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   havanarick
   

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   I recently took some leather shoe dye and took it to the cob with a nice glaze to finish it off. Tell me what you think['img]['/img]

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   U.S.M.C. (SEMPER FI)

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   Should try it in different colours, have a different colour every day.

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   Won't that send off fumes when it heats up?

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   Nope. It's the same stuff most carvers use to stain briar.

   If at first you don't succeed you are running about average.

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   Wow! That looks great! I like stained cobs and never thought of a DIY staining project. I also like the stem, too. Great job!

   Take a look at my vintage railroad postcard collection at http://www.railroadpostcards.blogspot.com!

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   Looks great! All you need now is a classy "Forever Stem" to finish the look. Really nice HavanaRick!
   http://www.walkerbriarworks.com/html/_forever__stems.html
   http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/customized-cob-churchwarden

   No, smoking from that won't release any fumes. Even if he had used conventional stain so long as he A:let it sit for a couple days before smoking and B: pre-heated it in an oven to wear off any excess, he should be fine.

   Dum tempus habemus, operemur bonum

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   I want a blue corn cob now... blue dye + yellow cob... = green *DAMNIT*

   "I was born to lose. So I'll die to win." -Breaking Benjamin

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   +1 on the forever stem. unclearthur can hook you up with a nice stem too.

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   Posted 4 months ago #

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