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    Mini Lather - Will This Work For Pipe Making

    I think that you have to consider what is most important in a lathe. Solid, stable, precise, ... The first two are a result of weight, and the last is associated with it. My small lathe has a sixteen inch swing and weighs about 500 pounds. Big and heavy is good. As to whether a wood lathe is...
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    African Blackwood Tamper by BentMike

    @BentMike That really is a sweet turning. I like the cove in the bead and some really nice, crisp details. anthony
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    Freshen Up With That Olive Oil?

    I would like to suggest an alternative to olive oil. When turning an object for use with food, mineral oil and olive oil are pretty commen. The last 8 or 9 years have seen the advent of walnut oil - literally the oil squeezed from walnuts. It has the advantage over nose oil and olive oil in...
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    Where To Go From Union Square?

    Since you are/were primarily an aromatic smoker, some of the heavier tobaccos might not be for you - Full Virginia Flake, Haddos, etc. Jackknife plug is a little full, but very tasty. Union Square (no condiment), Embarcadero (Orientals), and Stratford (perique) all share a similar mix of...
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    Rustic vs. Sandblast

    Hey wcannoy, let me know if you decide drink or kick before Chicago. If you haven't decided, I think that I will just leave my nads at home. anthony
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    Rustic vs. Sandblast

    I like smooth pipes best because they show off the grain. Sandblasting usually shows the grain, but primarily only as a relief. Rustication, usually in my experience, hides the grain. anthony
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    Rustic vs. Sandblast

    wcannoy, I was really rooting for you at the start. Seems as though you were speaking more to the point. Both rustication and blasting are carving processes. Rustication hides grain. Blasting Enhances grain. You can really see it in the numbersix's set of images. The top one really shows...
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    A Wierd Tobacco Story

    As I heard it: Ol' Charles the First of merry ol' England. Courtiers took up smoking when it was first becoming popular. Ol' Charley didn't like it and tried to convince courtiers to quit. No dice. Got an idea. Told the royal horse keeper to dry up some horse poop for him. Ol' Charley...
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    Kansas City B&M?

    Best tobacco shop in Kansas City is Cigar and Tobacco. It is at 105th and Metcalf in Overland Park. Big place, bigger than my house, with lots of tables and chairs. It has been in three different locations, but has been around more than thirty years. They host the Kansas City Pipe club - the...
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    Your Favorite Pipe Smoking "Tip"

    I am not certain this is the way to say it, but the tip is "less than you think." Smoke tobacco drier than you think you should. Pack it looser than you think you should. Smoke it slower than you think you should. Tamp it less often than you think you should. Tamp it more lightly than you...
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    Who Would Win in a Cage Fight? Captain Black or Prince Albert?

    I think it would be a toss-up. Prince Albert's coach was Lil' Lord Fauntleroy, but Captain Black is a candy ass. anthony
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    Pipes Made From Antlers

    Antler is bone Horn is hair/finger nails Ivory is tooth If you have ever worked any of it, you wouldn't want a bowl made of them if you smoke for taste. anthony
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    Full Virginia Flake Suggestions

    I know this isn't probably very polite, but the topic and its posts move me to act. At the Las Vegas show, I found some bulk, half-pound bags of 10+year old FWF. I asked the fine gentleman, the current owner, how much he was selling it for. He looked me over, and after a little calculation...
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    Great Quotes

    For Teddy, I have seen quotes, and people's attitudes which reflect the quote, but I think that there are more possibilities. To wit: Some people can look at a situation and make good choices. Some people can watch others mess up and learn from their errors. But, there are always some who...
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    Great Quotes

    Those that cannot reason are animals. Those that may not reason are slaves. Those that will not reason are a waste of time. anthony
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    Great Quotes

    It ain't what you don't know that is the problem, but what you know that ain't so.
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    Today's Thought

    Worry is interest paid on a debt that may never come due.
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    Upside Down Stem

    The shape of pipe shown is a hawk bill, and the stem is upside down. Ace57, that is a good idea, I never thought of demonstratings the stem's condition by showing it upside down. anthony
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    Question for the Australians

    I think the question I want to ask all of the Australians is, "Does the blood rush to your head on account of living upside down?" anthony
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    End of the World Blend

    papipeguy, That forecast image has to be one of the best. Several of them are good, but that one's wonderful. I figure I will smoke what I like best for as long as I can. You know, it wouldn't be hard to be a day off over a period of some thousands. anthony
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