International Pipe Smoking Day 2021
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That's weird. Those things are supposed to have an acrylic tube running down the center of those stems.
The Gandalf one had an acrylic tenon and an acrylic bit (fixed to beach). I wasn’t aware of the interior tube, but makes sense. Either way, it was one of the nicest stems I had seen
Damn right!!@jpmcwjr you’re a moderator now. This means you gotta buy him a new pipe.
That was one of the first things I did after picking up the pipe.
Being a commodity item that hasn't changed in a hundred years, it's hard to go wrong buying a lifetime supply of Pipe Cleaners.
Used to have three of them and that tube made cleaning them a breeze. I was worried about a pipe cleaner getting snagged inside of a wooden stem but the tube was smooth as glass.
Not quite IPSD but I ordered these from Blakemar Briars last fall (the delay was mostly due to a payment processor going SNAFU) and they arrived a few weeks ago.
Now I've got three more on order, which is the last of the available stummels.
The Blakemar King's Imperial Quantock is almost exactly the same as the Peterson XL23, but costs nearly half as much.
Now I've got three more on order, which is the last of the available stummels.
The Blakemar King's Imperial Quantock is almost exactly the same as the Peterson XL23, but costs nearly half as much.
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Doesn't seem to be a major debacle, but still:
Two 'major' cracks: one on the back of the stem close to the tenon:
And one on the back as well, close to the mouthpiece:
I'm keeping the stem in a ziploc bag with dessicant for the time being, maybe it'll absorb the extra water that made the wood expand.
In the meanwhile, I'm making a cap because the freehand shape of the bowl prevents the use of the windcap, and I don't want a mess when I need to put it away half-smoked:
Yeah. As long as they don't get any larger. ?
If they did it would be a real be-ech.
That’s terrible! Thanks for letting us know. I won’t put water on my auenland stem now. I guess it’s because the beech stem is thin wood, just a sheath over the acrylic, so expanding and shrinking is damaging.
I hope it repairs well enough.
I came across IPSD for the first time last night. Messaged a couple of buddies and we’re just gonna smoke a bowl and unwind. One of the guys is a newbie so it’ll be cool to talk all things tobacco and briar with him.
They got me twice this weekend. Why? I don’t need any more pipes! Ridiculous. This is what happens with idle hands.
My own sales psychology says ten or fifteen percent discount will trigger a pipe purchase if I have been on the verge of buying an item already. It doesn't prompt me to prowl the pages looking for a potential buy. Twenty percent on the whole site, with no minimum purchase might send me looking, and would definitely trip my wire if I were already interested. Any discount on tobacco is tempting, but I try not to hoard too much.
I just gave it a very careful touch with 3000 grit sandpaper to get rid of the roughness. Have to fold the paper to needle-like point to avoid sanding the area around. I just checked and it seems fine: can't tell there was any damage, unless you're looking for it. If you end up accidentally getting it wet, look to the grain: it cracks along the boundary.
Let us know how you like it. I need to be in the mood for that round bit, which is why I’m getting another churchwarden to try for other times.
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