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  1. xrundog

    Showoff Your Dunhill Pipes Here!

    1987 Tanshell 5109. It cleaned up perfectly.
  2. xrundog

    This Week’s Restorations

    Oooooh! New stuff to try!
  3. xrundog

    This Week’s Restorations

    Start with a leather conditioner. Color after if it needs it.
  4. xrundog

    Fantastic Pipe Find at a Garage Sale 8/7/25

    Thanks for the illumination!😀
  5. xrundog

    Fantastic Pipe Find at a Garage Sale 8/7/25

    Being Japanese, wouldn’t it be more likely to be walrus ivory or whale bone or something sourced from the sea?
  6. xrundog

    Show Us Your Opera Pipes!

    19th Century pre-colored meerschaum opera pipe with a later Bakelite replacement stem by WDC. Fish scale case.
  7. xrundog

    A pipe from Turmeermar bought on Etsy

    The dimple pattern is off on the shank. Pattern symmetry is a big deal on meerschaums. Is the short stem bent? Why?
  8. xrundog

    Consensus opinion

    Aromatic all the way.
  9. xrundog

    Gurgling

    Filter pipes can be weird. I have a couple that smoke nice and dry without a filter. And I have others that smoke swampy without a filter. I have to use filters in them. So…use a filter in that pipe.
  10. xrundog

    Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!

    I got this cased Vienna Meerschaum in today. It just needed a light cleanup. The stem might be Bakelite. It has a bone tenon. I’m thinking maybe 1940s.
  11. xrundog

    SPC increases their free shipping threshold

    Depends how you rationalize it. In a 20% off sale, I will happily order another pound for free shipping.
  12. xrundog

    Should I be Skeptical of Inexpensive Meerschaum Pipes?

    Lower priced meerschaums might have less sharp shaping or carving. The stem and tenon fittings may be lower quality. Probably still smoke okay though.
  13. xrundog

    I'm Starting a Blog About Antique Pipes.

    I enjoyed the first installment!
  14. xrundog

    Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!

    I bought this new last Spring. Go Navy!
  15. xrundog

    To restore or not restore

    That pipe isn’t an antique. Clean the bowl, stem and airways and smoke it.
  16. xrundog

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    I recently picked up this Shamrock 936 on eBay. There is some thought that these are lesser seconds pipes. This one is stamped: Made in (over) Ireland. According to pipepedIa that dates it to the late 1940s. It looks pretty good to me. Although I admit that the finish is dark and rather...
  17. xrundog

    Do Some Pipes Smoke Hotter Than Others?

    Most pipes get warm but not hot. The odd one will get hot enough you don’t want to grab it. Sometimes you can figure out why, sometimes not.
  18. xrundog

    Google AI is Now Pushing Illegal Street Drugs

    I’m wondering if the real purpose of AI isn’t to simply deluge us with highly suspect information. To dismantle our shared reality and have us doubt everything. Or maybe to present each of us with a curated reality.
  19. xrundog

    Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues

    People want to see it. It will be a nice payday for guys at the very end of their careers. Will it be good? It’s a tossup.
  20. xrundog

    proper drilling of a bent

    Drilling far forward in a bent pipe mortise is normal. Sometimes theres a moisture well, sometimes not. Passing a pipe cleaner isn’t a consideration.
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