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    Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.

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  1. javajunkie

    How do you pick your DE razorblade?

    i have worked through a dozen and a half easy, and feather is where i'm settling. respect them, learn how to handle them, and they are amazing, and on the cheap side to boot! just have a styptic or alum block on hand in case the horse gets away from the rider, so to speak. o)
  2. javajunkie

    Pipe story and other do's and don't s

    so, i am assuming you poked a hole through the bottom of a cob, right? there are some cobs with hard wood heels, and some with standard heels (same material, dried cured corn cob). this sounds to be the latter. BUT you can insert a small round bit of hard wood and secure it with wood or...
  3. javajunkie

    What's in your bowl today

    looks beautiful, sir! jar the rest and break it out as needed for a "special treat". as for me, STILL reorganizing and counting my long stash, so my first bowl of odyssey in a sav roma estate, a cob full of ashton gold rush (fun but flat), and a cob full of C&D sunset harbor from javaman.
  4. javajunkie

    What's in your bowl today

    reorganizing my long stash, kinda had to burn some. C&D bayou morning in a cob: and i know perique isn't everyone's thing, but it's like a little (or a lot) of heat can wake up the right food. me, i like a jigga jigga hot sauce. o)
  5. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    so, an illusione R while cleaning my nerd den: the big damn las calavaras doing some errands (and this is no church, i would call it a double corona or something): ... and i gotta say, it is a rare blend that keeps me interested and invested through the biggest vitolas, and this one did in...
  6. javajunkie

    Your latest pipe/pipe tobacco purchase thread....

    @hopzilla, just like a cigar, discipline and experience can help with pacing. or buy a forever stem from walker briar works and cheat! @brewinhooligan, not familiar with that one, but dan does good work, from what i've heard. their hamborger veermaster is a highly regarded VA (orVaPer).
  7. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    no, and that's enough. i just have a personal preference in the everyman good smokes (think it's the punker in me), and the trend with the R roths, the tattoos, and this guy has my curiosity piqued. thanks! / burning an R and listening to DK.
  8. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    ... and?!? c'mon, you post entirely new shit, you have to give us at LEAST a little blurb, quip, off-handed judgement, something!
  9. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    i am honestly unsure of what this is, other than a flipping amazing custom roll from pooh bore. as he sent this (against my explicit instructions) with a pick me up for my wife during a rough spot, and this is our first vaca since her full on promotion, figured it was fitting. o) and, steve...
  10. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    had another of these bastards last night. firgured it was fitting for memorial day: and right now doing a full clean of my nerd cave to open it up for the season, and a cuenca y blanco lons (the C&B bands look just weird to me):
  11. javajunkie

    What's in your bowl today

    stylistically similar in my mind to heinrich dark strong, in that it is wet as shit, and the flake is kinda chunky, but it gives a lot of sweetness suspended over a rich depth. it is a BIG bastard. this was my first go round with it, out of a freshly popped tin. cube cut it into 1ish cm...
  12. javajunkie

    What's in your bowl today

    last night with my boys, who are primarily pipers, my first try of McC dark star (DGE poker), and H&H black house (old DrG). both amazing, and helped by the company i kept. and lest you think i was slack, i did get to bomb one of my dudes a tat regios reserva when he said "y'know, i could do...
  13. javajunkie

    Help with a pipe !

    another pic or two couldn't hurt, but if you're seeing briar it is either barely smoked, or reamed well back. my hunch is it's pretty close to a test drive.
  14. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    finishing looks on the house before the crew comes over for a little grilling, and a HE beli, with thanks to pretty much all y'all. o)
  15. javajunkie

    Help with a pipe !

    ... and if it HAS been smoked, you might only need alcohol through the stem on a cleaner to get it up and running. or possibly a salt treatment of the bowl if what was in itconflicts with your tastes. not a significant amount of wear, and no damage, so no "restoration" needed, per se. hope it...
  16. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    happy damn birthday, geoff!
  17. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    some kind of house blend lonsdale from cgraunke, a crystal baller, and a foundry war of currents while taming the wilds of my yard. damn outdoors. o( FWIW, all solid smokes which helped alleviate the fact that the park is trying to grow over my house.
  18. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    FWIW, this is "limited" like the little monsters were. they are one and done, but you should have no issues finding it, assuming you don't sit on your thumbs for four months. at least, that is my hope and understanding of it.
  19. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    fausto lance. because it exists now. o) short short, being only through 1/2 of my first: it's like a refined and concentrated look at the fausto blend. which is exactly what a F lance should be. looking forward to the other 9 in that box, especially the new shit!
  20. javajunkie

    Show/List your latest NC Purchase

    couple few las calavaras, and two tat lance collection (so far), because they showed up local. recommend trying both. soon. preferably in quantity. o)
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