Sidebar

Search results

Log in

Forgot your password?

SmokingPipes.com Updates

Watch for Updates Twice a Week

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Site Sponsors

Al Pascia
Blue Room Briars
Danish Pipe Shop
LePipe.it
Missouri Meerschaum
Pipes2Smoke.com
PipeStud.com
SmokingPipes.com
Tabaccheria Corti
TinBids.com

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Drucquers Banner
Search the forum
  1. georged

    Filmed In One Take. No Edits, No Computer-Generated BS

    Holy shit:
  2. georged

    Speaking of Silver Bands...

    When tarnished, do NOT go after them with a rag and some sort of liquid polish unless you mask the shank with tape first. The blackish stain left behind cannot be removed or bleached out. (The only "fix" is to re-color the entire stummel a dark brown or that eggplant antique purple). I once...
  3. georged

    Worth a Reminder From Time to Time

    All anyone can do on a forum like this is TYPE WORDS. Fact is, things like posture, facial expression, eye contact, vocal intensity and so forth contain MORE information than the semantic content of the words themselves. Just stressing a single word in a short, declarative sentence...
  4. georged

    Get a Tattoo, They Said. You'll Love It! They Said.

  5. georged

    I Love It When Sykes Turns Chuck Stanion Loose :)

    No need for me to try to describe how well he can write. Just read his latest article for yourself...
  6. georged

    Shooters and Hunters: What's Your Best Ever Distance / Accuracy Personal Record?

    There are guys who can reach out to touch quadripedal furry things at 800+ yards... with blackpowder rifles that don't have scopes, for example. And pistol shooters who can put 50+ shots into a silver-dollar-sized group at 50 meters... one handed. And trick shot demo guys who can split...
  7. georged

    Disco-Era Pipes Were Actually a Thing

    Not talking mere gimmickry, here, but a design aesthetic that went with the times. Like Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and so forth. "Tastefully garish" is how I always thought of it. Mid-late 1970's into the early '80's, every pipe shop had some examples of "Disco design" in their display cases...
  8. georged

    Yup, It's Real (and legal) --- Women's Bare Knuckle Fighting

    The gigantic AI that runs Earth's Interweb knows (of course) that I'm a longtime boxing fan, and has increasingly broadened its news & video suggestions over time. Meaning stuff like this is starting to show up. At first I thought it must be some sort of punk gag or a scam, but no. It's not...
  9. georged

    I Just Broke the World Hotdog Eating Record

    ...in my own kitchen. Not kidding Same brand of dog, same rules, everything by the book. Joey Chestnut's record is 76 dogs w/buns in ten minutes. (Since I didn't have that many on hand, I just cooked one and cut it into even quarters) So, I got into the ready position, banged the timer, and...
  10. georged

    Impossible To Watch Without Laughing

    The funniest thing I've seen in a long time:
  11. georged

    Daily Demonstration of Evolution in Action in Yellowstone Park

    Road signs, pamphlets, it doesn't matter...
  12. georged

    Now For Something Completely Different

  13. georged

    Sasieni Patent Era "Danzey" Swan-Stem Bulldog

    Legit rarity, here. Since pipe making companies wanted to keep their workers sane as much as possible, they avoided shapes like this one as a general thing. (It's part of why Golden Era Britwood authors, Rhodesians, and so forth are highly prized today. Not only is their silhouette...
  14. georged

    "Invisible Repair" Project Follow-Up

    Last week a pipe was discussed at length to illustrate functional vs. undetectable repair work: https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/example-of-invisible-repair.100450/ I thought you might find the backstory satisfying. The long-thought-to-have-been-lost-forever stummel was found by...
  15. georged

    Greater Los Angeles is Highly Developed Metropolis... With a Bear Problem

    Sounds hard to believe, but the 500 billion people and 800 billion cars in SoCal haven't managed to scare away the bears...
  16. georged

    Example of "Invisible Repair"

    From time to time there's a discussion on this board about repair or restoration quality, which ranges from simply being able to use a pipe again and who cares what it looks like, to not being able to detect it was ever worked on at all. The lovely 1977 Dunhill half bent pot seen here was badly...
  17. georged

    Priceless --- Star Wars Described by a Non-Fan

    Few things ever make me ACTUALLY laugh out loud, but this did.
  18. georged

    Duke Street Irregulars Call Out (1977 Tanshell)

    What's with the "D" added to the shape number?
  19. georged

    For the Whippersnappers --- No Autotune, No Synthesizer, No None 'a' That...

    ...just three guys, a guitar, a bass, a drum kit, and some words. No processing beyond peak limiting and amplification. The first one is live, the second is a single-take studio recording. Turn it UP!
  20. georged

    Question for Ashdigger

    After watching a YouTube compilation of tourists getting their pic taken next to one of the horseback royal guards at Buckingham Palace---and grabbing the horse's reins for shits 'n' giggles to make the photo "better"---all within a couple of feet from a large, impossible-to-miss sign that says...
Top Bottom