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
As usual, the bend made all the difference... (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Stained it, cleaned it up and this is the final (minus the spacer)... (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
So I cleaned that out and tried clear Loctite gel. No picture, but take my word for it, it looked like the hole was still there! So I cleaned THAT out... Decided to take a straight pin, dab a little … (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Going to try and keep these short and sweet as I post them. Decided to take all the stems that almost fit and turn or sand the tenon until I had a good tight fit. I figured there was no reason to wor… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Then added a pattern back in. Not perfect, but close enough for government work...😏 Now on to the stem: chatter, bending and polishing. Probably tackle that tomorrow... (View Post)
