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Alternative Bowl for Gourd Calabash
I never cared for the swollen mushroom-marshmallow look of meer on a calabash, so years ago had a pipe maker spin up a briar swap-out/replacement for my Bauer. In addition to looking better (to my eye, anyway) --- sleeker, better color (the pressed meer used for basher bowls does not color like... -
VINDALOO recipe
Most people think Vindaloo is an Indian dish, but it is actually a European stew made by Portuguese colonists using local ingredients. There are countless recipes, but the Real Stuff must use pork as the meat, and vinegar as the preservative/acid agent. Though famous for being fire-hot in...- georged
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British Shape, Greek Interpretation = Outstanding
The Brits and the Greeks have been good friends for a long time. In PipeWorld terms, that translates into Chris Asteriou sexy-ing up a straight billiard. Oh, yeah... :col: -
OK... Personal Records. Meaning Either Organized Sport or Solo Effort
A well-known pipe collector was once a nationally ranked power lifer, for example. I'm sure he remembers his PR for each lift. Which got me wondering what sort of stuff us KevinBoarders have done. I ranged between sucky and mediocre at every sport I ever seriously liked except one, which was...- georged
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Things are Different in Alaska... Car Cliff-Diving, For Example
Must be those long periods of darkness with only wolves and moosii to talk to...- georged
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- Forum: General Discussion
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The US Marine Corps is Older than the USA. Happy B-Day, Big Green Machine!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_birthday- georged
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Big Blond Kitty is Hungry...
Up until the late(ish) 1960's, the only significantly large population of mountain lions in the US was in Hell Canyon, Arizona. Western states ranchers and farmers had kept the number down for a hundred years. Then, they were made a protected species by people far away in big cities because...- georged
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Calling All You Historian Detective Guys --- True Mystery Dunhill
Shape 51161 made in 1978. I've never seen another, heard of another, or met anyone who has. No search engine on the Internet ever has, either. (<=== that's crazy, right there) If it was some freaky one-off special order Quaint shape or something, OK, but it's the exact opposite: Group 5... -
Twilight Zone Time..... This Pipe Will Pass a Cleaner
Double fun --- The airway is not huge in diameter and impossible to clean because it's shaggy-rough on the sides---which is the calling card of a peck drill---but normal-sized and smooth. -
Dunhill with Few Markings --- Date is a Mystery
I posted this pipe to the board about five years ago, but a bunch of new people have shown up since then and one of 'em might know something the last bunch didn't. ;) It's a lovely, light weight Group 3 (though it's stamped with a 4), and nothing else on it except... DUNHILL...- georged
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- Forum: British Pipes
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Shining Sterling Silver the Free & Easy Way
For years I used Flitz (or its equivalent) squeeze bottle metal polish, complete with the tiresome exercise of masking the adjacent wood with electrical tape to guarantee the resulting Ugly Black Stuff On The Rag did not stain the wood. I have both been sent and seen on Ebay any number of...- georged
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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I'm Dating a Magazine Cover Girl!
OK, not exactly dating... but she IS living with me. And it's an inside page, not the cover... And it's an advertisement, not an article... Oh well... in affairs of the heart close counts, right? ;) The lady in question is a jumbo XL Dunhill, and the magazine is Pipes & Tobaccos. The... -
Professional Quality Film About Clay Pipe Making (1938)
Everything you ever wanted to know about the critters:- georged
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- Forum: Tobacciana History
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An Old Friend Sent Me This Bottle of Stuff... What Is It?
Some type of pre-brewed tea? Liquid glue for my shop? A Christmas Tree topper? And if it IS edible, is it any good? Anyone know? Thanx :)- georged
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- Forum: Food & Drink
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Hardcore Bluegrass Lover? Here's Some Crack for Ya... :)
Bill Monroe is smiling:- georged
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One in a Million
The backstory of this pipe is once upon a time I worked across the street from a B&M that was owned and operated by a guy named Arthur Englander. Downtown Kansas City, 1978. I went in several times a week at lunch to drool over the good stuff, admire the historical items (many of the pipe... -
One Pipe, Three Stems
What do you do when you really like a pipe and want to smoke it "optimally" in the three basic settings common to most pipe collectors? Meaning historical/nostalgic, active, and relaxed/stationary (reading or TV) You equip the stummel with the right stem for the job, of course. ;) In this... -
The Popsicle Stick Trick
Reaming thick cake buildup is a PITA. Messy, takes special tools, and if not done carefully can cause permanent damage to a pipe. Depending on the tobacco smoked and chamber height, it can also be EXTREMELY difficult to remove. I've seen it nearly as hard as ceramic and take a half hour...