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  1. tuold

    What Do Pipe Smokers Do For A Living?

    I started my adult life as a pharmacy technician in the military filling prescriptions for President Carter at Andrews AFB and sending them over to the White House. In the the later part of the 70s I was part of a mobile Tactical Hospital unit setting up my pharmacy in remote locations. After...
  2. tuold

    Viking that I cleaned up

    Nice! I enjoy my bent Viking from time to time.
  3. tuold

    Well Pipe

    lifeon2, that's an interesting idea. I've got a lot of those kinds of system pipes in my collection, everything from the Medico Double-Dri system, the Douglas system and a Buttner that uses a ceramic insert.
  4. tuold

    Well Pipe

    Well Pipes are cheap and plentiful on eBay. They are easy to clean and refinish. So I think they are a good pipe for beginning smokers. They have a nice big tobacco chamber and thick walls for a cool dry smoke. I liked the first one I got so much I bid on and won this second one. I wish I knew...
  5. tuold

    Show Off Your Kaywoodie Pipes Here!

    Thanks. I just smoked some Taste of Summer in it. I would have used peaches to photograph it but they aren't in season yet =)
  6. tuold

    Show Off Your Kaywoodie Pipes Here!

    I brought this Kaywoodie Standard No 40 into my collection today. It's always a personal victory to win one of these on eBay.
  7. tuold

    Show Off Your Dr. Grabow Pipes Here!

    Thanks ejames! I copied the chart. Now I can add all those pipes and their variations to my want list!
  8. tuold

    Show Off Your Dr. Grabow Pipes Here!

    It was an embarrassment of riches last week for Dr Grabow pipes. I'd been wanting one of those nifty wire carved, hatchet shaped Starfires for a long time and finally won one. I think I'm going to like this one.
  9. tuold

    What the heck is this?

    I have one in my collection also. When I got mine I went to Professor Taylor to get more information. Everything you would ever want to know about "The Pipe" and "The Smoke" is here: The Pipe Info Link To me they are an interesting footnote in pipe manufacturing and therefor somewhat collectable.
  10. tuold

    Kaywoodie Complete

    Nice! I'm sure you will enjoy that one for many years to come! I've got an old Kaywoodie on the workbench that will be my Saturday project.
  11. tuold

    Any Half-Bowl Smokers?

    I usually don't do half bowls or short smokes but will wait until I have time to enjoy the entire experience. That's probably why I wait until the weekend for my pipe activities. Some of the best tobacco taste comes after mid-bowl. It's like listening to half a song.
  12. tuold

    Show Off Your Dr. Grabow Pipes Here!

    I saw a Dr Grabow pipe listed on eBay as a "Color Viscount". I'm not really interested in the Color line (from the 70s as I recall) and started to move on. However I saw the aluminium stinger which seems to me would push the date of manufacture back at least another ten years. So I made a low...
  13. tuold

    Help Needed with Kaywoodie

    Mind mso489's advice! I cracked a bowl badly by going at buildup like that too aggressively. If you have a Dremel and a small sanding attachment (a little conical one is what I use) and you are extremely careful,(think neurosurgeon) you can get two thirds of that off before switching to a reamer...
  14. tuold

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    Kola, I've heard those complaints about Peterson quality from others as well, so I don't doubt your veracity. I can only say the three I bought over the past year have been stellar in every respect. If I did end up with one with the defects you list I'd return it.
  15. tuold

    What if? The Removal of the Pixie Pipe Dust

    If I were to buy a craftsman grade pipe for a premium price I would want some sort of provenance leading to the carver. If that connection is obviously separated by time and distance the pipe becomes one only"inspired" by the name stamped on it. My friend has a violin with a label inside...
  16. tuold

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    Christmas Pipe: Irish Harp: (Seems to be a popular shape) Aran 306: (Just such a fine pipe!) I'm sure I'll be buying more Petersons over the years to come.
  17. tuold

    Phuket, Thailand Trip

    Very nice photography! I think Peterson should hire you for some promotional work!
  18. tuold

    Carnauba Wax

    I have used carnauba wax without a buffer. You can use it just like you would shoe polish on a clean rag but it does take a lot of elbow grease and extra time.
  19. tuold

    Your "Go-To" Blends

    Once I find something I like I pretty much stick with it. But recently I've been trying a variety of blends sent by a forum member. (Thanks Andrew) At the end of the day I always come back to Peter Stokkebye's Balkan Supreme. It's a meat and potatoes kind of blend, not fussy. Just load 'n...
  20. tuold

    Cheap Dunhill - too good to be true?

    I think you'll be happy with that one for many years to come!
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