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  1. Ziggywm

    Canadian Style Pro And Con

    This thread got me thinking: How many Canadian/Lovat shapes do I have? It is a shape I like, obviously! Here is a mixture of Barling, GBD, Charatan, Savinelli, Diebel, and my own Benchmades
  2. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    CD Burley Flake #4 2910 vintage in my Dunhill #5117 Squat Bulldog Cumberland 2910 vintage with a Four Roses Bourbon for Friday.
  3. Ziggywm

    Pipe Smoker from Ireland.

    Welcome from Fargo, North Dakota (Northwest of the "Faces"). When I was in Belfast in 2016 in a pub drinking Guinness the bar tender asked from where I hailed. I found that saying Faces got a shake of the head rather then a blank stare.
  4. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    Rattray's Dark Fragrant, aged unopened for 10 yrs (pre-yellow label) in one of my Benchmade pipes vintage 1974.
  5. Ziggywm

    I’m New to this Forum. Are There any UK & Ireland Members?

    Yes they are. And the people who created the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, my favorite breed of dog.
  6. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    Solano Silver Flake 2011 vintage in one of my Benchmade Pipes circa 1975 - a Volcano. Pipe stand & tamper all from the same block of briar. 360 degrees of straight grain.
  7. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    Dunhill Flake 2015in my Parker Golden Bark #189 size 4.
  8. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    Use the pumice/oil working it in. Then use a paper towel to remove any pumice. The with you finger apply and rub the bit with a drop of oil and polish. I just use the wheel because I have them. Let me know how it works.
  9. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    Good questions. The pumice (made by Bondex) I purchased from an Ace Hardware store for using with shellac doing French polish work. By adding oil you make it easier to apply. I use a piece of leather to apply and work the paste into the stem. It removes light oxidation like you get when you...
  10. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    Smoking Dunhill Flake in my Sav. Autograph. First pipe of the day.
  11. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    As a woodworker Olive oil is not recommended for cutting boards because it will go rancid over time. This is why they recommend food grade mineral oil. On pipe bits Olive oil would not be a problem, but I would hesitate putting it on briar where it can soak in. Of course briar pipes are not...
  12. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    What year did GBD add the metal inlay logo to their stems. Curious too if they stamped the briar. Beautiful pipes.
  13. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    First pipe of the day. A GBD Sablee King Size #193 with Acrylic stem I hand cut a few years ago. Smoking IRC Virginia Flake made by Stokkebye. Same as Orlik Flake. Well aged - laid down in 2010.
  14. Ziggywm

    Resting A Briar

    I have many pipes - "variety is the spice of life" as they say plus when I worked in several pipe shops 50 yrs ago I had a case of PAD. I never smoke the same pipe twice in a day as it gives me an opportunity to enjoy my collection and the memories I associate with each one. I pick my pipe...
  15. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    Smoking a Merschaum my sweetie gave me Christmas. You can draw your own conclusions. Tonight is date night! ?Smoking Amphora Virginia.
  16. Ziggywm

    That Blend That Changed Everything

    I never appreciated Burley until I smoked a bowl of Edgeworth. I don't remember whether it was flake or ready-rub, but after that I added a number of 14 oz tins to my stash and tap into some of it from time-to-time. Too bad its no longer available. It changed my mind about White Burley.
  17. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    Beautiful blast!
  18. Ziggywm

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

    Beautiful straight grain.
  19. Ziggywm

    Hello All from Minnesota!

    Welcome from North Dakota.
  20. Ziggywm

    Hand Cut Stems

    The Avatar is me as a 1st Lt on the steps of the Shooting Star after flying in the back seat at Gulfport, MS. F4s had to hunt us down over the Gulf. That T-Bird was a little sports car and could turn on a dime. No G-suits so you literally lost 10 lbs of water squeezed from every pore. ? I served...
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