CACooper Enthusiast

Sir Walter Raleigh Regular. Old school, dependable, burley blend with a touch of chocolate. My daily smoke. Smells grand, packs right, smokes sweet, can't bite! Here's an old TV commercial from aroun… (View Post)

Since MM doesn’t make a deep angled pipe, I decided to make one myself. So, I take a Country Gentleman, cut off the original shank, re-drill the bowl at a 45 degree angle, turn a new shank out of har… (View Post)

The factory doesn’t normally give tours of the facility, but I was in the retail tobacco business several years ago, and of course stocked MM corncob pipes. On on a trip through MO, I decided to swin… (View Post)

My vote is for Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Cary Grant and Melvyn Douglas are puffing their pipes virtually from first frame to last, especially Douglas. Even the architect Simms and the hou… (View Post)

Watching classic films upstairs, over the workshop in the home theater.  (View Post)