Thread: Pipe of the Day

Originally Posted by cannonfodder

Did not like the last pipe I made. So I sanded, and sanded, and sanded. Then I sanded a little more to get it down to bare wood. Then I gave it a different stain, buffed and polished it. Turned out much better (the one on the left).

The one on the right was an old estate pipe that was black and crusted but I got a glimmer of figuring in the ebay photo. So I put in a low ball bid and picked it up for $12. Gave it a good scrubbing to clean out years of gunk, started with tripoli and worked my way up to chrome oxide then wax. The stem got the same treatment to get the old brown discolouration out of it. Buffed up nicely.

They look good Dave!

Monday morning
First pipe:
Les Wood with Signature



Have a nice day!

Originally Posted by Sailor

Thanks Thomas.
I think i'll pass Indigo for now.

This is the first day this year when daytime temps are above 0 C. The spring is finally here and snow will be gone in 5 or 6 weeks maybe.
The time has come when i can enjoy my morning pipe outdoors without feeling too damn cold. So now it is time for some chocolate flake and morning coffee.

Tomi,
everybody favorizes another tobacco.
I think if you have a good one dealer- he sometimes give you some samples of different tobaccos.
Years ago I ordered a lot of tobacco-boxes, now I should smoke it.

for my first pipe of the day, it was my royal sovereign, with something from a local tobacco shop, dukes blend,

Originally Posted by wvloony

sailor, i have to admit that is a very cool coffee cup. and i like the pipe, correct is that a half bent billiard,

Thanks. The mug is carved of burl. These are called as 'kuksa' but i have no idea if there's translation for that. My pipe is Lorenzo Spitfire. One of those few times i've been lucky in estate auction. Usually these estate pipes need lot of work but this was almost unsmoked.

Originally Posted by eTom

Tomi,
everybody favorizes another tobacco.
I think if you have a good one dealer- he sometimes give you some samples of different tobaccos.
Years ago I ordered a lot of tobacco-boxes, now I should smoke it.

I know the feeling. There's always something new or different to try . I think i've found my holy grail of pipe tobacco from SG chocolate or Balkan flake. Of aromatics Da Vinci or Blue Note wasn't bad either.

Now this leads me into a question i have to ask you Thomas. You surely know better. Can you store or 'cellar' aromatic tobacco for longer period?

I do not know. I've told or maybe i've understood wrong that storing aromatics doesn't do good so i've never tried. I've stored some less aromatic blends for few years but always open the aromatic tin within a month after purchasing it. After opening it i just put the tobacco in the jar and smoke it all within few months.

No pic today but I am smoking PS Deluxe Navy Flake out of a Peterson Zulu

Originally Posted by oldschooltools

Fodder,

Beautiful pipes, both. Now, I'm not going to start making pipes...but, the one you resurrected has got my wheels turning. Getting an quality old razor for a song then, making it look and shave wonderfully has been such a "kick in the pants"!....pipe restoring???...a new..."I don't need it" hobby??? How will the womenfolk react?

Restoring vintage pipes might be most interesting. I've never done that seriously, just cleaned few old estate pipes. There's a problem with eBay pipes nowadays. Just like vintage razors prices have gone over the top lately and you never know what you get as you can't actually inspect the pipe before purchasing. At least here you can make fine catches from estate auctions or flea markets every now and then.

What comes to the first lady here Well as long as the object i'm working with is small and cheap there is no much problem with the lady. Through the years she's seen me wasting my time on useless weird things such as tools, razors, lighters, "awkward mechanical things" (said she) and whatever. Besides she is too much into vintage furnitures etc stuff herself so cleaning and/or repairing some old table or chair or whatever every now and then for her makes us even (at least that is how i explain it to myself)
Back younger i was very much involved with vintage cars and later with motorcycles/scooters (i still am with these) and the feedback from her was much less creative back then.

Things could be worse. I have a friend who collects vintage phone booths . Really. Currently he has nine of them around his yard. I can only imagine the noise that comes from his wife whenever he happily brings new purchase home

old phone booths, does he have a old english police box. i need one so i can have a tardis in my yard, lolol. if i had one of those my kids would go ape, seeing how they all love the dr.

Originally Posted by Sailor

Now this leads me into a question i have to ask you Thomas. You surely know better. Can you store or 'cellar' aromatic tobacco for longer period?

I do not know. I've told or maybe i've understood wrong that storing aromatics doesn't do good so i've never tried. I've stored some less aromatic blends for few years but always open the aromatic tin within a month after purchasing it. After opening it i just put the tobacco in the jar and smoke it all within few months.

I use preserving glasses for all tobaccos I bought in packages 250g. It works years, Tomi! Really!

Good morning Gentleman

First pipe today:

Les Wood with Capstan