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  1. orlandofurioso

    Tsuge Sakura Pipe Purchase

    Dear friends , This afternoon I purchased this spot on Tsuge Sakura ( cherry blossom ) pipe and I'm chuffed. Behold the multi-layered, wonderfully undulating blast . The mouthpiece is ebonite. I suspect this to be an older line of pipes. Not much is to be found about the Sakura series, so any...
  2. orlandofurioso

    Smokin' Holsters

    Gents, Is Smokin' Holsters still in bussiness ? The propieter does not reply mails anymore and I tried to join the mailing list, but to no avail. Í know Neil had some health issues.
  3. orlandofurioso

    Caminetto Ascorti Radice First Period Excellence Flame

    Struggling to find its way to me through Posteitaliane is this utterly clean first period Caminetto AR Exellence Flame pipe, I love it.
  4. orlandofurioso

    Caminetto Ascorti Radice Sand Grain Billiard

    How about this one :
  5. orlandofurioso

    Radice Excellence Flame Golden Moustache!

    Shortened title. Original: "Caminetto Ascorti Radice Excellence Flame Golden Mustache AR Stamped Pipe" Yes, it is mouthful and imho a stunning beauty . I purchased it from a very trustworthy estate pipe seller I'm on good terms with. Not much is to be found regarding AR pipe grading . Or is...
  6. orlandofurioso

    Fumed Rim On Castello Pipe

    Friends, It's spring and I feel like sprucing up a sixties SC 31 Castello Old Sea Rock with a fumed rim. The rim looks a little peaky. I suppose these rims were "stain fumed " ? Please share your appreciated thoughts and your educated guesses !
  7. orlandofurioso

    Carnauba Wax On Dunhill Patent Pipes?

    Is it Historically Correct to Apply Carnauba Wax to Dunhill Patent Pipes? Title edited for caps and brevity. Original above. -jpm Gents, Maybe this is a question for George ? There has been some controversy about overdoing the restoration of patent Dunhill pipes ( amongst others ) . Where...
  8. orlandofurioso

    Carey's Bristle Scrubbing Pipe Cleaners

    Gents, For refurbishing and the first, rough cleaning my favourite bristle pipe cleaners are the Ashton ones , but I do not seem able to order them from the UK anymore . So I ordered 200 Carey's Bristle Scrubbing Cleaners and man they are thorny indeed. The metal thread is metal thorned and...
  9. orlandofurioso

    Horrifying Storms In The US.

    Just watched this horror on the Dutch news reel. Are you all safe ?
  10. orlandofurioso

    Charles Peterson ( Finally ) Mentioned At The Irish Parliament

    Long overdue, better late than never :) https://petersonpipenotes.org/2021/12/10/258-charles-peterson-mentioned-at-the-irish-parliament-november-18-2021/ The book is yet to be translated.
  11. orlandofurioso

    Castello Early Production Question

    Folks, Could some one enlighten me ; when did Castello ( established 1947 ) switch from ebonite stems with an ivory inlaid bar to Acrylic ones with the acrylic bar ? Much obliged :)
  12. orlandofurioso

    Grenci Pipes

    Greetings to you all ! Is there a way to distinguish the Domenico pipes from the Vincenzo ones ? The nomenclature looks to be about the same.
  13. orlandofurioso

    Carnauba Wax

    Friends, Just recently I purchased one of these to try out : https://www.ebay.de/itm/313091554638?hash=item48e5b5fd4e:g:rNYAAOSwE0dehZyl One of many trail and errors to find out what works best for me and my pipes . I'm full well aware so much has been said about carnauba wax before. Yet...
  14. orlandofurioso

    Dunhill White Dot Size Through The Decades

    Friends, It deprives me from my sleep ; is there a webpage, -site ( whatever ) that gives a clear insight regarding the different sizes of the Dunhill white dot ? I own Dunhills from aprox. the same period showing differences in dot size. I appreciate them being hand drilled etc. but that does...
  15. orlandofurioso

    Mappin&Webb Pipes

    Dear friends, Someone offers two Mappin&Webb pipes for sale. M&W are London jewellers and I cannot find info whatsoever about the firm selling pipes. Any educated guesses would be appreciated .
  16. orlandofurioso

    J. Samuel Weingott " The Making Of a Pipe" . Interview by Frederick A. Talbot . The Windsor Magazine 1899

    To whom it may concern : https://www.victorianvoices.net/ARTICLES/Windsor/Windsor1899B/W1899B-Pipes.pdf Also : https://www.victorianvoices.net/index.shtml
  17. orlandofurioso

    Stem Logo Restoration

    It is just a triviality, but I felt like sharing :) Suppose you restored the stem logo of your pipe by filling it with whatever material. Like liquid paper, Crayola etc. and it just looks too white and you feel like giving it an extra touch to make it look a little more "seasoned " , or...
  18. orlandofurioso

    Tsuge Pipe Shank Repair

    Gentle folks, This is a lovely 1979 C graded Stuge Ikebana . The acryl shank extension looks to be nibbled by mice :) If so the little critters chipped off quite some . I contemplate filling the damage with CA glue, or epoxy resin. UV light might eventually cause some yellowing. Please share...
  19. orlandofurioso

    Acrylic Pipe Stem Cleaning With Baking Soda

    Greetings to you all, We are full well aware ( are we ? ) that cleaning acrylic pipe stems with alcohol is not agreeable. How about a paste from baking soda ( sodium bicarbonate ) and water on a pipe cleaner ? Please share your opinions .
  20. orlandofurioso

    G. Huybrecht Pipe

    This is an UNSMOKED G. Huybrecht London Castle pipe and it is on its way to me. I'm so very, very chuffed .
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