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: What are you guys smoking right Now?
Doing some Cellar Reserve in a restemmed and slightly reworked Paronelli. This is an aromatic blend with a twist. It contains the standard Virginias, Burley and Cavendish. Then they add a little Rum … (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
And now for the reason this is an "experimental" pipe. As you already know, this is a cheap pipe, and so I didn't want to use my expensive rods for a shank extension. So I decided to improv… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Rusticated the bad area, stained that area with a tan, oxblood, black combo, then stained the rest of the pipe buckskin & oxblood. Waxed, buffed, etc. and here's the final: (View Post) -
Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
Taking a break from pipe work with some Sutliff Mark Twain that was gifted to me by a good friend. I repaired and refurbished his pipe, and he gave me a couple of oz. of this blend to try. I'm using … (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Here's the last of the "3 sisters" pipes. Took a stem I've had for quite a while. I turned the tenon to fit and reshaped it from oval to round. It used to look like the other one pictured: (View Post)
