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  1. fnord

    Broken Pipe: Bruce Weaver

    I've admired his work for years. Out of my price range to be sure, but Lord, what a craftsman. Embers, that's a lovely picture. Mr. Weaver wore his years well. We'll all mourn his passing. Fnord
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    Comoy's "Bearluck" second

    Thought I was familiar with most of the Comoy 2nds but Bearluck is new to me. Regardless, it's just a beautiful, classic shape. Delighted it smokes well for you! Bill, what does the stamp say on the right side of the shank? From a distance, it resembles the traditional Comoy's "football." Fnord
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    Need Advice on Selling My Collection

    Hoppes: You wrote, "Which ones would members be more interested in buying?" I'm an older member of the member of the forum and consequently, truly admire the classic pipe shapes. Some 125 pipes later, the first burner I ever purchased in 1975 - an expensive to me at the time, but still a low...
  4. fnord

    How do I keep Perspex translucet stems clean

    Oldgeezersmoker: You're playing to a tough crowd tonight. The responders are all good guys - some of the best around, in fact. But, opinions are like like assholes and bellybuttons, Lord knows we've all got a few. If your system works for you then keep a taut line and stay the course. I...
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    Dabney Coleman and Ted Knight

    My first, fondest memories of Dabney Coleman are from "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." He hit full stride and obtained sainthood with "Buffalo Bill" and then locked everything in with "The Slap Maxwell Story." At this point, Dabney Coleman became an official NFT: National Effing Treasure and and...
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    Wally Frank White Bar

    Mikethompson: My old Wally Frank Whiter Bars are long gone - sold/traded off or given away as I upgraded my pipe collection. Back then I was buying seconds from well known production companies and had read that the White Bars were a bit more desirable than his other catalog offerings...
  7. fnord

    Wally Frank White Bar

    When I laid aside the nails and started smoking a pipe again - almost 11 years ago - I was budget conscious and picked up a number of Wally Frank pipes. Some were good, some were bad. Two of the better smokers were labeled White Bar. I read somewhere or was told that most White Bars were...
  8. fnord

    Ryan Alden Bing

    Beautiful pipe, Counselor. Fnord
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    Hurricane Florence, Groan

    One of my twin sons is an active duty Marine 1st Lt. stationed at Camp Lejeune. He lives off base in Snead's Ferry and that community has been labeled as ground zero for Florence's landfall in North Carolina. Fnord3 is off to Georgia or Virginia in a few short hours. He was brought up in...
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    Sen Sen

    I had no idea what Sen Sen was. My only point of reference was Robert Preston's Prof. Harold Hill sing-songing about young miscreants having Sen Sen on their breath to cover up tobacco and/or alcohol fumes in the "The Music Man." Yack. I hate black licorice, beets and liver. Bon appetit, Fnord
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    Briar pipe makers in Canada

    Scpipes: Please add Julius Vesz to the list: www.veszpipes.com Sadly, Stefan Seles' repair site has gone black. He was also moving inventory for the very fine pipe maker, Philip Trypis. Before he went on the lam due to crimes against nature, (I heard it had to do with goats, for God's sake)...
  12. fnord

    An Evening with Ray Bradbury

    Killer link, Hunter. Ray Bradbury will always be one of my favorite writers and, the hell of it is, I never cared that much for science fiction, but, there you go. Jesse, I'll be got to hell. You worked with Mr. Ray Bradbury and you smoke William Conrad's Charatans? Radio's Matt Dillon? You...
  13. fnord

    Charatan's Make Pipe Arrived Today! (Pic Heavy)

    CarolinaCW: I love my Charatans. Several are original manufactures but my best smokers came from The Tinder Box Unique line of seconds or maybe even tertiary supply routes. They aren't quite as pretty but they're virtual fireplaces of exceptional smoking. Your added bonus? Some heavies on...
  14. fnord

    Feedback Appreciated on Esoterica pricing

    No kidding, Jesse. Thanks for the input, pal. Fnord
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    Feedback Appreciated on Esoterica pricing

    Folks: I've got 150 grams/5.29 oz of Dec/2012 jarred Penzance available with a couple of bowls of similarly jarred and aged StoneHaven tossed in as a kicker. Given all the market pressures, is a c-note request unreasonable? Would I pay it? Absolutely not. Esoterica smokes do nothing for me...