A Better Pipe Smoking Community

So, you have decided to join the world of pipes and all it entails? Congratulations. At first it all may seem a bit confusing. This page serves as your one-stop resource for everything you could possibly want to know about pipes, how to smoke them, care for them, what tobacco's there are, how to store them, and so on.

This page is subject to frequent editing. If you are looking for some information that isn't found on this page, leave a comment below with your suggestions. Thank you.

General

Pipe Identification: http://www.pipephil.eu/ (Thanks m0rl0ck)
Pipe Shapes Chart: http://www.aspipes.org/shapes/shapes.html (Thanks mikey)
Pipelore Misc. beginner info: http://pipelore.net/index.php?s=beginnermisc
Tobacco problems/questions: http://agingfaq.nocturne.org/related.php#q1

Packing techniques

Flake Packing Methods: http://pipelore.net/index.php?id=142 (Thanks stieltje)
Frank Method (with video): http://pipelore.net/index.php?id=97 (Thanks Corneel)
Frank Method: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43wza/franck.html
Three layer packing method: http://pipelore.net/index.php?id=6

Pipe Parts/Anatomy

http://www.aspipes.org/faq/parts1.gif
http://www.aspipes.org/faq/parts2.gif
http://www.aspipes.org/faq/parts3.gif
http://www.aspipes.org/faq/parts4.gif

Tobacco Types

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43wza/types.html

Tobacco touchstones

http://agingfaq.nocturne.org/touchstones.php

Tobacco Aging

http://agingfaq.nocturne.org/aging.php

Tobacco Storage

http://agingfaq.nocturne.org/tinstorage.php
http://agingfaq.nocturne.org/bulkstorage.php
http://agingfaq.nocturne.org/jarhowto.php