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  1. doccaliban

    Seeking: George Karr from The Tinder Box, late 80's to early 90's.

    George was a kind and fantastic guide for me as I started my pipe smoking journey. The majority of my pipes came at his suggestion, and I fondly remember looking forward to seeing him in the shop. We eventually became friends outside of the shop, having a few movie nights (thank you for The...
  2. doccaliban

    My 30+ year old IM Corona Old Boy

  3. doccaliban

    Only Known Photo of me Smoking. Circa 1989.

    One of my first pipes, a Peterson System "military fit", was a favorite on our late night offroad rides. Like all of my early pipes, it was purchased from George Karr at the Tinder Box at the Southcenter Mall just south of Seattle. We'd ride after work, year round. Based on the mud, I assume...
  4. doccaliban

    My Oldest Un-smoked pipe: a Karl Erik, Circa 1990

    I have a few un-smoked pipes, but I think this is my oldest. Is there anything unique or interesting about it?
  5. doccaliban

    I Don't Smoke in Warm Weather. You?

    Title edited for caps. Please see rule 9. I live in the Pacific Northwest. Smoking my pipes has always been a cool weather activity for me. Moving to the tropics years ago is why I quit... just too warm. Back home these last few years and starting to dabble again.
  6. doccaliban

    How to Avoid Ashtray Mouth?

    Tile edited for caps and brevity. Original: Smoking again after a 20-ish year break: How to avoid ashtray mouth? I like everything about smoking except for the taste in my mouth afterward. Having had a clean palate an tongue for all these years, I am not at all interested in getting used to...
  7. doccaliban

    Who has a David Jones Pipe?

    I bought a couple when I first started smoking in the early 90's, but I haven't smoked either for a long time. One is much larger than I prefer these days, and the other is probably still a little on the large side as well, now that I think of it. I think he'd just started making them around...
  8. doccaliban

    Corona Old Boy service?

    I bought my Old Boy back in the late 80's. It still works fine, but I wouldn't mind having it serviced if someone still does it.
  9. doccaliban

    Reattaching a Tenon Broken off the Stem?

    Edit- caps and brevity. Original: "Is there any way to reattach a tenon that has broken off of the stem?" It happened so long ago that I don't remember how, but it's one of my favorite pipes. I'd love to keep the original stem. If not, what is the best source for a new stem?
  10. doccaliban

    Kirsten Pipes - I happened into what remains of the retail shop.

    My introduction to Kirsten pipes was in 1996 when a girlfriend's father gave me his decades old pipe. He had been a longtime Boeing employee which is where, of course, he came across the brand. Not long after, I purchased another used one, 1967, on eBay. A few years later I visited the...
  11. doccaliban

    1999 Assortment of Tobaccos.

    Title edited. Not sure of your purpose. Original title: "Ten years later and they are still haunting my "box of pipe stuff" in the closet." I posted these in the summer of 2014, probably curious about the value, but obviously never parted with them. Came across them a couple days ago and...
  12. doccaliban

    Removing gold plating from Corona Old Boy lighter?

    Hello, I have an Old Boy that I purchased new ~25 years ago. It has the burl wood body with gold plating over nickel and I'd like to remove the gold. I imagine the best way to do it would be to dismantle the lighter and chemically strip the plating off of the metal bits, but I don't know how...
  13. doccaliban

    Dunhill 5-Tin Gift Set

    Hello, After a 15 year hiatus from smoking, I'm starting to poke around in my collection again and will probably be posting some questions about my pipes at some point. For now, I wanted to ask about the ~15 year old Dunhill gift set that I still have ... all 5 tins are unopened and have been...
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