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: Music
@vtgrad2003 I have a Fender acoustic that lends itself to some bluegrass from time to time. I have a good friend that I golf with and we also graduated HS together. He is an accomplished player on th… (View Post) -
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... (View Post) -
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 thos… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
L-O-N-G story short: Stem completed... (View Post) -
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. … (View Post)
