didn’t enjoy it much at all at first, but I tried again day after day. What brought me back to that pipe time and time…

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