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Sunday Picnic On The Ottawa River- 1886
I saw this picture on Facebook today. It's from the "Lost Ottawa" page, one of your typical 'retro' picture collections. The title of the thread says it all, and I thought it was too good not to share. If we ever get the Ottawa guys together and start a club, we should reenact this...- ghost
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The Canadian Edition Box Pass- Round 2
Hello Canucks! Welcome to the Canadian Box Pass, Round 2. The box is just about ready to make its first move from the GTA crew to me here in Ottawa as we start this brand new pass. Let's start the thread off by re-posting the rules from the last page of Round 1... I will post the official list...- ghost
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Ghost Workshop Experiment (Pics)
Good Day All! I've been on a self-imposed hiatus from pipe restorations since last fall at least. The reasons are many, including unplanned family issues, my crazy job, building a guitar, and recording unprofitable music. This weekend, as MORE SNOW once again keeps me indoors, I decided to...- ghost
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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September 2013 Caption Contest- Savinelli
I just got home from work to a wonderful package waiting for me. My first place prize for the September 2013 Caption Contest... :puffy: I really can't thank SmokingPipes.com, Savinelli, and of course Kevin and PipesMagazine.com enough for this wonderful pipe! I encourage all of you to have a... -
"Scrub Daddy" Stem Experiments (Pic Heavy)
I had seen this on Shark Tank recently and, as usual, I had my pipe goggles on. If you're not familiar with this product, it's a cleaning sponge that is either soft (in warm water) or hard (in cold water). What caught my attention was the claim that it would not scratch any surface. Naturally...- ghost
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Show Off Your Dr. Grabow Pipes Here!
I didn't see this thread in the sticky, so I hope it's all good to start one...You know them, you love them, post your Dr. Grabow's here! I own several of them, but this is the first Dr. Grabow I ever bought, a "Collector 2003"...- ghost
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- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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In A Rut...
Well, I came to the conclusion today that I am in fact "in a rut". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Je1CEPkUM I enjoy my pipes and my guitars as always, but I just don't have the drive to do anything with them right now. I still have a whack of estate pipes to work on, as well as guitars, but...- ghost
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Haunting The Antique Store With Ghost
Hi Everyone! I've made a couple threads in the past about my antique store finds, so in the interest of keeping things organized I'll just keep bumping this one whenever I come across a nifty pipe or rack worth sharing. On today's installment of "Haunting The Antique Store With Ghost", I'll... -
Thrift Store Find- Pipe Rack
Awhile back, I was at my local Value Village (Thrift Store) and found a pipe rack randomly placed in the kitchenware section. Since then, I've been making a point to swing by whenever I'm nearby to see if I can catch another. Sure enough, found one yesterday in the "wood decor" area. Just needs...- ghost
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- Forum: Pipes Accessories
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Brigham 3-Dot Restoration
Just finished up a restoration job today on a Brigham 3-Dot. As you'll see from the pics, the stem was extremely oxidized. Surprisingly the inside of the pipe wasn't terribly dirty overall, save for a stubborn draft hole that required extra care to get clean... Here's how it looked before I...- ghost
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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My Good Deed For The Day
4noggins has the bags of Penzance in stock. As you were... :puffpipe:- ghost
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Random Thoughts On Air Circulation
Sorry in advance for rambling... :puffy: I only have my pipe indoors, in my basement rec room. However, I have a routine of air circulation that I've done for years to minimize any lingering room aromas. Nothing too elaborate, just a standing fan pointing at an open window. I have a second...- ghost
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Pipe Photography Tips
Hi Everyone! Lately I've been trying to take more and better pictures of the pipes I've been working on. I have a fairly nice digital camera, so I can point and click (after reading my camera's manual, I have some good automatic settings now) and it turns out passable, but some of the photos I...- ghost
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Today's Project- Fancy Pants Comoy
Here's my Sunday project, an estate Comoy I received in a lot of pipes off of eBay. I don't have a before picture, but it wasn't in bad shape at all so there wouldn't be much difference. It just needed a little TLC, nothing drastic. This is the first pipe I own with a stem like this, which is... -
Latest Antique Store Find- Need Your Input
I was able to visit one of my favourite antique stores today while traveling for work. They always have a few pipes for sale (Medicos and the like), but every so often I've been lucky enough to get my hands on a real sweet pipe or three. (This is where I found my first Custombilt, and also the... -
Post A Picture Of Your Workbench
I thought I'd share a couple of pictures of my work area with everyone since this is as clean and organized as it gets. My basement workshop is about as close to a Fortress Of Solitude that I have. This is where I do all my pipe restorations, and as you can see it also serves as my guitar...- ghost
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Good Day On eBay
I just recently picked up these pipes on eBay, after swearing off of PAD no less. However, I was able to finally get two pipes I've always wanted to add to my collection- a Dunhill, and a Julius Vesz. Both on the same day! :puffy: Here are the before pics, I'm hoping to make some time to... -
Recent Antique Shop Find- Poker
I recently picked up this poker at an antique shop. I haven't cleaned it yet (I also just noticed the stem wasn't aligned in the pics I took) and it's vexed me since I bought it. I thought I should draw on the wisdom of this forum to give me some insight behind it if possible. For some reason... -
My Pipes...for now...
Hey All! I was taking a picture of my La-Z Boy for another thread, and figured since I had the camera out I'd snap a pic of most of my collection. I still have another 12 or so pipes in various locations in my house, including a whack of eBay estates on my workbench to be cleaned, but this is...