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The return of some classics 21 Jun 2013 | 06:52 pm
Too often we pipe enthusiasts find ourselves reminiscing about and mourning the loss of great pipe tobaccos. So many tobaccos are no longer manufactured, or supply never meets demand, or importation h...
Trial by fire 21 Jun 2013 | 06:44 pm
Peterson tobaccos have gone through a few iterations in the past couple decades, but it seems, for the most part, the company has settled on blends developed by Kohlhase, Kopp & Co., a highly respecte...
Etymological observations 21 Jun 2013 | 06:38 pm
Having been around this hobby for more than a half-century, I’ve pretty much seen it all, heard it all and read it all. Now, in my twilight tobacco years, a self-proclaimed crotchety and testy septuag...
Rising from the ashes 21 Jun 2013 | 06:24 pm
Sometimes drastic events lead to great changes By Chuck Stanion He’d finally conquered his slice. Joe Skoda’s golf game, while at a near professional level, had suffered from his tendency to slice, bu...
Following his heart 21 Jun 2013 | 06:16 pm
After years pursuing a career in medical research, Peter Heding finds his true calling By Stephen A. Ross If science never finds a cure for Type I diabetes, then perhaps Tom Eltang is to blame. After ...
Pipestuff 21 Jun 2013 | 06:09 pm
Wessex pipes Wessex pipes are handcrafted at the Lorenzetti factory, founded in 1934 by master pipe carver Otello Lorenzetti. The factory remains headquartered in the family’s original house in Macera...
The briar trade 21 Jun 2013 | 05:50 pm
Makers, manufacturers and brands that time forgot By Ben Rapaport From its inception in the late 1850s, the briar industry has seen growth and expansion that would be best described as evolutionary, s...
Alabama pipe celebration 21 Jun 2013 | 10:50 am
You might not expect that a center of pipe smoking in the U.S. would be located in a 150-year-old farmhouse in Homewood, Ala. This is a place with actual gravestones still in the yard, along with an o...
Parting shots 21 Jun 2013 | 10:40 am
Pipe by Grant Batson–Photo by Dustin Babitzke
Saving hundreds from certain death 21 Jun 2013 | 10:38 am
By Chuck Stanion People often ask me, “Chuck, how can someone so gifted be so modest?” and I always answer, “How dare you speak to me?” It’s difficult to believe that someone as superior as I am could...
