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Pipes that are sour-resistant: a quality of briar to judge?
Do some pipes just never really need to be cleaned? And other need to be cleaned after every use to keep from going bitter/sour? I was thinking about this the other day as I had a few different pipes in the rotation, one after the other, on the same day. For sure, the quality of the briar...- Red Leader
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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New Pipe Day: Kaywoodie Centennial !
I feel almost guilty making this post. Never thought I'd be doing it actually. As a total newbie Kaywoodie collector, I've got about 4 of them - a far cry from the 'well I sold off about 250 of them and now I'm down to only several dozen...' type of posts that I see on here haha. I'm also...- Red Leader
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- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Stem Bite-through Repairs - Glue Type and Color Matching?
Title edited for caps and brevity. Please see Rule 9. -jpm. Original: What is your process for stem bite through repairs - glue type and color matching? Hello friends! I've done a few stem chew mark repairs and I'm not quite happy with them - I can do better, based on examples I've seen here...- Red Leader
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Oom Paul/Hungarian Style Cob Clencher.
Title edited for caps an brevity. See Rule 9. Original title: "Wanted a more bent / Oom Paul-ish corn cob clencher, but they don't make one..." ....so I made one. This was bouncing around in my head for a while, and then when I stopped at the local tobacco shop and saw one of those Diplomat...- Red Leader
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- Forum: Make Your Own Pipe Project
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Shoutout to Greywoodie and the new Kaywoodies
Hey guys - I'm new to the forum, and getting back into pipe smoking from about a 15 year hiatus as a relaxing, meditative, and reflective hobby. I've been doing a deep dive on vintage American pipes and have heard all about Kaywoodie. Upon my research, I found out they were still being made...- Red Leader
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- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Vintage American Pipes
G'day to you all - I've been doing a deep dive with regards to vintage (1960ish and older) American made pipes, and while of course been learning plenty about Grabow , Kaywoodie and MM, I'm curious about other brands I may not be aware of. I know of Willard in addition to those mentioned, but...- Red Leader
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- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Howdy Folks!
Howdy! I've been following this forum now for sometime as I have been 'discovering' some of the great old American pipes. Dabbled in pipe smoking back when I was a tad younger, and gotten back into it as a nice relaxation ritual now about 15 years later. I didn't stray very far with tobaccos...- Red Leader
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- Forum: New Member Introductions