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  1. xrundog

    ***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

    OJK in an Altinok.
  2. xrundog

    Stain? Sand and stain?

    It will take stain better now. The Micromesh may take a little off at the edges and you can just touch ot up if you need to.
  3. xrundog

    ***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

    OJK in a WDC Triangle Bakelite bulldog.
  4. xrundog

    Stain? Sand and stain?

    Right, q-tip. You need very little.
  5. xrundog

    Stain? Sand and stain?

    You can just stain match it. Dark brown diluted with more alcohol will do it. If it’s too dark rub it with a little alcohol to take some off. I like to lightly rub down the bowl with 000 steel wool to get the dirt off. Then I use MicroMesh on the whole wood surface before waxing. It. It...
  6. xrundog

    Prince Albert billboard in 1931 James Cagney feature entitled TAXI

    The 30s movies are fun. Everyone smoked something and every abode sports a cocktail set.
  7. xrundog

    ***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

    OJK in what is likely a 19th century WDC meerschaum bulldog. It has a gold plated band with a silver applique and a modern VF Bakelite replacement stem.
  8. xrundog

    ***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

    OJK in a Ron Powell giant bulldog.
  9. xrundog

    Sanding vulcanite stems. still learning

    Were you around for the flame wars of the aughts? The big question on tobacco forums was to moderate or not moderate. A board would go under and the members would flood another board. Trolling and flaming ensued. Many people were banned.
  10. xrundog

    Sanding vulcanite stems. still learning

    Yeah, I’m a snowflake.
  11. xrundog

    Sanding vulcanite stems. still learning

    I’m going to address this because you quoted me. I agree with you that there is a learning curve restoring stems. It took me awhile, I’ve been doing it a long time, I still make mistakes and still learn new things. I don’t object to using a magic eraser and a nail buffer. If you use that...
  12. xrundog

    English Nickel Plate?

    That’s great info. I am glad I wasn’t suffering some sort of delusion. American pipes are pretty consistently marked until maybe 1930. Then I guess if it isn’t marked as silver, it’s nickel. Or aluminum which is pretty easy to spot. So if I pull a silver hallmarked cap off an old English...
  13. xrundog

    Sanding vulcanite stems. still learning

    Saying that sanding and buffing “destroys” stems when that is the primary method many people use to achieve good results is pretty offensive.
  14. xrundog

    Sanding vulcanite stems. still learning

    Oh boy! Yeah, I’m pretty sure everyone did.
  15. xrundog

    Molina / Barasso 106 - Difficult to Draw

    Good advice. One more thing. Certain stems, seems like acrylics especially, can sometimes have a sort of hangnail in the airway from the manufacturing process. You can get fluff caught on it or excess buildup. Ream it out with a straightened paper clip or a long small gauge drill bit.
  16. xrundog

    Sanding vulcanite stems. still learning

    Geez! Why mot just say nobody knows what the f*** they’re doing except you. Lots of people can be right at the same time. Many people have good results with a variety of methods.
  17. xrundog

    ***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

    OJK in a Merchant Service Special.
  18. xrundog

    ***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

    More OJK in the Kaywoodie mid century meer. Because I like it.
  19. xrundog

    Sanding vulcanite stems. still learning

    Different formulas of rubber can sand differently. Brown is really common. 3000g is really fine so it could take awhile. I like to wet sand with 800g. Even that isn’t fast. To check your work, clean the stem off and look at it in direct sunlight. You should be able to spot the oxidation.
  20. xrundog

    Show Off Your Kaywoodie Pipes

    Kaywoodie mid century meerschaum. 4 hole stinger.
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