I hope no one will mind me posting my blog updates here, but I uploaded a new entry about a little disorder we pipe smokers suffer from. It's called, the PAD and TAD Zone.
@motie2 I don't think there is a cure. It's more of a condition you live with. And as @RockyMountainBriar points out, most of us are quite happy with it.
Confession: When I started out here around August 2017 (cautious guess) I had three pipes: two EA Carey's and a Duncan Hill; all three left over from my first pipe life -- the only three I kept.
Today, I have thirteen pipes: twelve Carey's and the one Duncan Hill.
I picked up my first Carey off eBay, solely on the basis that @motie2enjoys them so much I had to try one. I'll try to post some pictures when I get home from work, I liked the look of it. It might need a little polishing up but i'm sure that I can manage it.
Our friend Bradley has, of this date, posted 108 Pipe Tobacco Reviews -- overwhelmingly English and VaPer blends / very, very few aromatics -- on his StuffAndThings YouTube channel
@RockyMountainBriar@KenofShelby From what I read and the research when I bought my Kirsten, the Kirsten was the first of the metal pipes and had registered its patent before anyone else. I want to say that since the creator of the Kirsten pipe was an engineer with Boeing that he didn't make many pipes during the war years but Falcon started making pipes in England during the way and that's where they got their lead in the metal pipe industry. (I could be wrong on that.) The rest of the metal pipes were basically just copies of the Kirsten and the Falcon designs.
@RockyMountainBriar@PappyJoe,......Thanks for the info....had forgotten Kirsten was that old.. Love their pipes....I also have some pseudo metal pipes,,,, the think the shaft is some kind of acrylic,,,,however, they smoke just find.
@PappyJoe I thought that Falcon was originally an American company as well and came out the same year as Kirsten, but was not produced until a bit later. I think Pipedia has the history.
I'm a strong proponent of pipe tobacco and food. A bowl before lunch makes for an appetizing apéritif, a bowl after dinner the perfect nightcap. Taking the meal into consideration, the type of tobacco can make the pairing even better: the piquant nature of a VaPer accentuates the spicy notes of curry, while the smoked flavor of BBQ makes an English mixture afterward all the more enjoyable. In the same way that certain drinks combine better with certain foods, so do different kinds of tobacco, depending on the meal at hand and the smoker's personal preferences.
At the same time, though, occasionally a meal has interrupted a pleasant smoke, or I've counted down the minutes while eating because I want to return to my pipe. I love food, but at the expense of smoking? No thank you. It's a problem. But what if we could combine the two?
Sure, there are more than enough flavored tobaccos. Mixtures topped with sweet, dessert-worthy notes. BriarWorks even has a blend that combines hints of bacon and bourbon. Where these all fail, though, is that one still must eat — tobacco doesn't fill you up; it provides mental, spiritual and philosophical nutrition, but no physical sustenance.
Imagine if it did. Imagine a blend that was a three-course meal, not only in flavor but in physical and nutritional satisfaction as well. Something along the lines of the gum prototype in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie — the one with Gene Wilder, God rest his soul.
Obviously, I'm not advocating for tobacco to transform smokers into giant blueberries, but simply proposing that instead of sitting down to a plated dinner, eaten with a fork and knife, you could merely light up a bowl. In science fiction, a simple, single tablet has often provided all the calories necessary; tobacco is even more natural. The blend could start as a delicious caesar salad before transitioning into a warm, slow-cooked roast in the layering of the bowl, finishing with a sweet pairing of apple pie and vanilla ice cream. You'd be left full and satisfied and still in prime position to enjoy a digéstif bowl before bed.
The possibilities and flavor combinations would be endless. Never again would you have to struggle finding time for lunch and a bowl during your break — the bowl would be your lunch. Of course, there would be special occasions where a traditional, sit-down meal would be more acceptable, but overall there would be massive, beneficial implications. Talking while "eating" would no longer be an issue; grocery shopping would be revolutionized; cooking would be a thing of the past. Vegans would be delighted, cookbooks would become tobacco blending recommendations, and restaurants would become tobacconists. Instead of grudgingly pausing a bowl just to eat, packing a briar would mean dinner's ready.
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https://www.ebay.com/sch/colwright/m.html
https://www.ebay.com/sch/twestpipe/m.html
https://www.alpascia.com/moments/en/detail/49/pipe-smoking-swept-throughout-
https://www.ebay.com/itm/DUNHILL-STANWELL-VIPRATI-SAVINELLI-TWENTY-BRIAR-PIPES-AUCTION-PIPESTUD/153391179105
And Pipestud is a reputable dealer, especially known for old tobacco tins. http://www.pipestud.com
Instructions for use of Fred Hanna's TOBACCO RATING FORM http://www.naspc.org/images/tobaccoratingform.pdf
There are many asmr videos on YouTube, including ones on pipe smoking. What the heck is going on here?
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pipe+smoking+asmr
Thanks for calling the scourge of these devastating illnesses to our atttention. Is there hope for a cure to these disorders?
https://tobaccobusiness.com/fourth-generation-pipes/
I’m not sure I WANT to be cured🤪
Today, I have thirteen pipes: twelve Carey's and the one Duncan Hill.
Thanks, TPL. Thanks eBay.
Hooked again.......
Malaga Pipes Catalogue of Pipes and Tobaccos
https://rebornpipes.com/2019/02/27/malaga-pipes-catalogue-of-pipes-and-tobaccos/www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5bk8l-rKXpF9loCe9j9evXu-3Q_zRHHg
Take a look at these....
And if you've got a little spare cash.... https://jalopnik.com/purismes-carbon-fiber-pipe-can-be-yours-for-only-2700-5344384
And don't forget the old "THE PIPE" -- https://rebornpipes.com/2016/10/16/space-age-technology-for-a-better-smoke/
Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Care Booklet 1959
https://rebornpipes.com/2012/08/09/sir-walter-raleigh-pipe-care-booklet-1959/I’m pretty sure the Kirsten was first, They made their debut in 1936.
From what I read and the research when I bought my Kirsten, the Kirsten was the first of the metal pipes and had registered its patent before anyone else. I want to say that since the creator of the Kirsten pipe was an engineer with Boeing that he didn't make many pipes during the war years but Falcon started making pipes in England during the way and that's where they got their lead in the metal pipe industry. (I could be wrong on that.) The rest of the metal pipes were basically just copies of the Kirsten and the Falcon designs.
I thought that Falcon was originally an American company as well and came out the same year as Kirsten, but was not produced until a bit later. I think Pipedia has the history.
From Smokingpipes.com
High-Calorie Tobacco
Thursday, March 7, 2019 by Truett Smith
I'm a strong proponent of pipe tobacco and food. A bowl before lunch makes for an appetizing apéritif, a bowl after dinner the perfect nightcap. Taking the meal into consideration, the type of tobacco can make the pairing even better: the piquant nature of a VaPer accentuates the spicy notes of curry, while the smoked flavor of BBQ makes an English mixture afterward all the more enjoyable. In the same way that certain drinks combine better with certain foods, so do different kinds of tobacco, depending on the meal at hand and the smoker's personal preferences.
At the same time, though, occasionally a meal has interrupted a pleasant smoke, or I've counted down the minutes while eating because I want to return to my pipe. I love food, but at the expense of smoking? No thank you. It's a problem. But what if we could combine the two?
Sure, there are more than enough flavored tobaccos. Mixtures topped with sweet, dessert-worthy notes. BriarWorks even has a blend that combines hints of bacon and bourbon. Where these all fail, though, is that one still must eat — tobacco doesn't fill you up; it provides mental, spiritual and philosophical nutrition, but no physical sustenance.
Imagine if it did. Imagine a blend that was a three-course meal, not only in flavor but in physical and nutritional satisfaction as well. Something along the lines of the gum prototype in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie — the one with Gene Wilder, God rest his soul.
Obviously, I'm not advocating for tobacco to transform smokers into giant blueberries, but simply proposing that instead of sitting down to a plated dinner, eaten with a fork and knife, you could merely light up a bowl. In science fiction, a simple, single tablet has often provided all the calories necessary; tobacco is even more natural. The blend could start as a delicious caesar salad before transitioning into a warm, slow-cooked roast in the layering of the bowl, finishing with a sweet pairing of apple pie and vanilla ice cream. You'd be left full and satisfied and still in prime position to enjoy a digéstif bowl before bed.
The possibilities and flavor combinations would be endless. Never again would you have to struggle finding time for lunch and a bowl during your break — the bowl would be your lunch. Of course, there would be special occasions where a traditional, sit-down meal would be more acceptable, but overall there would be massive, beneficial implications. Talking while "eating" would no longer be an issue; grocery shopping would be revolutionized; cooking would be a thing of the past. Vegans would be delighted, cookbooks would become tobacco blending recommendations, and restaurants would become tobacconists. Instead of grudgingly pausing a bowl just to eat, packing a briar would mean dinner's ready.