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  1. rockymtnsmoker

    How Much Cake to Remove? Down to Briar?

    Thanks Spencer. Think I'll try another salt bath and if that doesn't work, remove the remaining cake. That, or maybe just give into the ghost and dedicate the pipe to Lakeland blends, which I enjoy from time to time.
  2. rockymtnsmoker

    How Much Cake to Remove? Down to Briar?

    Bump. Hoping someone can answer Tyler's question above. Recently cleaned up a Grabow Royal Duke estate pipe and left a bit of the original cake. Smoking my first bowl I discovered a ghost of the dreaded "essence". Where does the ghost live, in the cake, the wood? Any input appreciated.
  3. rockymtnsmoker

    Is SP in SC ok with all the rain?

    That is some crazy shit in SC. My prayers and best wishes for everyone impacted. My city, Calgary, was under water a couple of years back. Scary times. Also, glad to hear that sp.com is high and dry and that everyone is safe.
  4. rockymtnsmoker

    Happy Birthday, Jack Kirby!

    Props to Mr Kirby, but Ren and Stimpy? Dude, that is awesome :worship:
  5. rockymtnsmoker

    First snowfall of the season

    Yep. Rain with some wet snow here in Northwest Calgary. Snow at elevation at Lake Louise. Time to get the boards tuned up. El Niño could mean an epic ski season.
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    Sparrowhawk's New Website

    Man. You got some talent. Well done. I do some writing and the rooftop dancers and pipe smoking witch images have me thinking...
  7. rockymtnsmoker

    making pipe mud

    Just pulled a couple of forgotten pipes out of a drawer that I thought would make good burners for an upcoming camping trip. They're both drilled too high and I used a sifted pipe tobacco ash to make my mud. A couple of bowls in and it seems to be holding fine. Pipes definitely smoke better. Was...
  8. rockymtnsmoker

    Parenthood and smoking

    Picked up the pipe when my daughter was 5 (3 years ago). Definitely have to plan my smokes around her schedule e.g. morning pipe after school drop off and before work, then another bowl most nights after she goes to bed. Being an outdoor smoker, loving these loooong summer days and evenings on...
  9. rockymtnsmoker

    Introduction

    Steven from Calgary here. There's a handful of us Canadians around the forum, 20 or so I'd guess. Welcome aboard!
  10. rockymtnsmoker

    Darn - Laid off again

    Good luck Chris. Hope something works out... though it will be a shame to lose an Alberta piper!
  11. rockymtnsmoker

    Best Place For Pipes And Pie.

    That is the funniest redirect I've ever seen; plus some pie maker will want to buy the URL down the road and sp.com will make a little cake.
  12. rockymtnsmoker

    Darn - Laid off again

    Bugger! Crazy days here in AB. Heard an interview on the CBC that Irving Shipyards had a job fair in Fort Mac earlier this week. Recruiting skilled trades and professionals for +25 years of work building Canada's next generation of naval vessels in Halifax. Don't know if your skill set...
  13. rockymtnsmoker

    Ropp Briar Pipes - worth the buy?

    I have both a bulldog and a billiard with vulcanite stems from the lot of 40 - 50 year old stummels the crew at SP found in France. Both are great smokers. The stain job on both was sloppy though, requiring a good sanding of the bowl interiors before use. I think briar with that kind of age on...
  14. rockymtnsmoker

    I Need Prayers...My German Shepherd has Parvo.

    You're doing everything you can to help your pal. You're both in our prayers. Our year-old English bulldog sends her prayers and best wishes, too.
  15. rockymtnsmoker

    Anthony Hopkins with a Cob

    Great great actor, great movie and I get a chance to visit some of the locations it was shot in as they're just an hour or so outside of Calgary. The scenery is stunning!