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 gash on the rim was so severe I decided to bevel it and try to get some, if not most of it out. Here's my initial attempt. As you can see, the gash was pretty extensive... (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
First things first - ALL the internals had to be cleaned. Almost 15 bristle cleaners (using both ends) and the shank finally came out clean using a regular pipe cleaner. The stem I used about 10 bris… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Well, I have this old Demuth pipe for quite a while and decided to go to work on it. The reason I say old is that, to the best of my understanding, this pipe was made sometime in the 30s or 40s. If y… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Making a long story longer, I continued sanding until I was afraid to go any farther down that rabbit hole. Spent about an hour to 1 1/2 hrs on the stem, did a very light stain on the stummel, waxed,… (View Post) -
Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
I keep trying to tell everyone it is an ugly pipe that initially should have been thrown away. It was so scratched up, I rusticated it. I had to cut approx. 3/4" of the stem off because it was c… (View Post)
