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Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
A little late to post, but last night was my brother’s annual Christmas Party. There were about 40-50 attendees. This is a picture of the one smokefest of the evening, cigars and odd man out (me) with a pipe (not in the pic, I was behind the camera). One of the guys I gifted a pipe and some tobacco samples to a few years ago is still occasionally picking it up and smoking when he needs to relax and think over problems🙂. His daughter gives him crap about what she “assumes” he is “really” smoking, so he doesn’t partake often, but he says he enjoys it. It’s a straight pipe, he thought a bent might be easier to smoke while using both hands. He is a diesel mechanic/auto mechanic. I may have to find him a bent, I’m sure I have an extra around here somewhere.
It wasn’t too bad outside for an hour plus, or so, with the fire pits and patio heater going. I think the temperature at that point was around 20F. Then the wind picked up and dropped in from the north around the end of my pipe bowl….good timing 🙂 …. The temperature dropped a bit and the wind chill was…...brisk. The temperature was about 10F at that point. One other fellow that was late to the smokefest decided to stop his cigar smoke mid vitola. He and I were the last holdouts and we both got the hell out of the cold🥶. Yes, there are a few that had freaking T-Shirts, shorts, light jackets. I must be getting old. I had a T-Shirt, a long sleeved sweatshirt and my medium weight hoodie….zipped up.
Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
Family coming in Wednesday so today, Monday and Tuesday are it for me for a while.
Enjoying some Christmas Spice in my reworked Christmas pipe...
Enjoying some Christmas Spice in my reworked Christmas pipe...
KA9FFJ
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Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
I know I'm late to this.
@opipeman In 1983 I was working in Seattle manufacturing specialized hoists (very large) that are used on sea based oil platforms, and the guy working nearest me in the facility, Pete, a veritable mountain of a man dipped Copenhagen.
What was unusual about Pete was he only got 2 dips out of a tin. He would literally start shaking after 5 to 10 minutes; I asked him one afternoon, why so much, he answered "I like the buzz", I'd guess he didn't make it to 50.
He offered and I tried a couple of times, holly crap it was strong, but I could not stand it getting in my teeth.
I prefer Red Man but only chewed when I was hunting.
mapletop
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Re: Famous Pipe Smokers
Mixture 79 in a Dunhill should be a capital crime subject to execution!
WilliamD
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Re: The World We Live In
🤣😅😂😆
Love that honk your horn when pressing key fob. I'm sooo doing that.
Love that honk your horn when pressing key fob. I'm sooo doing that.
Londy3
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Re: Pipe refinishing
Bad news: Two areas on the inside of the rim were severely charred. My only alternative was to flange the inside rim down to good briar. Obviously he allowed his lighter to habitually pause over those 2 spots upon each light/relight, causing the deep charring.
I did try to match the original stain on the stummel. For those who are interested, I finally found a good combination: 30 drops of Buckskin with 1 drop of Oxblood...
Anyway, here's the final:
I did try to match the original stain on the stummel. For those who are interested, I finally found a good combination: 30 drops of Buckskin with 1 drop of Oxblood...
Anyway, here's the final:
KA9FFJ
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Re: Pipe refinishing
Next was the internals. Had to use a wire to push through the stem (almost totally blocked)... then I lightly sanded the stummel, continued cleaning with wood soap and then a vigorous alcohol scrub. The stummel was very dirty and coated with grim. I also started working on the rim. Going to need some work there, and at this point, I don't even want to look at the stem!😏 FYI: Only 2 of those are regular pipe cleaners. The rest are bristled pipe cleaners (greatly needed)...
KA9FFJ
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Re: Pipe refinishing
Well, I told you might be a while before I get to that pipe because of Christmas. For example, I spent most of my day Thursday, and 4 hours yesterday putting the grandkids GEO TRACKS together for their Christmas vacation here...
KA9FFJ
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