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  1. lukasstrifeson

    [For Sale]: Gawith, Mac Baren, McClelland, C&D, SPC, Balkan Sobranie tins ropes and bulk (9/27/2023)

    After 7 years at the same address, I'm finally upgrading! But unfortunately, I am confronted with my hoarding tendencies. Thinning down the cellar to make the move more manageable (and to satisfy the old hag I'm moving in with) I'm forced to thin down the herd. Perhaps my agony is your joy! For...
  2. lukasstrifeson

    Samuel Gawith Conspiracy?!

    I've been reorganizing my cellar this past week: shifting some of my aged stuff from 2015/16 up front to be smoked in the coming months; and, packing away some of the more recent TAD stock (2019 to now) for the long haul (see you boys in 2025) and look what I've found: ? Not sure if it shows...
  3. lukasstrifeson

    Forum Formatting Issues?

    Anyone else experience a problem with formatting? I'll try to attach some picture of what it looks like on my end but it's tricky to even navigate the site. As you can see the header seems to be all over the place with duplicate search bars. As well as the "main body" with the different...
  4. lukasstrifeson

    [Euros 2020] That's Actually Happening In 2021

    I saw a couple of mentions of this in the monthly WAYS thread and figured I'd start a dedicated thread for those who are interested. I'm watching the Hungary - France match as I'm posting this. Having studied and worked in Italy, I am definitely a surrogate/bandwagon fan. And their hot start...
  5. lukasstrifeson

    Major Hypocrite Checking Back In [{ 2 New Nate King Pipes }]

    In a bid for the record as the biggest hypocrite ever, I've spent the first quarter of 2021 on a crusade about how I was finally going to "refine" my collection down to a single 7-day set and focus more on the tobacco. But as soon as Nate alerted me that he was working on a couple of sandblast...
  6. lukasstrifeson

    What Is With These Esoterica Prices?

    This just sold recently. I assume the round tins are from the most recent releases. Surely the prices have not skyrocketed to these absurd levels? Is ANYONE still getting these at retail ? Elsewhere: McClelland blends up to ~$175 for 100g of virginia, and ~$50 for those small batch C&D runs...
  7. lukasstrifeson

    Removing Stem/Shank From Corn Cobs

    Wondering if anyone have any tips/recommendations on how best to remove the stem shanks from Missouri Meerschaum or Old Dominion pipes. Should I try to heatgun and pull or, if the binding agent is set, just cut it out with a craft saw? Thanks in advance to anyone who can share some knowledge.
  8. lukasstrifeson

    Smokingpipes 20th Anniversary Pipes

    Just saw the banner for the Castello collaboration today, as far as I'm aware that's the 3rd pipe collaboration collection this year to celebrate SP.com's 20th anniversary: Savenelli and Tom Eltang being the first two. I have a complaint (more of a moan) and a question. So again the 2/3...
  9. lukasstrifeson

    Too Far Gone To Be Saved?

    What do we think boys? Any path to victory on this monstrosity? I like a challenge, but if the bowl is donzo I'm not into wasting my time. Thanks in advance for your time. The shape of the pipe is still fairly spot on and I tried to get the worst angle here on the damage.
  10. lukasstrifeson

    Rim Repair Options?

    Suddenly found myself with a lot of time on my hands recently (I'm sure you can guess why...) so I could cracking on a couple of restoration projects. Here's an estate pipe I'm working on with a little rim damage, so my question is: what's my best options here? (top-right of pipe rim here, by...
  11. lukasstrifeson

    Mis-Stamps: Unique and Rare? Or Garbaggio?

    What's the general consensus on this in the Pipe World? Coming from books and trading cards, I understand there are many many factors that affect a specific misprint's value but generally speaking: a mistake on something that is already 'valuable' usually adds significantly to the value; a...
  12. lukasstrifeson

    Need Help With Pipe ID And Dating

    Came across these two gems in what was essentially a day-light robbery. The two pipes are very lightly used and what I thought would be a fun little restoration project. I have a general understanding that they are decent-to-good Danish pipes but would love to find out more about them. More...
  13. lukasstrifeson

    It's Not the Corona But Scientists Say "It Might Be Even More Contagious!!!"

    "I smoked every day I smoked every night I practiced till I knew all the licks Now I'm on the verge of a Nervous break PAD-down I don't know the meaning of quit It's so crazy Yes you know...
  14. lukasstrifeson

    Shipping Times from Russia to the US

    Pretty much what the title says: I'm waiting on a pipe to get from St Petersburg, Russia to the US; do any members have experience to share? I'm reading online it can take anywhere from a week to a month depending on method etc. but it was a Reddit post from 2014. FYI - my package was sent via...
  15. lukasstrifeson

    ID Help on this Ashton Pipe

    Looking for some help identifying this Ashton pipe I've just come across. Any information or pointers in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. There's some pretty serious "chipping" (?) on the rim decoration and I'm hesitant to call it silver but it's definitely similar... TIA.
  16. lukasstrifeson

    SmokingPipes.com Trade-In Experience

    I'm considering consolidating my collection from the unreasonable state it's in right now to maybe about a dozen or so pipes I smoke very regularly. I'm looking for people to share their personal experience with trading in pipes with SmokingPipes.com A. How much of your expected value did you...
  17. lukasstrifeson

    Custom "Made-to-Order" Meerschaum Inserts

    I know there are a ton of pipe makers out there on the interwebs who are friendly and accessible for customs orders but I'm specifically wondering about getting either a morta or briar pipe with a meerschaum insert, or (if possible) a mini-calabash set up with a meerschaum topper. My immediate...
  18. lukasstrifeson

    Corn Cob Mods?

    I recently picked up an Old Dominion while I was stocking up on the new Peterson Dunhill blends: I love the bowl shape but can't really get along with the stem, so I've toying with the idea of doing some DIY modding. (I'm thinking the easy route will be an Eltang Basic kinda vibe or... go all...
  19. lukasstrifeson

    Scottie Piersel Owners' Club

    I've been a long time admirer of Scottie Piersel's signature "pencil shank" pipes but only recently had the opportunity to welcome a couple into my home. Here is my first: Ms. Piersel's 2019 GKCPC Carvers' Contest entry: Had to go deep in the cellar to find something worthy of her virgin...
  20. lukasstrifeson

    Cellaring - What Do You Guys Do With All The Empty Tins?

    The title pretty much says it all but here's a picture just so this isn't a boring wall-of-text thread. I don't care too much for the tins with the gaudy SMOKING KILLS labels but these clean tins were always a struggle for me to throw away. Unfortunately I have gathered such a burdening...
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