Guys, I finally bit the bullet and ordered two pipes from Mr Tinsky. I think i was a little anal about the stem of my bulldog but Mr Tinsky was more than accommodating my noob pipe buying psychosis. :oops: . He is an amazing man and answered any questions/requests i had. This is the first...
I decided to do a little experiment to see how much wax a meer would absorb. I bought a small claw and egg pipe that is pretty modern (due to the lucite stem it came with) and decided to weigh it before and after waxing the pipe. Before the waxing the pipe was 18 grams and after waxing it...
I have seen them here and there and what interests me are those metal inserts at the bowl. Do they serve a purpose or is it just pure looks? I tried looking them up but came find any information on them. Can some educate me on these pipes?
hi guys i tried using Halycon II for the first time and it seems to work well but there are these white deposits on the rustication. how do i take care of it? I tried using a blow drier but it won't melt the wax deposits. Any ideas?
I have this estate pipe that i won but it has tiny specks of white paint on it (my guess is that the previous owner smoked while working around the house). My question is how do i remove the paint? Do i just buff? or do i have to take off the finish and restain/rewax?
I had three pipes that I wanted new stems for so I contacted Ken. I told him that he had complete artistic freedom to whatever to do whatever he thought was best. The only thing I wanted was a white stem for my bent bulldog. The stems are amazing. It took only four days for him to contact me...
Every time i smoke a vaper, no matter how careful I am, I get my mouth scorched. This doesn't happen when I smoke Virginia's, or vaburs. Only vapors. Why perique? Why!?
Im having buffing an estate pipe/stem i got off the bay. I have a buffing wheel and drill setup and use white diamond polish. Yet when i buff the pipe and stem it doesn't come out clean. Is is because the pipe is to old? Does it require a restain job? Or am I just buffing wrong?
Im hearing noise online that the new Anni Kake from C.I is somehow different than the pre sale Anni Kake. Has anyone else heard this? If so, since Russ is still in charge, would this be a tempory problem?
Who else hates breaking in new pipes? I just hate the wood taste when I'm breaking in a new pipe. I have a new stanwell featherweight and when I get to the bottom of the bowl the taste is awful,