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Anyone tempted by one of those Hilson Vintage from Rainer Barbi?
I too own two Hilson Vintage, a slightly bend bulldog and dublin. both are very nice pipes and great smokers. They are advertised as old briar but I couldn't tell you if it was or wasn't. I guess we just have to take their word and as I've not heard of any debunking I'd guess they are not... -
Amber & Ivory Care/Cleaning
I've never worked with or had any contact with any of the other "ivory" type materials. Horn tends to be more of a "layered" material rather than elephant ivory which grows like a tree with growth rings. I don't think it is sperm whale tooth as that is less commonly used and tends to be harder...- mvmadore
- Post #23
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Amber & Ivory Care/Cleaning
Here are a few pics from my collection. Some of my work. Another piece. I cut this, 6" diameter, from a raw tusk we were processing as an experiment to see what would happen. It took several years for it to start to warp and eventually snapped on its' own due to the "drying" process. I...- mvmadore
- Post #9
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Amber & Ivory Care/Cleaning
Ivory is and isn't a fragile material. It is a "dentine" material thus can be worked in numerous ways...I was a Scrimshaw artist for around 15 years before giving it up as materials became harder to get and laws more difficult to work with. I still have a large collection of raw ivory and...- mvmadore
- Post #8
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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First for 2016: Castello Old Antiquari KK Apple
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Happy New Years
Raise a pipe and toast to all of you...Happy New Year...may it be better than the last but not as good as the one in the future...- mvmadore
- Post #5
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The beginning of the end for the mobile craze?
From what I read the article is about apps rather than mobile devices. I'm 60 and like my iphone 6+ and the apps I have installed. I find them useful and informative. They are fast and easy to access...much more so than going through a web browser. I've been an Android system user and ios user...- mvmadore
- Post #8
- Forum: General Discussion
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Want another reason my lovely bride is the very best?
Wow, what a pair...- mvmadore
- Post #6
- Forum: General Discussion
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Festivus for the Restofus...- mvmadore
- Post #19
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Sock It To Me
"The game's afoot"...well said, snicker snicker- mvmadore
- Post #8
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Suckiest Christmas Ever
For many people this season is horrible, no family, no money, watching everyone celebrating while you feel awful...it can be brutal. While being healthy and having a job, house, etc. is much to be thankful for it is often hard to see when all you see is sadness...like telling a person suffering...- mvmadore
- Post #17
- Forum: General Discussion
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*** What Are You Smoking?*** (December 2015)
I will be soon smoking some delightful Frog Morton's Cellar in my just arrived Castello Old Antiquari bent bulldog.- mvmadore
- Post #1,004
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Is a Dremel Type Tool Worth Having for Piping
I've used my variable speed Dremel for polishing my stems and pipes. I use the buffing wheel and green stropping/buffing compound on lower speeds. I place the Dremel in my bench vise so my hands are free for buffing...it works great. I've owned and used this Dremel for over forty...yep that's...- mvmadore
- Post #25
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Thanks to Smoker's Haven
Hi all, I want to thank Smoker's Haven...and the USPS...for their super fast shipping during the busiest time of the year. I won an auction for a beautiful Castello bully...shown in another topic on this forum...and it was shipped Monday. It arrived today and is in my hands...woohoo. The pipe...- mvmadore
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