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Questions About Synjeco
Hi all, it's been awhile. I've been mulling around the internet, learning about new tobaccos, and heard of a blend I'd like to try (Samuel Gawith RB Plug, to be specific). However, this blend seems not make it across the Atlantic by the usual channels, but I stumbled on a company called Synjeco...- xBengalSlicedx
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Trouble with Staining
Hey guys, I've been working on a few pipes lately and I'm running into a problem with staining. It seems that my stains aren't setting, so that when I take them to the buffer, the stain comes off easily. I've used both Fiebing's as well as home mixed aniline dyes (with denatured alcohol). I use...- xBengalSlicedx
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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"Antique" Taste in Pipe
Hey, I've been trying my hand at restoring pipes for a couple months now, and I'm having the same problem repeatedly. When I clean the internals out, I THINK I do everything my research tells me to: I get all the gunk out of the stem and airway, clean it real, real good with rubbing alcohol...- xBengalSlicedx
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Fine Archetypal Blends?
Hey all, To start with some context, I’ve been smoking a pipe seriously for about a year, and trying to soak up as much as I can about each type of blend I try and learning as much as I can. For starters, I love blends like Presbyterian Mixture, the new Bengal Slices, Stokkebye’s Luxury...- xBengalSlicedx
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- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Polishing W/O Staining a Pipe
Hi all, I'm in the process of restoring a Stanwell pipe I got via as a Christmas gift for my friend. (I'm a beginner to the whole restoration process.) I've sanded it down to a point where I would do the first application of a contrast stain so I would later sand it down to a finished point, do...- xBengalSlicedx
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Packing Tobacco Slices
Holla. I've lurked on this forum for a couple months now, as I've gotten more serious about pipe-smoking just recently, and I should thank everybody involved here for the help I've received. It's been nice because I don't have any older people in my life who can teach me how to do this (I...- xBengalSlicedx
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- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions