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Hi Dock, Long time no see. I'm now retired and living California these past 9 years. Steve had a Connoisseur Oom Paul - a panel I think - with great grain. Any idea who has it now? Many thanks, Rob

How do remove the oxidation around the logo without removing the logo? Thanks, Rob D

Gorgeous pipe. Smoke well, hermano. Rob D

Just had an email from Mary McNeil at McClelland. She thinks that Ehrlich's BROKEN FLAKE probably was their bulk #5115. RobD

I think that a full-bent pipe or an Oom Paul can be "beautifully engineered" and still not pass a pipe cleaner due to the mechanics of the smoke hole. Sometimes an obstacle to passage can be overcome by pending the end (1/2") of the cleaner just so. RobD

Don't you HATE that when that happens!!? RobD

I've been getting more and more into Oom Pauls lately. For a long time I've had a Connoisseur panel Oom Paul that is on my "last ten I would sell" list. More recently, I picked up a Dunhill Tanshell 591 and a little later, a Shell 591 (both dated 1960). Last one to be added was a Jobey Extra...

I've always called that shape Oom Paul. It's been Oom Paul for about 100 years. But, if it's a Dunhill (I have a Shell and a Tanshell 591) it should be called Hungarian. But, I don't. I even call my Dunhills Oom Pauls. But, I'll be careful not to when I visit England. RobD

Fred Hanna has suggested that most of the moisture that produces the gurgle collects at the tenon-mortise juncture, not at the bottom of the bowl. He suggests that we may be over-emphasizing the importance of being able to pass a pipe cleaner all the way from button to bowl. After paying...

Mostly very dark (90-95%) with a few flecks of tan. Smooth and mild with just a little (not unpleasant) bite. Tin aroma, very "McClellan-y," wonderfully sour. I CAN indeed be more vague, but I don't think that's what you were after. RobD

The old Ehrlich's in Boston sold a blend they called Broken Flake. I have a little left. I think it is a McClelland blend. Does anyone know which blend it was. It's a terrific Virginia and I'd like to get some in bulk if it was, indeed, a McClellan. RobD

I know that Kabik did a lot of pipes also stamped Sven-Lar. He executed some very interesting takes on Danish freehand shapes and also did some pretty bizarre but unique designs. RobD

Herb Wilczak & Tom Colwell published "Who Made That Pipe?" c.1997. They list late 19th & early and mid-20 century markings and the country & company associated with them. The book is self-published; has a plastic loops binding. Very useful to look up obscure eBay listings, etc. The...

Some thoughts about Jobey . . . Two years ago, I saw a beautifully blasted Jobey billiard. So, for $20 I took a chance. As it turns out . . . A great smoker. So, I thought maybe I'd do a Jobey sub-collection . . . various shapes. I went back to eBay and bought two more blasted Jobeys and they...

If you don't' like his classic shapes, maybe check out his free hands . . . like the one in my face in my pic. Rob d

I'm interested that you like pots for flakes. I always found that tall, slender tobacco chambers were best, to get a nice slow burn that brings out the Virginia sweetness. RobD

Connoisseur Scottish Ribbon in a Bonacquisti bent Sabbia. Rob D.

Sorry I don't know. RobD

Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) is fatally toxic is you ingest too much of it. I would not use it on my pipes. RobD

Well, there's only 2 so far. Not much of a "collection." And, one I've just sent to Peterson in Sallynoggin for a new stem. RobD