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  1. georged

    1953 Dunhill #59 Tanshell --- Back From the Dead

    The shape 59 is one of Dunhill's all-time stars in popularity terms---a benchmark for medium sized billiards---and patent-era Tanshells are highly prized because of their rarity (only two years were made), and because they have a deep & craggy Shell-like blast. Meaning they are worth bringing...
  2. georged

    School me on Schooling Methods

    I hate looking stuff up---the Internet and search engines make that so much more dreary than when you had to dig through a warehouse of those heavy paper things on shelves as far as you could see---but I still want to know it, right? If other people do the work of finding the information...
  3. georged

    Chris Thile---Pipeworld VIP Scott Thile's Musician Son---Plays on National TV

    Scott has been a fine pipe carver for many years, and is the guy who created and maintains Pipedia: https://pipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page He's also a lifelong serious musician who's muscian son Scott is considered one of the best---many say THE best---mandolin players in the world. Here he is...
  4. georged

    Must Watch Movie for Hard SF Lovers

    It just showed up on Amazon, so should be around for the next month. I saw it several years ago and was hoping it would come back around. This is NOT a comic book-y, superhero-y, action-filled film, but a documentary(ish) one that is scientifically plausible (within reason). It's also...
  5. georged

    Adjusting the Lines of a Dunhill Shape 56

    My perfectionator never stops zeroing in on things to perfectionize. Last week I took a 1956 Dunhill shape 56 from my rack to snap a photo of its manufacture date to help someone determine if their Dunhill was from 1956 or 1966. When I did, I noticed I hadn't smoked it in years. I thought...
  6. georged

    The Food Game

    The Food Game You have a special-purpose magic wand that creates only two things: food, and tax-paid money in your bank account. The food it produces will magically appear as a complete meal whenever you want, consist of anything you want, and be prepared perfectly from only perfect...
  7. georged

    "Greeneyes" Featured in SP.com's Online Magazine!

    He's a member and frequent contributor to historical BritPipe threads here, as well as old tobacco discussions. https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/conversation-with-fernando-santiago-molecular-biologist-father-esteemed-pipe-collector
  8. georged

    This Will Make You Want a Greyhound

  9. georged

    Example of "Invisible Repair" (Dunhill EC)

    Something that gets brought up occasionally around here is that so-called "pipe repair" is a spectrum that runs from only restoring functionality without regard for appearance, to making a pipe look literally new again. Meaning, if the repaired pipe was sent back in time and dropped onto the...
  10. georged

    Slicing Up Dead Blue Whales While Smoking a Pipe

    Proof positive that "correct" pipe smoking situations are in the mind of the smoker, thankyouverymuch. This guy was the only capable whale slicer-upper (the proper term is flenser) anyone knew when a half dozen blue whale carcasses washed ashore and made their nearby town uninhabitable, so they...
  11. georged

    Spectacular Doug Finlay XL Bamboo Belge

    Doug is getting scary good at this pipe making thing... From a dead start six years ago to designing several "never seen before" shapes, and world-class execution. I am very difficult to impress. 7" long, 66 grams, chamber size .98" x 2.45"
  12. georged

    Patent-era Sasieni "Viscount Lascelles" To Die For

    In the collecting world, from cars to watches to pipes, there are ultra-rare, never used, never sold "time capsule" specimens, and there are desirable specimens, but they hardly ever overlap. Meaning, not many people care about a zero-miles Yugo with the option sticker still in the window, but...
  13. georged

    Important Pumpkin Pie Information

    Pumpkin Pie CAN make an excellent, well balanced meal. Just have a 2" slice as an appetizer, a 4" slice as the main course, and a 3" slice for dessert (with extra whipped cream, of course). (This Public Service Announcement has been brought to you by the PEPPLA --- Planet Earth Pumpkin Pie...
  14. georged

    Solved: Getting an ABRANET Disc "shrink wrap tight" on a French Wheel

    Ordinary sandpaper is a PITA to install on a French wheel, and open mesh stuff like Abranet can't be done at all (meaning without folds or lumps) unless tools are used to hold everything in place. It's springy, it's sharp, and takes tin snips to cut cleanly. It fights being wrapped around...
  15. georged

    Oh Goody... The USPS is Now Dealing with "Inside Job" Theft Gangs

    A shrinking number of people wanting to work for the PO means lowering the hiring bar in terms of qualification & background checks... which inevitably leads to crap like this:
  16. georged

    Online Provider Complaint

    Since bitching is a major component of the Interweb's fabric, I finally felt compelled to throw a few rocks. I ordered seven tins of Peterson's Irish Flake and ten packs of tapered pipe cleaners this past Monday afternoon from Smokingpipes.com. The story --- Not trusting electrons with money...
  17. georged

    The Best Rope Prep Method I've Found (after 50 years)

    TOOLS --- --- Heavy plastic cutting board with rubber (non-slip) feet --- 8 inch chef knife that's been "sushi-ized"... meaning ground to an edge on only one side --- Standard tallboy-beercan-sized spice grinder METHOD --- Slice rope into 1/16" thick disks with a simultaneous...
  18. georged

    Lathe Humor

    Edited! I have no idea how to respond, as haven't operated a lather in 50 years. Original title, verbatim: "What ways do you weigh the ways your lathe ways align when extracting whey?" Title too long and lacks capitals, George! Being a wayfarer who hates waiting, I weigh the ways my ways...
  19. georged

    Peterson System-ized Ashton

    This pipe's owner said he loved the pipe for many reasons, but smoking quality wasn't one of them. It smoked so wet it needed a sump pump. Always had, reason unknown. After some idea back-and-forth he wondered if it was possible to give it the "chamber & stinger" treatment. After thinking...