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  1. jttnk

    Thura German Pipe, looking for info/ valuation

    Doing some homework for a friend. He has his grandfathers or perhaps great grandfathers pipe. It’s stamped Thura. I found Thura from VEB pfiefenwerks Germany. looks like Thura is from Thuringian Forest region. That‘s where my research falls flat. I checked pipepedia and piphil.eu and...
  2. jttnk

    Alec Bradley Magic Toast vs. Project 40 Opine Please

    I really like the AB Project 40’s. I find them medium to medium plus, good flavor, not peppery or overly strong. Also, not too mild. Wondering how the Magic Toast compares. I like bold flavor, but more sweet and earthy, not pepper and dry wood, cedar. Any opinions on comparisons of the two...
  3. jttnk

    What Should I Smoke This Evening... An Interactive Game to Share

    Occassionally, I can be indesicive about what to put in my pipe for my chill after dinner smoke. I bet you may have this dilemma too. So, if you are seeing this now before 8:00PM MST Please chime in. Most votes wins and that is what I will pack a bowl of and enjoy! All the choices will be...
  4. jttnk

    My First Meerschaum Clean Up (Restore Light)

    Here’s my first Meerschaum clean up. This pipe was given to me by my brother in law who doesn’t smoke. It belonged to his father who passed away in 1978. It survived in boxes in the closet for the last 43 years. I’d like to imagine he was a loved father, you don’t keep stuff like this around...
  5. jttnk

    Found A Treasure In An Antique Store...

    Never have I thought, I would find such pipes in a local antique store. I was perusing an antique store near me for a vintage cigar ashtray. Maybe a pipe rack, or any cool tobacciana . And there they were a bowl with 10 or so crusty looking pipes in it. The as I looked I couldn’t believe what...
  6. jttnk

    Disassemble Kiribi Takara to Clean? Anyone Do This?

    Thinking of doing a deep clean on my Kiribati Takara. Sort of want to try disassembling, cleaning, putting back together. How difficult? Good idea, bad idea, anyone with experience? Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
  7. jttnk

    Manly, Old School, New School, Aftershaves and More

    I have been searching for a while to find some men’s cologne/ aftershave/ scents that I like. I’ve tried Old Spice and Pinaud’s, but it’s too ho hum after a while. Some of it smells cheap or outdated in not a good way. I just found, and I’m sure I’m not the first, Phoenix Artisan...
  8. jttnk

    Thoughts On Special 50th Birthday Pipe.

    So this is the year, October is just 2 months away, the big 50. I thought one (I’m hoping for multiple?) of the gifts to myself might be a special pipe. I have a modest collection of 30ish pipes. Some cobs, Nordings, Alpha’s, Pete’s, Moretti’s, and various English estates, etc... most...
  9. jttnk

    Tin Arts and Crafts Time

    Had lots of old tins and a hankering for something to do with them. I am guessing this has been done a thousand times, but it was fun. Stretched canvas, exact-o- knife, old tins, black and white printer, and Modgepodge (ask any craft store person, they’ll lead you to it), and a Saturday...
  10. jttnk

    Help: Estate Rim Clean Or Sand Or Stain.

    I have recently purchased this cool Jeantet brush carved billiard. It was cleaned when I got it. I did a final salt alcohol soak, ran hot water and alcohol through and it satisfactorily cleansed. I will do coffee grounds to make sure it’s not haunted. Now the question; looking at the images...
  11. jttnk

    Tight Airway on my Moretti, Suggestions That Don't Require Shipping To Italy.

    I love my two Moretti pipes. One of them is a Yellow Acrylic stemmed Morta stack billiard. It seems to have a very tight draw. The airway in the stem seems too narrow as well. I know Marco is a fantastic guy and if I asked, he'd probably fix it. However, shipping to Italy and back will cost...
  12. jttnk

    Do OJK or Haunted Bookshop Get “Better” “Smoother” with Age in Jar?

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) I have tried both and they seem a bit harsh to me. I’m not getting deep flavors, more cigarette and just smoke if that makes sense. Tried to smoke them slow, but neither one grabs me as great. Being Burley based, do they age at all and mellow...
  13. jttnk

    2 Year Old Mac Baren Navy Flake... What a Difference!

    One of the first tobaccos I bought when I started smoking pipes around the fall of 2017 was Mac Baren’s Navy Flake. I probably fried my newbie tongue a few times then let it sit for a few months. Tried again it was still hard to smoke etc... put it away didn’t really touch it for almost 2...
  14. jttnk

    Tobacco “Home Recipes” Suggestions

    Is there a thread on this already? I sometimes like to mix blends, others have suggested the Parfait packing, wondering what is a great combo with Balkan Supreme? For example, I have found Bold Kentucky with Molto Dulce pretty good. I like to mix some extremes. Or, mixes of totally different...
  15. jttnk

    Alpha Experts? Info Please.

    Any Alpha experts in the house? Picked this up today. Other than Pipedia and Pipephil, not sure how else to find info about Alpha’s. How old, what type of quality etc... this shape is very reminiscent of one of my best smokers, an Alpha calabash with an awesome blast. Hoping this one...
  16. jttnk

    First Attempt: Clean Up Rusticated Pipe. (Shalom)

    Picked up a nice Shalom pipe on ebay. I have never really worked on a rusticated pipe, so best to start with one that was only $13.00. These were the original images. Sorry I didn’t take any when I got it! I just jumped in. My thought was to clean up stem, ream, salt alcohol soak! Strip...
  17. jttnk

    Is Packing Any Different in a Wide Calabash Bowl?

    Inspired by some discussion the other day here, I pulled out my gourd calabash to smoke. The bowl is porcelain, deep, and very wide. I was having plenty of relights with some Black House. Seemed very tough to keep lit. With a wide bowl, does one pack tighter? Looser? Or, is this width...
  18. jttnk

    First Pipe Club Meeting

    Went to my first pipe club meeting at my local shop. Shout out to Ye Olde Pipe & Tobacco in Phx,AZ. It was a very cool evening event, a blending demonstration and discussion about tobacco with Jeremy Reeves of Cornell & Diehl. What a great guy, he was so down to earth and generous with his...
  19. jttnk

    Help Me Select The Most “Peteiest” Peterson

    Gents and Ladies! I have but one Peterson out of 30 or so pipes. It’s a recent Donegal Rocky Apple (straight). I have a birthday coming up and I was thinking of something Peterson. I want to know what is the quintessential must have (under say $200) Pete? Is it an estate from a certain...
  20. jttnk

    Second attempt at Restoration (lot's of pics) JPS Custom Made

    I purchased this pipe from cool vintage shop near my office. $15.00. JPS I found out is Jon's Pipe Shop of Missouri. Not sure who makes them for Jon's, but the walls are thick, and stem cleaned up well. Tested the crazy glue on a scuffed slanted outer rim of the bowl (towards the back of...
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