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  1. schmitzbitz

    Join Me in Stoking a Celebratory Bowl!

    Not that you guys (or gals, for that matter) ever needed a reason to stoke a bowl; but last night my wife confirmed that we are expecting an addition to our family! While I don't relish the idea of having a newborn and a two-year old around the house, I'm walking on clouds today, and I'll really...
  2. schmitzbitz

    Stem Discolouration from Hallmarks

    I have been slowly working on restoring a small pile of pipes given to me by a fellow pipesmoker. Amongst the reprobates is a Hardcastle Zulu that is in pretty decent shape, except the markers Hallmark on the stem has been removed, leaving a large discoloured spot in its wake. Is there any way...
  3. schmitzbitz

    Grilled Stuffed Trout Wrapped in Bacon

    A friend in aquaculture stopped by this afternoon, and left me with four choice rainbow-trout for supper. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed these wonderful fish, and this recipe is simply amazing (and should work for pretty much any freshwater fish). 4 each Trout; approx 0.5-0/75lbs, cleaned...
  4. schmitzbitz

    Pipe Smoking Keeps me Healthy (aka My Own Questionable Science)

    Three weeks ago, my business partner came down with a terrible flu, from which she is still suffering the lingering effects. Two weeks ago, my wife caught the same bug; and for the past week and a half, my son has been suffering its effects. My aging grandfather, whom we care for, seems to have...
  5. schmitzbitz

    Craigslist finds

    So what do you figure the chances of this being meer are? (I sent the vendor a PM) Is this pipe missing an insert? I quite like the 'bash shape, but that bowl looks ridiculously massive for tobacco... Finally, because everyone needs a Rolley Rolex vest-pipe ( :crazy: ), I thought you might get a...
  6. schmitzbitz

    Ironwood for pipes?

    I was chatting up a woodworking acquaintance of mine, and mentioned that I was thinking about trying my hand at pipe carving, but figured I would start off with something other than briar to refine my technique to something better than widdling. He mentioned that he has a bag of 6"x3" Ironwood...
  7. schmitzbitz

    Rubbing out flakes

    In a recent conversation I was having with a fellow piper here, he asked about rubbing out flakes in bulk (IE a tin at a time). Thinking that the commercial blenders use a cement-mixer, I figured that (well) bagged flakes in a clothes-dryer on the "cool" setting would accomplish the same effect...
  8. schmitzbitz

    Tokyo Area Tobacconists?

    Shortly after the Japanese earthquake/tsunami/narrowly averted nuclear disaster took place, my cousin and his family decided to leave their home in the Sen Dai region and spend a couple of months visiting family back here in Canada. Whilst he was out, I discovered that he had been dabbling in...
  9. schmitzbitz

    Nooooooo!

    So, I just went to clean out my Medico bent billiard - not the nicest pipe in any collection, but my first smoker. I grabbed ahold of the stem, gave it a light twist, and *crack*...the stem has snapped off in my hands. The crack is down the length and clean, so I am going to try some MEK and 24...
  10. schmitzbitz

    Happy 4th to me - and I'm not even American!

    This morning, my wifes grandmother was flying in from San Diego for my brother-in-law's wedding. Being the helpful fellow that I am, and knowing that I have a quiet day in the office, I offered to drive out to the airport to pick her up. You can imagine my surprise when her first words to me...
  11. schmitzbitz

    Nasty, stinky stem/shank - help!

    Today I took receipt of a meer-lined KBB that I had grabbed off of E-bay for a whole buck, with the hopes of playing around with refinishing and rusticating. Much to my chagrin, when I gave the stem a sniff, I noticed the smell of sour-vomit. This seems to be emanating namely from the stinger (I...
  12. schmitzbitz

    Spring and allergies

    So with the onset of spring, I am back to feeling like I have been punched in the face with a fist full of daisies. I awoke this morning to the gambit - plugged nose, itchy eyes and ears, gravely throat, sneezing and coughing like a TB ward. I am loathe to use anti-histamines, due to the...
  13. schmitzbitz

    Chagrin of the "older generation" (and I use that term loosely!)

    Sorry if my title has offended anyone - by older generation, I don't actually mean age, but rather mind-set. Last night, after unpacking my camping gear from the weekend, I grabbed my trusty bottle of Lambs 151, bristle cleaners and shank brush, and went to town as seemed prudent. My elderly...
  14. schmitzbitz

    Long Weekend plans

    This morning, I woke up to a beautiful day, and a half-decent forecast through Monday, so I've made an executive decision to close the office tomorrow so the wife and I can head to our local provincial park (Golden Ears) for a weekend of good food, good drink, good smoke, and, of course, good...
  15. schmitzbitz

    Guess she's a keeper...

    I probably should have come to this conclusion long ago - say, before we bred, but I've decided that the wife is definitely a keeper. She has taken off with our son today to spend a couple of days with her parents, so, knowing I have an empty house, I closed up shop and headed home early. When I...
  16. schmitzbitz

    Amusing encounter

    So, as some of you know, I have been caring for my aging grandfather for the last year (or there abouts), as I just can't stand the thought of putting him in a rest-home. Recently, I've talked him into turning his license in (despite his passing the medical exam, I know he's nearly blind, and...
  17. schmitzbitz

    Oriental leaf identification?

    So as I dive deeper and deeper into the hobby of pipe smoking, I come across more and more posts containing mystical words like Yenidje, Basma, Dubeck, Bashi Bagli, Smyrna, and Xanthia (to list a few). Now, I can identify Latakia in a blend, the aroma and flavour of the leaf is pretty obvious...
  18. schmitzbitz

    Disparities in shipping prices and times to Canada?

    Like many other Canadians here, I utilize etailers for the majority of my tobacco purchases to avoid being gouged by the government. Of course, shipping does restrict the number of tobacconists I can use, as many just plain don't ship outside of the CONUS. Fortunately, there are enough etailers...
  19. schmitzbitz

    PM with no topic?

    I've had a couple of PM's come in now with no title (subject line), so I can't click into them. As my inbox fills up, and my borderline OCD twinges, I've got to ask, how can I check, or clear these out?
  20. schmitzbitz

    Desiccant gel packets for drying pipes?

    As I enjoyed my mid-morning bowl, gazing across the inlet at the snow-capped mountains gleaming in the sun, I got to thinking (again) about the rapidly approaching camping season. Upon returning to the garage (aka - the office while undergoing reno's), I proceeded to begin unpacking my latest...
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