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
@Mapletop was at the STL pipe show and gifted me with a bag of raw stummels. I selected one and, after a light sanding and cleaning, I decided to place 2 lines on the stummel. If you know me you can … (View Post) -
Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
So since "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas", I thought I'd do some C&D We Three Kings in my restemmed Calabrest... (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Here's the final: (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
While allowing 24 hours for the stem to completely set up, I cleaned the stummel. It had a lot of hand oils and grim build up, as well as a lot of rim build up... (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Was given a Savinelli that had 3 MAJOR bite grooves plus a hole about 1/8" diameter. It wasn't pretty. I was going to replace the stem but didn't have a saddle stem close to the right length or … (View Post)
