Another First, the Tobacco Pipe

 

(OTL Magazine) ... I’ve learned that pipe smoking is a process. I had watched some YouTube videos and did some reading to get an idea of what to do. Carefully I packed the bowl in stages, lightly on the bottom and tighter at the top. Striking a wood match, I toasted the top layer just as you would toast the foot of a cigar. Striking a second match and sucking the flame down the bowl, the tobacco smoldered and lit, a large white puff of smoke engulfing the air around me. Continued