Good morning all and welcome to a new week. I'm starting with some HH Burley Flake in a Savinelli Series III
***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***
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"Burley Balkan" homeblend in a Medico Conqueror blasted billiard with morning coffee.
I just discovered an awesome blend. 2 slices of HH Latakia mixed with 1 slice of Orlik Golden Sliced. Both rubbed out and fairly dry. As I mentioned in my post I think Im going to call it Golden Latakia. Give it a try. Happy smoking.
Good morning. Try and mix some HH Latakia with some Orlik Golden Sliced. 2 slice HH and 1 slice Orlik. Just a dream. Right now smoking it in my Savinelli Trevi 310 ks. By the way going to call it Golden Latakia Blend.
GH Scotch Flake in a Peterson Killarney Red 53 Lovat 
-25C (-13F) outside right now... brrr.
Still managed to huddle up for a mid-day toke of some OGS and some ODF mixed up in an Orlik bent apple with a nice cup of hot Bovril. Mmm beefy! Happy Monday all.
Still managed to huddle up for a mid-day toke of some OGS and some ODF mixed up in an Orlik bent apple with a nice cup of hot Bovril. Mmm beefy! Happy Monday all.
Just finished smoking circa year 2000 Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style.
Be careful. Shoveling snow can be dangerously stressful.Finishing up the tin of Wessex Brown Flake with a side of coffee. Gathering up my strength to go shovel all that white stuff from yesterday. And I live on a corner lot.
A third of the way through this bowl of 1970s Prince Albert in an undated, unbranded straight smooth brown made in France Los Alton VBF Canadian with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Going to go walking soon.
Smoking Dunhill Flake in my Sav. Autograph. First pipe of the day. 
Nice pipe! BTW, does the almond oil with fine pumice get stems shiny again, or just oxidation free? How does it compare to jewelers rouge impregnated cloths? Does fine pumice come in grades?
Sorry for the interrogation, but inquiring minds want to know.
Thanks!
Sutliff 507-C in a 1901 Meer w/ Removable Bowl.
2012 Peterson University Flake in a Scottie Piersell Billiard.
Good evening folks, after a bowl earlier, CH Flake in an Aldo Morelli.
2017 Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake in a MM Marcus cob.
Peterson's Perfect Plug, shaved thin and rubbed fine, in an AKB dragon claw.
DGT'd 17992 FLake in a Burak tankard, now following up with Lane Medal of Valor (remake recipe) in a Charatan poker size 4
Good questions. The pumice (made by Bondex) I purchased from an Ace Hardware store for using with shellac doing French polish work. By adding oil you make it easier to apply. I use a piece of leather to apply and work the paste into the stem. It removes light oxidation like you get when you water clean your stems. It does oil the vulcanite, but then I follow-up with a buffing wheel on my lathe using green, red, and white compound. After the white buff polish I rub in a little Almond or Walnut oil with my finger and back in the rack it goes. For stubborn oxidation I use a felt wheel impregnated with the oil/pumice paste. You have to be careful with the hard felt wheel - just a light touch. If the felt wheel doesn't get it its sandpaper time. I will use 1000 - 1500 grit, then pumice/oil paste followed by buffing. There is a lighter grade of pumice called Rottenstone and I've mixed it with oil too and used it. It doesn't cut as fast.
Close to finishing this bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a black tapered vulcanite stem.
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