Recent content by cigarstorejay

They have a butcher block treatment that I saw at Lowes. It is food grade Shelac, basically. Anybody ever hear of it or know if it was ever used on a pipe? Might be an alternative for someone?

I respect a man with principles! There are so few of us these days. I'm sorry you are so soured on them. Completely understandable, and unfortunate.

After watching some pipe making videos and reading on BoB, I would definitely not use a poly based stain. Fliegler (SP) has a good pipe making video on youtube where he talks about alcohol based stains. I purchased a couple of Fiebing's but think I will just sand it with some high grit stuff and...

That "honey-ish" color is kind of what I am going for. I wasn't sure if there was a particular stain that imparted that color or if it was pure carnuba. In the wood working store, there are "natural" stains, albeit poly based. Thank You

Do you have a picture of one like you mentioned?

you re crappy pipe is not crappy at all. I bet mine will end up put crapping yours, lol. And thank you for the tip. I wasn't sure how an undercoat with a carnuba finish would look. I appreciate that

I was looking into buying some Fiebing dyes to use on a pipe I am finishing and wanted advice as to what colors to buy to achieve a natural finish? I was thinking of a darker brown (I'm scared to use black) as an undercoat. Then I'm not sure what to do to achieve the very popular Natural finish...

Hi les Thanks for the invite! I hope to make it. have to check with the boss and make sure she will be home to watch the kids. Hope to see you there. Jay

Thanks, man. I appreciate the help

Just looking to see if anyone knows the websites to either of these? Google didn't help me, or I didn't know how to find them properly. Either way, any help would be appreciated.

Todd is a good man who makes great pipes. pipe plus extras makes me a happy man

MacQueen imitators is what they seem. It is a shame that MacQueen has such a negative image image amongst pipe smokers. The number of copy cats and knockoffs is a testament to the style of pipe they have popularized. They do make a nice product. These pipes (Luna) while nice, are exact copies of...

I am a retailer of their pipes. I placed an order over 2 months ago and am still waiting myself.

Thanks for the heads up and the information. I plan to look over it in detail. I would like to go to a local club, i.e Philly, and see how one is run and then go from there. It seems daunting when beginning, but I hope it will pan out. There is a little smoke shop not far from me that has a...

I'd be happy to have a smoke with anyone in the philly/SJ area. I'm in SJ and as I stated in another thread, would like to start a pipe club. I have plenty of seats in a shady backyard. any and all are welcome !