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: March Meerschaum 2025
The last of my meers. I know it's not Christmas season, but since it is a meer and it's MMM, I'm doing some C&D We Three Kings in my Santa pipe... (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
It's an ugly looking spud. But even homely, no grain/no character pipes deserve to live. So I fitted a stem for it, and we'll, short story shorter, here's the final: (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
I then did a tan stain, wax and buff. In the meantime, I eliminated most of the oxidation from the stem, cleaned the inside ( including the stinger), then made my mix and patched the broken area. Wai… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
So I decided to develop a pattern to counter that situation: (View Post) -
Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
C&D Green River Vanilla in a meer. I'll pic it on the MMM thread... (View Post)
