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  1. greysmoke

    What Would You Do? Last Bowl...

    I'd smoke it. Otherwise, that remaining bit of tobacco will become a talisman: something you hold on to, afraid to use it for its intended purpose as it will be forever gone or altered. Sometime in 1998 or 99, I stumbled across a new diamond shanked bent billiard Upshall Grade A. I put it away...
  2. greysmoke

    Am I Turning into a Codger?

    If you have to ask, it's probably too late.
  3. greysmoke

    Ugly Pipes

    I thought this Upshall Bark was pretty ugly, but I bought it anyway. I've smoked it. Nothing magical. Just a serviceable smoker.
  4. greysmoke

    What Exactly does Handmade Mean?

    Most "by hand" carvers will use drills and lathes. I have a pipe from "Fat Bastard," the brand name used by an American carver living in Denmark, who carves out his pipe bowls by hand.
  5. greysmoke

    Recommendations For Sterling Silver Band Install

    I think it's a pretty simple task, although I won't try it with my poor coordination. I've had a sterling band repair done on a '69 Dunhill by Mark Tinsky years ago, and both brass and sterling silver bands done recently by Steve Laug of RebornPipes, one to replace pre-existing bands and another...
  6. greysmoke

    Your Epitaph

    I don't need one. When my Dad died in '09 he was cremated with his remains placed in an urn. When Mom died three years later, I had a companion urn made where I put the remains of both. That freed up Dad's previous urn which I now use on my bedside nightstand as a repository for wallet, car...
  7. greysmoke

    What Do You Do After Major Upgrades?

    Skillful neglect. Do nothing. Return to your inferior pipes in a month, a year, or whatever. Chances are, your assessment will differ.
  8. greysmoke

    Show Us Your American Made Pipes

    An incredible billiard from Jaden Hew Len of Hawaii...
  9. greysmoke

    Fixed bend but now look!

    My vulcanite stems have no integrity. They lie through my teeth.
  10. greysmoke

    Tell Me About Electric Guitars

    TheSterlingSound on YouTube has a series of vlogs covering and analyzing rock solos, as well as very technical descriptions of electric guitars. A lot of stuff about pickups, metal properties, and so on. I'm not a player myself, just a listener. (Disclosure) he's a friend and former work...
  11. greysmoke

    Need Advice: Book About Moby-Dick - "Read it if You Can"

    I would have suggested Conrad's Heart of Darkness as better fodder for literary study. I mean 19,500 words vs. 206,052 words. But JMHO.
  12. greysmoke

    Greetings from Scotland

    Greetings from Chester County, Pennsylvania. Welcome aboard....
  13. greysmoke

    Pipe Myths

    I have a theory that this behavior pattern related to pipe smoking was more prevalent pre-Internet, at a time when we had less awareness and opportunity to acquire different varieties of pipes and tobacco. It made more sense to grab a single pipe and smoke the stuffing out of it when it was...
  14. greysmoke

    Pipe Myths

    Always smoke _________ (Virginia / Latakia / Burley, etc.) tobacco in a pipe with a __________ (large / small) bowl.
  15. greysmoke

    Burping Jars?

    Somewhere in my tobacco storage facility is a mason jar with a lid that periodically "pops." I'm guessing that the removable part of the lid pops in or out slightly due to fluctuations in room temperature, but that's only a working hypothesis. I haven't attempted to figure out which one it is...
  16. greysmoke

    Ser Jacopo

    No, it’s just a run of the mill Ser Jacopo poker. I don’t have a Picta, sadly. I do have this year Pipe.
  17. greysmoke

    Ser Jacopo

    I’m a Ser Jac fan. I can’t say they smoke any better than Upshalls or Petersons, but they get extra points for artistic expression.
  18. greysmoke

    Do Stingers really work

    BTW, is anyone else grossed out by Kaywoodie “Drinkless”? I prefer to “drink” nothing while puffing, except maybe a glass of something on the side.
  19. greysmoke

    Peterson Help, Please!

    This is my Peterson Pipe of the Year 1997. You may not be able to tell, but it is sterling silver that was once gold plated. Over time, the gold plating wears thin and the silver underneath begins to tarnish. I haven't polished it because that will be the end of what remains of the gold plating...
  20. greysmoke

    a new pipe…which?

    There's no substitute, at a time like yours, for walking into a brick & mortar -- I mean a proper pipe store -- and perusing the wares. I was fortunate enough to live perhaps 12 miles from a great pipe store with a truly great proprietor. I'd walk in as time permitted, gaze at the hundreds of...
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