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My 2 Becker Strawberries
Nice pipes Brad. They are a handsome pair. -- Pat -
Satou Rhodesian with Tsuishu
Holy crap! What a pipe! Well picked, Peck! I too have to miss Chicago this year. You have my permission to buy me a Satou pipe with a Tsuishu shank extension. -- Pat -
Is Carnauba Wax Supposed To Be Brittle?
In a word... yep. It won't take much to load up a buffer, and that puck will last you a good long time. EDIT - I just read that you tried to load up a wheel. I think you'll be surprised at how much wax actually gets loaded on to the wheel. I lean into my wheel a little bit when loading with...- pruss
- Post #2
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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My First Commissioned Pipe, A Diplomat By Michael Parks
Don't mind Harris, Nate. That's just his way of saying he likes you. PS - Everything Harris knows about shapes he learned from Rad Davis, who never met an English shape he couldn't make Danish. -- Pat -
Artisan Pipes & Long Term Value
Interesting. My read on "any pipe he wants" was that the phrase actually expands on the list of carvers to include because it opens a Pandora's Box of choice for the pipemaker... but that's a rabbit hole we don't have to go down. I think I get your drift. I have no way of knowing what your... -
Artisan Pipes & Long Term Value
While I would never challenge you on what excites you, I think that your thought that Chris Asteriou is the only guy, "Who can make any style of pipe he wants to with a deep understanding of how it should be and the ability to execute it exactly," is pretty narrow. Some others who come to... -
R.I.P. -- Prince
I'm okay with that. What I take umbrage with is the fact that you felt like you needed to share your opinion, especially given how callous it is, in a thread where folks are sharing commiserations and positive memories. You do realize that saying, "Good riddance," in regards to someone's death...- pruss
- Post #20
- Forum: General Discussion
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R.I.P. -- Prince
Cortez, I'm more than a little surprised at your post. In three plus years of shared community here, I've never known you to be callous and show such disregard for the other pipe smokers you share this community with. You did both with this post. Regardless of your personal opinions about his...- pruss
- Post #16
- Forum: General Discussion
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A Question About a Comoy
+1 Doctorbob. I've also seen sandblasted traditions. They do creep through the Bay now and again. @jpmcwjr While I guess it's possible that this pipe has been refurbed, I would posit that it could just as easily have been in a desk drawer for over half a century. Oxidation on the stem appears...- pruss
- Post #8
- Forum: British Pipes
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I am mentoring this pipe restoration
The difference here... this isn't a library. These are moment in time threads started by real people. On occasion the end of a story goes untold, regardless of what the reader wants. No contributor here owes any reader any explanation, ever. We have a community based on the good intentions...- pruss
- Post #21
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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I am mentoring this pipe restoration
Why, why, why do bored people need to dig through dead posts and then criticize the OP for not following up? Surely time is more valuable than what's spent jumping on the assumption train about why someone started a post in the first place. Life happens. People move on. This place is hot and...- pruss
- Post #19
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Pipe du nord, what a shame!
I'm in the camp that says give the maker a chance to make good. Any briar, cheap or expensive, can have a fatal flaw which remains unseen even after finishing work. -- Pat- pruss
- Post #7
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Folks I Need Your Help Deciding On One Of These Three Pipes
Hands down, the Cavicchi. -- Pat- pruss
- Post #13
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Are Bulldog Pipes Expensive?
@Cosmic & @Orley ... You guys know I'm going to go find a bent saddle Rhodesian now right. Just to wind you guys up. -- Pat- pruss
- Post #32
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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PipesMag Ephemera Syndicate - Collectors Group
Yay! Just in time for my research project. Thanks Jesse, you're amazing. -- Pat- pruss
- Post #189
- Forum: Tobacciana History
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A Little Beauty For My Northern Friends
Lovely, Brad. The ladies and I are immensely jealous. -- Pat- pruss
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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Looking For Someone to Make a New Shank
Jack does good work. Glad you got that resolved. Especially in light of less than helpful posts like this one. -- Pat- pruss
- Post #13
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Are Bulldog Pipes Expensive?
Oh c'mon now Orley... You wouldn't say "No" to these would you? Who says you can't put a saddle on a dog? -- Pat- pruss
- Post #24
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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SP.com Shipping Fees - Inflation or Computer Bug?
Here's the thing... there are way too many variables involved in calculating shipping costs to spitball a comparison and assume that you're getting an apples to apples comparison. Just using your year over year April comparison above, here are some of the items that might impact shipping costs...- pruss
- Post #6
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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My Second Pipe.
Great pipe, Anthony, and a better story. Nicely done, there, friend. -- Pat- pruss
- Post #30
- Forum: Make Your Own Pipe Project