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I used to like St Bruno but like a lot of blends the manufacturers seem to 'dumb them down' to suit a new generation of pipe smokers... -
I've been smoking it since I got on the pipe in the 80's. A shadow of it's former self but, with what's available today, it's still got...
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paulfg reacted to ssjones's post in the thread Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes with
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The same perspective for depth of view, I assumed. So one is not in the foreground, which can make objects appear to be of a different... -
I’d try smoking it a few times before I had a new stem made. Heat and moisture will cause the mortise to shrink.
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paulfg reacted to RustiePyles CPG's post in the thread "Silver Eskimos" photos. Please repost in that thread. , with Like.
It's not bone, its meerschaum.
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paulfg reacted to sablebrush52's post in the thread Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes with Like.
Happens all the time, for a variety of reasons, and it almost always results in a serious drop in price on the 2nd go round if relisted...
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Pipes are meant to be smoked, not get obsessed with.
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If it is a well-loved estate, the shank may be clogged with accumulated tars and :poop: Using small drill bits, jewellers screwdrivers...
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Just smoke it.
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paulfg reacted to RustiePyles CPG's post in the thread Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes with Like.
I suspect it didn’t bring huge $ because the obvious tenon repair scared off any prospective big spenders. I find the sellers...
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paulfg reacted to runscott's post in the thread Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes with Like.
It was kind of a rhetorical comment :), as I've participated in a lot of the 'meer coloring' debate/discussions. This one has a tiny...
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He's very elusive and secretive. puffy
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paulfg replied to the thread Old Meerschaum Stuck Tenon.Well the pipe arrived. I managed to loosen the stem with a little heat from a hairdryer and after cleaning out the crud in the mortice...
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Why? Simple, money.
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paulfg reacted to fireground_piper's post in the thread Why do B&Ms Rebrand Bulk Tobacco? with Like.
Yep, the guy next store sells that cloying, overly sweet, bowl of hot air 1Q. However we here are Johnny Q have our special “Campfire...