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
Stained the entire stummel black: (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Next, stripping the stummel back to bare briar: (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Then I turned a good tight fitting stem: (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
First things first. TIP: If you have a used stummel and want to turn a stem for a tight fit in the mortise, you must thoroughly clean the shank FIRST. If you wait and clean it after you've already tu… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Had a noname stummel. You know me, I thought I ought to bring it back to life. Selected an unfinished stem and started to work: (View Post)
