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
I don't have a diamond shaped stem at the moment, so I went to plan B. Besides, a diamond stem plus the shank would have to be redone because of the disfigured stem in its present condition. So I gra… (View Post) -
Re: Other Hobbies
@RockyMountainBriar I anxiously await your final... (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Went to the belt sander for rough shaping: (View Post) -
Re: Pipes Pipes and more Pipes...
Have a golfing buddy I turned on to pipe smoking. I've mentioned him before. Up until about 4 years ago, he was a chronic cigarette smoker and coughed almost continually. Now, since giving up cigaret… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Long story short. I added a dot on the stem because the mortise was slightly off center and the stem only fit one way. Anyway, after all the stem work, sanding, staining, waxing, etc., here's the fin… (View Post)
