KA9FFJ Master
I'm not sure where you are in your pipe hobby journey, but next time you are near St. Charles, stop by John Dengler Tobacconist = 700 S. Main St., in Old St. Charles. He has a quaint little B&M there and is very knowledgeable. Also, there is a St. Louis Pipe Club. I have met a few of the guys at the annual St. Louis pipe show held every February. You can receive loads of hands-on learning from them. Because their meeting location is quite a distance from Granite City, I have never made their meetings, but you might want to check them out as well. Hope this helps...
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Re: Pipe refinishing
The problem was the mortise was huge and that stem, actually all my stems, didn't have a tenon OD near big enough to fit the ID of the mortise. So I made a shank insert to fit the existing tenon... Y… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
In the mean time, here's a refurb / repair I did for a guy who cranked his shank trying to take his stem out. I had to cut out the bad section of the shank and make a shank extension. He wanted to ke… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
The internals have been cleaned, and I've just finished getting all the dirt and grime from the stummel using Murphy's, a nylon brush and a brass brush (the only way to thoroughly get down in those d… (View Post) -
Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
Out on my semi-open back porch this AM eliminating some squirrels reeking havoc with my 2 back yard oak trees with my Gamo .22 10 shot pellet rifle. Meanwhile, enjoying some Sutliff Pana Cotta in a S… (View Post) -
Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
Helped the wife clean house, then had some lunch. Now allowing lunch to settle while doing some John Dengler Pirate's Chest in a reworked and restemmed noname... (View Post)
