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Hi Tim, I'm new here too, nice to meet you. -- Pat

I'm not an expert on Grabow pipes, so hopefully someone wiser will come along. I have, however, cleaned up a handful of Grabows with the metal band you are describing. I sanded them by hand starting with coarser grain up into fine grain sanding pads. I've used both micromesh pads and 000 and...

Greetings and salutations! You're from Oshawa, eh? Mayhap we should meet some day and starteth yon Pipe Club?  :cyclops:  Nice to see you here, pal. I'm still getting the lay of the land myself. -- Pat

Nicely done, Al. Lovely clean up on that Barling. I get self conscious about cleaning up a pipe and leaving a little ring of oxidation where the stem meets the shank, but I always feel that I'd rather it be a little green, than sanded out of round. What do the rest of you guys think about...

Congrats! eBay can take the wind out of your sales as quickly as it can reward the wary buyer. Celebrate those wins, because they can be few and far between. Nicely done. -- Pat

BriarBid was shut down late in 2013 by the sites owners. -- Pat

That's really helpful. I've refurbished three Savinelli DeLuxe Milano pipes, and moved two on to new homes. Both of the pipes I sold had one or two minor fills, but the pipe I held onto was fill free. The finish on these pipes is similar to that of the Giubileo D'oro pipes, with the...

Evening folks. I agree with posters above; managing cake through regular cleaning and maintenance is fairly easy. A simple pipe tool, pipe cleaners and paper towel should be enough to keep the cake to your desired thickness. I have a castleford reamer set which I use for de-caking gnarly...

Thanks folks. It's nice to be here. Still getting the lay of the land. -- Pat

Hi there folks. I've been back into pipes for just less than a year. My go-to tobaccos are primarily English or Balkan blends, although lately I've been enjoying exploring Va flakes. I refurbish estate pipes and do minor resto work to fund my hobby. I am just east of Toronto, and a founding...