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Estate pipe purchase - contains purple dye
Sorry to say, but.... If the manufacturer did not think enough of the pipe to even mark it, how much care do you think he put into quality control? -
How much is a pipe really worth?
Looks like this has been covered pretty well. I'll just say that there are some guys who buy pipes with their &*%# and not with their head. Happy New Year!- searock
- Post #17
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Calabash Questions
Quick story: Years ago I got a used Pioneer Calabash with a "block" meershaum bowl. The bowl was stuck and would not come out of the pipe no matter how hard I tried. After some thought I decided to loosed it by soaking in water. After a while I went to check on it and found the bowl had... -
Drilling a block
This is an excellent totorial. I would mention one thing. In order for everything to work you must have the block "suqared", or all side must be at an exact 90 degrees. This is where a high quality band saw comes in. Most cheap band sawa will not give you the precision you need and when they... -
Help with a loose stem
I use wax to make a stem looser... not more secure. And heating the stem is only for those with expeience as it can lead to problems. This is from one of my earlier posts. "There are a couple of ways to tighten a loose stem. But first, the usual reason a stem... rubber stem that is... gets...- searock
- Post #12
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Bandsaw vs Thumb
Hope you recover! Band saws can be dangerous, as you just found out. The problem is that the blade can bind in the wood and do other nasty things. I once saw in person a well known pipe maker shaping a block when his saw shot the block accross the table and struck his fingers which were...- searock
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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List Your Other Hobbies / Interests
"Holistic Health Practitioner · Holistic Health · Yoga · Reiki · Energy Work · Crystal Therapy · Reflexology · Aromatherapy · Massage Therapy · Alternative · Anatomy and Physiology · · Spirituality · Shamanism · Druidism · Universal Life Church · Wicca · Temple of Wicca ·· Gardening · Hobby Farm...- searock
- Post #173
- Forum: General Discussion
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Photo Albums
Both Chuckw and Yachtexplorer posted great albums and deserve to be congratulated. It's obvious they both put a lot of TLC in doing them. Makes me want to take my album and slink away with my tail between my legs! Thanks for sharing. :worship:- searock
- Post #26
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Photo Albums
Both Chuckw and Yachtexplorer posted great albums and deserve to be congratulated. It's obvious they both put a lot of TLC in doing them. Makes me want to take my album and slink away with my tail between my legs! Thanks for sharing.- searock
- Post #25
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The Joke Thread: Not Safe For Work (NSFW)
Ok, you asked for it. Here are some I think are a good laugh... Some appear as a screen and others just show up as the URL... be sure to click them too. enjoy! http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/209460/ http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/179560/...- searock
- Post #147
- Forum: General Discussion
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The Joke Thread: Not Safe For Work (NSFW)
Here's an oldie but a goodie... http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/36250/- searock
- Post #145
- Forum: General Discussion
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An interesting video
cortezattic, Pretty sharp! You're right on.- searock
- Post #9
- Forum: General Discussion
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The Joke Thread: Not Safe For Work (NSFW)
pstlpkr, Good one!- searock
- Post #143
- Forum: General Discussion
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An interesting video
It has also been said that statistics prove what they set out to prove. Here's a little test to see how good you are at figuring statistics. There is a classroom with 30 kids. What are the odds of 2 of the kids having the same birthday... like June 3rd or March 4th. etc.? I'll post the...- searock
- Post #6
- Forum: General Discussion
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The Joke Thread: Not Safe For Work (NSFW)
Politically Correct Christmas 'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck... How to live in a world that's politically correct? His workers no longer would answer to "Elves," "Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves. And labor conditions at the north pole Were...- searock
- Post #139
- Forum: General Discussion
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The Joke Thread: Not Safe For Work (NSFW)
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- Post #134
- Forum: General Discussion
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Photo Albums
Unclearthur: I get the idea you like antiques. Some cool stuff and some of the pics look like they were taken in 1890!- searock
- Post #13
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Photo Albums
Wow! I didn't expect so much interest and so fast. You all inspried me so I just added a few more pics to my album. Will try to post others in time. http://pipesmagazine.com/members/searock/album- searock
- Post #11
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Photo Albums
I'll be the first... These are some pics I took in my "smoking room". I don't "have" to explain or make excuses but I will say that I'm pretty bad about not dusting in that room... it's a loseing battle considering how much I smoke. Please don't think the rest of our house is like that! :D...- searock
- Post #4
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion