Members Who Stay Or Don't

[Casual]

Oh man I was heavy on Bladeforums for years.

What’s your plug knife?

 

[bluegrassbrian]

What’s your plug knife?

A guy I met on BF made me a custom kamisori from W2. Its hollow ground on one side and flat on the other. I can’t remember the guys name at all.. it’s been years.

 

[mso489]

I find myself truly alarming as a tattoo. But I have every confidence this was photoshopped. It was, wasn't it? No one wants to see that in the mirror.

 

[brian64]

I find myself truly alarming as a tattoo. But I have every confidence this was photoshopped. It was, wasn't it? No one wants to see that in the mirror.

They held him down and carved that on him during his two weeks in the PM Gulag.

 

[BROBS]

This was me

 

[hauntedmyst]

I am here to learn so that the mistakes I make are less expensive and enjoy the camaraderi of people who all share in a similar hobby.

Me too. I want to learn and share knowledge with other pipe smokers. And maybe, just maybe, get one dumb guy to blow up his pipe with an M80 when I claim its the best cleaning method.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

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You missed it. We had “Free BROBS” shirts and everything. ?

 

[BROBS]

You missed it. We had “Free BROBS” shirts and everything. ?

 

[Spinkle]

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Glad to see you back BROBS.

 

[TinCup]

I'm still here because I feel certain someone is gonna go on a pipe/tobacco related virtual rampage (probably involving a postal/delivery service) and I'll either need to :

A] Talk them down
B] Find out their address to raid the cellar
C] Point & Stare
D] All of the above

 

[karam]

Some would call this comment ironic...

Hey, good morning! Not sure I get why it could be called ironic, it wasn't my intent.

 

[davek]

Oh man I was heavy on Bladeforums for years.
The site owner lives here in Louisville and has a nice shop.

In fact, before I fell in to pipes my main expensive hobby was knives.
I semi-regret selling a couple Shirogorovs to fund some of my first big pipe and tobacco purchases.

I remember you on there, if I'm not mistaken. Bladeforums is the only forum I have ever paid for, for a couple years anyway.
I hadn't been on on some time and just started stopping back in occasionally lately. It's weird seeing all new members chat.
The Traditional Folders and Fixed Blades section where I hung out was (is) even more civilized and well moderated than this forum. The General area was like the Old West for when you wanted that.
At 65, I am actually shrinking my collection. I got many of my old folders for a song at yard sales and I don't want them to be sold for a song at a yard sale when I pass.
Plebeian, value but quality, taste in knives as well as tobacco. I have a bit of a USA made Schrade collection.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I remember you on there, if I'm not mistaken. Bladeforums is the only forum I have ever paid for, for a couple years anyway.
I hadn't been on on some time and just started stopping back in occasionally lately. It's weird seeing all new members chat.
The Traditional Folders and Fixed Blades section where I hung out was (is) even more civilized and well moderated than this forum. The General area was like the Old West for when you wanted that.
At 65, I am actually shrinking my collection. I got many of my old folders for a song at yard sales and I don't want them to be sold for a song at a yard sale when I pass.
Plebeian, value but quality, taste in knives as well as tobacco. I have a bit of a USA made Schrade collection.

I haven’t been on in several years but I’m pretty sure I used the same SN.

I loved the Independent knife makers for sale forum.. so many great knives were being made and sold at reasonable prices before the tv boom.

 

[Old School 3319]

Me too. I want to learn and share knowledge with other pipe smokers. And maybe, just maybe, get one dumb guy to blow up his pipe with an M80 when I claim its the best cleaning method.

I have several m60's does it really work? I heard it improves the draw?

 

[irishearl]

This place is the best pipe forum on the web and the only such I hang out in. In fact, it's the only forum of any kind in which I participate.

 

[pappymac]

I check in with the forum daily to see what discussions peak my interest. I probably read and respond to less than 10% of what is available on a daily basis.

 

[sandollars]

Hey, good morning! Not sure I get why it could be called ironic, it wasn't my intent.

Don't mind me. This is just another attempt of me trying to be clever.

 

[BROBS]

I have several m60's does it really work? I heard it improves the draw?

Really removes all tar

 

[didimauw]

Only the truly insane stick around after their first post....

4 days shy of 7 years here. And that's not even the oldest! @python .....now he's an old head....

 

[ChickenT00th]

I'm pretty new here, have been looking at the forum and the website for a few years but recently decided to make an account and start posting/responding. After lurking for so long, this seemed like a very positive space to talk about pipe smoking with people of all walks of life and some even some masters that I've come to know and respect through reviews, knowledge drops, podcast interviews, etc.

These days every corner of the internet is riddled with negativity. People seem love to take to the internet to rant about anything they want to anyone who will read, and frankly I am just so sick of that. I've certainly been guilty of it in the past, but these days I just keep it to myself as to not add to the noise. Or I get my frustrations out by playing music and creating art. It doesn't seem like much of that negativity goes on here on this site and if it does it's taken care of quickly enough so that I've never seen it. Outside of a rant about a tobacco, pipe manufacture, or shipping woes - things seem to be pretty light and good hearted here. That's what I really enjoy about this site and why I try to chime in as a new person here when I feel like I have something good to add. It's a good community.