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Broken Meerschaum
I got my pipes back from Briarville Pipe Repair yesterday and Ric Farrah certainly did a superb job on my meerschaum figural! He cemented the chunk back and placed an attractive nickel band over the repair to strengthen it. I also got the bakelite stem replaced with an attractive amber colored...- buffalo96
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Meerschaum Gift!!
I like them but I hate the bakelite stems! They seem to be shaped just perfectly to want to pop out of my mouth when I'm smoking them. I'm terrified they will end up falling one day.- buffalo96
- Post #14
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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Meerschaum Gift!!
My Dad in Turkey, 1960-something. Right around the Cuban Missile Crisis just a few minutes light time from the USSR across the Black Sea.- buffalo96
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- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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Meerschaum Gift!!
Awesome! Thank you! I'm not sure where I went wrong on the pictures.- buffalo96
- Post #7
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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Meerschaum Gift!!
My Father purchased a few meerschaum pipes when he was stationed in Sinope, Turkey in the early 60's. This weekend we came across them cleaning out the basement and he let me have them. Keep them in the family and get some use out of them. They aren't master carved but they are pretty...- buffalo96
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New Member Introduction - 2017
I don't think I ever introduced myself. I've read a lot on this forum on and off and made a post or two so I think introductions are in order. I live in Greensboro, NC where I'm a paramedic shift commander. I got my first pipe about 20 years ago (before cigars got to be such a big deal) and...- buffalo96
- Post #197
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Broken Meerschaum
I sent Briarville a nice email with pictures. I’m optimistic that it will smoke again... It isn’t fancy but I like the head and the sentimentality.- buffalo96
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Broken Meerschaum
This is what it looked like before I "fixed" it.- buffalo96
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Broken Meerschaum
OK, I think I figured it out. It's a sad sight.- buffalo96
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Broken Meerschaum
So, I got this hand me down from my Dad recently. It's a nice Zouave head meer that he picked up when he was stationed in Sinope, Turkey in the early 60's. Over the years the tenon got loose and he fixed it by epoxying it in the pipe. Of course the tenon broke later and it got tossed in a...- buffalo96
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Rough Meerschaums
My Dad served with the US Army in Sinop, Turkey during the early 60's. While there he aquired a few meerschaums and after smoking them a while they got shelved where my brother and I abused them mercilessly. My Dad gave me a couple of the rough ones to get fixed and keep them in the family... -
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Need some info about repairing a meerschaum pipe stem.
I finally got some snaps of my meerschaums. I am just trying to figure out who I want to fix it and how much it will cost me. Upon closer inspection, the grapevine pipe's tenon has worn out threads. The Turk's tenon was epoxied into place, probably because it was loose, and then snapped...- buffalo96
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Need some info about repairing a meerschaum pipe stem.
My Dad had a few meerschaum pipes that he got while stationed in Turkey in the early 60's. Years of benign indifference have taken their toll on them and I have inherited a couple of the more injured meers this week. One is a Turk head where the stem screw tenon broke off at the mortise. The...- buffalo96
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My Christmas bonanza!
I received a nice gift from my Mother-In-Law tonight (well, I picked it all out). I was able to sneak out after dinner and smoke a bowl of the Peterson's Luxury Blend that came with the package. Smoked nice and seemed to be of good quality. Peterson Donegal Rocky B10 Fishtail with a Peterson... -
My New Savinelli Trevi
Nice pipe! I like the rusticated finish and the silver band. The silver band is what caught my eye on my Trevi. -
Pipe stem and teeth question?
Where should you "grip" the pipe stem with your teeth? My older POS pipes never seemed to hang just right from the flange at the tip of the pipe and "clutching" the stem in my teeth has marred up the Vulcanite stems. Now that I have a nicer pipe I was just wondering if the design intended it...- buffalo96
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- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Starting my collection with a Savinelli
Surprisingly, I couldn't find any Carter Hall around so I got a pouch of Captain Black and smoked a small bowl this afternoon. The Trevi 320 is 180* from my bargain basement Oom Paul. It was a relaxing pleasure to smoke something instead of fighting the pipe. I am still getting used to the... -
Starting my collection with a Savinelli
I love that shape, but it is a heavy somebody. I have dubbed it "Fat Bastard". I am just trying to figure out how to safely break it in. I guess I will get some Carter Hall and slowly smoke it up. -
Starting my collection with a Savinelli
Got myself a little early Christmas present tonight. I have been puffin on some sorry briars for a few years and I finally decided to get something a little more worthy of a smoke. During a visit to my local B&M a Savinelli Trevi Smooth 320 caught my eye. I went back later and put my money...