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Here's my latest acquisition, an old Barling's, I believe from the mid fifties.......... (View Post)

Bonanza, you did well! If I am not mistaken, that is a Pioneer calabash, most likely from the 1970's era. The best ones have meerschaum bowls. Some you will find have porcelain bowls, and tend to be … (View Post)

One of the tricks to smoking cool, is to allow heat to escape your bowl vertically. This can be achieved 2 ways. First, you can work your tobacco into a pyramid or upside down cone shape with your ta… (View Post)

@Simple, noting at all wrong with the Nimrod, as long as your palate is not offended by the lighter fluid that they use. (View Post)

I agree with Woodsman, that the filter was primarily designed to take moisture out of the smoke stream, and reduce the chance for a pipe to gurgle. Another design that attempts to do this is the Pete… (View Post)