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  1. PaulTheScandinavian

    Bought Me Another Dunhill Short Canadian

    I was eyeballing this long enough and finally pulled the trigger, there was no chance of having black Friday discount on this so I had to pay full retail, sometimes listening to your heart can eventually lead to unreasonable expenses, this is a lively proof to that, model of 3109 in somewhat...
  2. PaulTheScandinavian

    My First B Nuttens Pipe

    Just a day ago received this Nuttens Bing's billiard from France, very pleased both with the pipe and service itself, could not find any flaws there, impeccable in all aspects, smokes nice, has a pretty open draw, Good value and definitely would recommend his pipes to everyone. Presumably They...
  3. PaulTheScandinavian

    Laugh If You Want But I Won't When Seeing Pipes With Twisted Stems Like This

    All Right, I knew this all along that this my estate Dunhill Shell 197 which I just recently have bought from a reputable Italian vendor does have something wrong, and so it was ,the seller mentioned that the stem was not original but replacement,hence the fairly cheap price $ 160, so when it...
  4. PaulTheScandinavian

    Royal Dutch straight Dublin

    Just got me my first and probably final Dublin shape ,what You think? Nomenclature reads Royal Dutch
  5. PaulTheScandinavian

    Tabaccheria Corti Italy Got Something New In

    The storeowner just mailed me He has gotten some NOS Castellos and other 55 shapes
  6. PaulTheScandinavian

    There we Go Again,Some Savinelli Lovats

    I don't know why I pulled a trigger on this NOS Savinelli Punto Oro 701 ,perhaps it was because I wanted a smooth version to pair it with my Capri Root 701 which smokes wonderfully,or perhaps the key reason to these acquisitions was that these did come unfiltered opposite to the current...
  7. PaulTheScandinavian

    Today They've Got a Restock Of Cigari di Toscano

    just a quick update ,the site sponsor smokingpipes,com has gotten various Italian Toscano brand cigars on their site,though prices there seem to be higher than we're used to see here in the EU but I still consider them worth of trying??
  8. PaulTheScandinavian

    NOS Brulor Pipes from France

    found a French site who trade in New Old stock Brulor brand pipes, presumably those were what we call the basket pipes but compared to similar newer pipes I bet the quality of Briar were superior, back in the day those were made by Ropp and Jeantet, check out the site Brulor.com, hit or miss...
  9. PaulTheScandinavian

    Short Report on Availability of Pipe Tobaccos in St Petersburg-Russia

    Now after returning from a prolonged weekend trip to Sankt Petersburg( Russian Federation my worst expectations come true, imported pipe tobaccos are few and those are mostly aromatics (T products are not more displayed but kept behind curtains)nontheless there is one online retailer in the...
  10. PaulTheScandinavian

    Again We Are Facing to Tobacco Tax Increase

    Lately, each and every year we're seeing tax increases on tobacco products,this time around it was announced 2,5% raise starting from 2020 which means that a 1,75oz of Mc Barens standard offerings or Amphora would cost around $ 24-25 here, can't help wondering on how long they to dare to raise...
  11. PaulTheScandinavian

    Modifying Acrylic Stem buttons

    Briefly, I have this one Castello stem which is otherwise Ok but the button part is a bit high for my liking,now can I file&sand it down similarly to those from ebonite, finishing the job using solid white diamond and carnauba on a wheel. Thanks for the pieces of added info.
  12. PaulTheScandinavian

    Information on G&H Westmorland Slice and Glengarry Flake

    Brief inquiry, since soon we're taking a weekend trip /business holiday to Russian Federation -St Petersbourg where various G&H offerings are in abundance at quite a reasonable price I thought it might be advisable to ask for an opinion on G&H Westmorland Slice, strength and nicotine -wise is...
  13. PaulTheScandinavian

    Why This Pipe is always getting relatively hot

    Well some time ago I got me this Old refurbished Estate Stanwell Regd nro mod 29 Handmade there's no visible chamber burnout marks whatsoever, even I did apply precoating to prevent the chamber from overheating, outside:no fills, nothing, dense wood with nice grain,and despite all...
  14. PaulTheScandinavian

    Another Long and Lean BBB Silver grain

    I was so pleased with my recent BBB Silver grain pipe acquisition from Smokingpipes.eu that I decided to take advantage of their weeked 20%off sale on English estates and pulled the trigger on this very model of 709, now my question is how to define what this shape is supposed to be,Billiard or...
  15. PaulTheScandinavian

    Another Lightweight Castello KK Sea Rock billiard

    As some of You may know not so long ago I got me this above Castello Castello KK Light Billiard from Novelli It and now I decided to pair it with another lightweight billiard from their Searock line up. The vendor was the Smokingpipes.Eu and when I was checking I happily noticed they had...
  16. PaulTheScandinavian

    Where to send my pipe for a delrin tenon

    As some of You might know I got this my very Castello back from their repair shop with the brand new replace stem which was done more or less successfully, now perhaps in the future I may consider sending the original broken stem and pipe for a Delrin tenon, recommendations for outfits with the...
  17. PaulTheScandinavian

    The BBB Shape I was looking forward to Get

    Now I'm quite pleased after receiving this very estate BBB Sliver Grain 675 from smokingpipoes.eu it was better than I was expecting it to be, and what's more important it is the long stem large billiard in accordance to classic British standards,just what I wanted,
  18. PaulTheScandinavian

    Savinelli Capri Lovat

    I was so pleased with this my recent Stanwell acquisition from Estate pipe shop.co.uk (now I know what means the difference between estate pipe and fully restored ones)that I decided to go after this lean Savinelli Capri root 701 model, grated, pipes seen on this very site may be not the...
  19. PaulTheScandinavian

    My New Old Stanwell handmade Regd No 969-48

    Another day I sold one of my newer production Stanwell 29 billiard in order to replace it with this very same model but from a much older era when they did mark Stanwells with Regd no cod, the pipe itself has undergone fully refurbish and restoration by renowned English estate pipe vendor and...
  20. PaulTheScandinavian

    And I was removing buildups and oxidation

    Well, shortly prior to attempting removing light oxidation and dirt buildups from this very estate Stanwell 29 Royal Briar I shoulda been refreshing my memory and watch our forum member Georged*YTube video on stem refurbish, I was very close to round edges on this stem despite I tried to be...
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