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: The Loot! - What's your latest tobacco purchase?
@motie2 That one is a newbie, so the results are still out. Try to give a report later after a few bowls... (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Anyway, stained the stummel. Then worked on the stem and finished them both. Here's the final: (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Bowl didn't have any cake to speak of, so I sanded it with 220 grit, then 600... I shaped some various sized dowel rods for different sized bowls, then wrap the sandpaper around the appropriate one a… (View Post) -
Re: The Loot! - What's your latest tobacco purchase?
@RockyMountainBriar That cob looks like a prime candidate for "stacking"... 🤔 (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Try to keep this short. Dr. Grabow Visconti with no stem. Decent shape but charring on the rim. Decided to bring the rim down to bare briar, edge taped it and stain the rim black. (View Post)
