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I find it hard to stop looking at that. Its gorgeous. Steve

. I've seen that buffing can reduce a dent in briar. The guy who reconditions my pipes expained that his method is to buff the spot until friction warms and expands the wood under the dent. It rebounds only partially, leaving the dent reduced compared to before the buffing. I do not know if...

. Just testing a close-up lens and thought I'd share it. Not too bad maybe, for a $50 lens. I just received the phono cartridge and have not used it yet. Steve . .

It seems more likely that antioxidants in olive oil would be the larger source of O2 protection relative to other vegetable oils. If a physical O2 barrier were the the important factor, then any vegetable oil would provide the same protection. Olive oil is higher in polyphenol antioxidants...

. ...at least I think they're pots. Maybe they're fat billiards? Some time ago I took an Ebay chance on these four Wally Frank White Bars. Someone had heated the stems and bent the four of them sharply with pliers - about like in the first photo. There were tool marks impressed in the...

Recently I showed a poker to a friend. The first thing he did was grasp it in his fist with the stem pointing away from him. He began making jabbing motions with it, saying he understood how it came to be called a "poker". That may be, but then there's the game of poker, the poker fireplace...

Kronos Quartet "Pieces of Africa" in the player now. Sample - first track: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NJ3Nd58t_Kk" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen></iframe> .

These are the major differentiating factors I have noticed as well, and I would add that I've found that some pipes I've owned smoke cooler than others. By that I mean how warm the pipe gets on the outside. If you have 13 pipes and do not notice a difference with respect to these, and you...

. Here are a few Bulgarian-inspired recordings that entered my collection in the 80's. 1. Don Ellis band "Bulgarian Bulge" is typical of Ellis' experimentation with odd time signatures. He produced a string of Balkan inspired numbers during Milcho Leviev's time in his band, and Leviev (a...

For the work you want done, Jon's Pipe Shop in Champaign IL will do well and probably give fast turn around. I've never had service through the mail though, because I live close by. Steve

Jon Rinaldi pipes made in 2009 had JR etched within a circle on the stem, and on the shank they were marked "J. Rinaldi" in script, and "U.S.A. 2009". Recently he has changed to three inlaid metal dots inside a metal circle in the stem. I do not know what his system was before 2009. Steve

Amazing grain, blast and stain has turned this ordinary shape into a stunner. Great photos too! Steve

Burt Rutan and his X-Prize collaborators stand on the shoulders of the NASA X-plane research and space shuttle programs, and have added their own innovations that make their effort just as amazing as the government programs, IMO. I recently viewed this DVD set describing their innovations and...

I am not bidding. Owned one Oohm Paul, smoked it a few times and then traded it. Steve

Love the Ligne Bretagne octagon. Many of Trevor's pipes in that line are on the smallish side, but this one seems more normal sized. Steve

This is a killer Oohm Paul. http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Wally-Frank-White-Bar-Estate-Pipe-/290536547495 Steve

Cool post. I don't believe I've seen that ribbed pattern on an actual briar horn. Might look kind of nice. steve

Any pipe shop that has a good estate collection may offer enough trade value to make that option worthwhile, especially if you have 2-3 other pipes that you're not on friendly terms with. Your stinkers may add up to the price of something you really like from the same shop. Steve

I'm the same way - variable. The grain of a smooth or sandblast has to capture my attention, that's all. Steve

On second thought...as NeroWolfe suggested, this should only take a drill press and some blocks to guide the work. I invented a more complex solution! Like I said, I'm no wood worker. :scratch: Steve