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  1. buroak

    An Odd Dunhill LBS

    Am I wrong, or is the shank on this LBS on the short side for that shape? Note, I am not suggesting foul play. Actually given the double date stampings, I wonder if the pipe was repaired by Dunhill or an authorized repair outfit...
  2. buroak

    Heat Damage: When to Coat and When to Cake Over?

    Those of us who buy estate pipes in unrestored condition sometimes find under the cake varying degrees of heat damage. During my time as an estate pipe enthusiast I have heard conflicting advice regarding the remedy for heat damage. The conflict basically forms up into two opposing camps. One...
  3. buroak

    MSDS for Imperial Fireplace Mortar and Cement

    Imperial Fireplace Mortar and Cement comes up from time to time as a repair material for charring, beginning burnout, and the like. I have recently contemplated using it for a couple of repairs I need to make. The label says it contains sodium silicate, but I was not sure what else might be in...
  4. buroak

    Maxim Engel's (pipes2smoke.com) Take on the Decline of the UK Tobacco Industry

    The following is from Maxim Engel's Pipes2smoke.com 11 February 2016 Pipe Missive. Maxim has graciously permitted me to post the text of the missive here. If you are not currently subscribed to his email list, I encourage you to sign up on his website. The demise of UK-made pipe tobacco is a...
  5. buroak

    Recommendation Needed: Outside Calipers for Measuring Bowl Wall Thickness

    I am looking for calipers to measure bowl wall thickness. They will need to allow me to take measurements from the bowl rim on down into the chamber. My search was precipitated by the acquisition of an unsmoked Taylor-era Ashton. It is a lovely pipe, but the seemingly thin walls have me...
  6. buroak

    Thank Goodness for Craftsman Innovation: Ratchet Driver

    Wow! This Christmas season Craftsman has once more seized the cutting edge of hand tool technology. The boffins at Craftsman offer to the discerning handyman a new spiral ratchet driver. Will wonders never cease! If the handyman is truly discerning, though, he will note that the spiral ratchet...
  7. buroak

    Do Sasieni Buyers/Collectors Care about Stingers?

    As someone with one foot in the Britwood world and the other in the realm of KBB/Kaywoodie, I have often wondered why Sasieni buyers/collectors, in stark contrast to the Kaywoodie crowd, seem to care little about the absence of stingers in patent era Sasieni pipes. I suspect there may be a...
  8. buroak

    What Should I Expect from Russian eBay Purchases, Any Surprises?

    I unwittingly purchased an inexpensive lot of pipe accessories from a Russian eBay seller - the low shipping charge and correct English led me to presume the items were offered by a US seller. To this point my only forays into international eBay transactions had been with UK sellers. So, should...
  9. buroak

    What Is This Shape Named?

    I have seen this shape before, and I once knew its name. For the life of me I cannot remember what it is called.
  10. buroak

    Any Tips for Freeing a Seized Kaywoodie Synchrostem?

    I have an early Kaywoodie whose Synchrostem is seized up unlike anything I have previously encountered. Prior experience tells me that the likely culprit is tar and gunk binding the threaded fitment. To dissolve the tar/gunk I have been using a syringe and angled tip to drip grain alcohol down...
  11. buroak

    Creepy eBay Pipe Display Prop

    This has to be the creepiest "pipe stand" I have have seen in an eBay listing. Someone should have asked if the stand was anatomically correct...
  12. buroak

    Does Anyone Have a Comoy's 107 Bulldog?

    I am going to have to get a replacement stem for a Comoy's 107 Bulldog. I do not have the original, and would like to have a picture of what a complete 107 looks like.
  13. buroak

    Green Residue on Pipe, Buffing Compound to Blame?

    A while back I bought a sandblast pipe that I thought was either lightly used, nicely restored, or both. Today was I was going to smoke the pipe for the first time, and upon taking it outside I noticed a green residue in some of the nooks and crannies on the shank, in some light tooth chatter on...
  14. buroak

    To the Winner of Valitchka's Yello Bole 8414

    Assuming the high bidder on this pipe is a forum member, I would first like to say congratulations on winning a fairly rare specimen, especially one that looks as good as this pipe does. Owning a pipe like this one is mostly a very good thing. There is, however, one hitch. In my experience the...
  15. buroak

    Did I Miss Something about This Sasieni?

    I suspect the price of this Sasieni Hurlingham had more to do with inexperienced buyers than anything else, but I am still flabbergasted.
  16. buroak

    Question About Amboseli (Kiko) Meershchuam Stem-Shank Connections

    Did the design of the tenon-mortise connection in Amboseli Meerschaum pipes change dramatically over the production life of the pipes? Until recently, all of the specimens I had seen used a threaded tenon-mortise connection in which the tenon was metal. Just the other day, though, I saw one...
  17. buroak

    This Barling Listing is Already Fun to Watch

    This Barling listing is less than twelve hours in and the price is already over $300. Whee!
  18. buroak

    What to Do After Acetone

    I just used acetone to strip the lacquer from three pipes. The lacquer on two old Yello Boles quickly yielded, but the lacquer on a later production Kaywoodie Carburetor was unfazed. I am going to leave the Kaywoodie alone, as my effort to strip the lacquer from it was just an exploratory...
  19. buroak

    Mac Baren HH Bold Kentucky

    The roll-out of this new Mac Baren blend was very well executed. No Apple roll-out has ever piqued my interest, but Mac Baren had me waiting with bated breath. I might even have queued outside a store for this blend. Fortunately, I just had to go to smokingpipes.com to place an order. As much...
  20. buroak

    Cup o' Joes Peterson Sherlock Holmes Meerschaum Pipes

    http://www.cupojoes.com/cgi-bin/dept?dpt=H&srch=KW&search_text=sherlock+holmes+meerschaum&x=0&y=0 Has anyone ordered one of these? I stumbled across this line, but when I checked the Peterson website I saw no mention of these pipes.
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