Recent content by Seldom Seen

Thank you for the welcomes! I find myself in the Northwest of Germany where my wife is originally from. Belgium and the Netherlands and just a hope skip and jump away. Some recent estate purchases have been posted to the Ye Olde Pipe Rack section of the forum. Thank you again for the welcome.

Thanks for the input! Just gave that Charatan's a test run and she passed.  Deceptively larger than she looks; the smoke lasted a good long while as I sat and contemplated a pond and let the dogs run around.  It makes sense that it is a European market pipe.  The pipe comes from an estate on the...

Guy Clark wrote a song "Randall Knife" as a eulogy to his father. It does a good job of capturing some of the value that old knives can hold. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KY5MOUO464Q" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen ></iframe>

Thank you Ozark Wizard. I've been to the AR side of the Ozarks but the MO side is something I'll look forward to.

Thank you for the welcome fellas. I've sort of fallen out of fishing. Almost 2 decades ago I did a stint commercial fishing in the Bering Sea which may have ruined fishing for fun for me. That said, as my sons get older I expect to take it up again. I used to enjoy fly fishing. My...

I've recently acquired some cheap (less than $10) estate pipes and am interested in learning more about what I have. I obtained 4 pipes in one shot including a meerschaum that I've identified as an Andreas Bauer. All of the pipes will need considerable cleaning/restoration. First is a...

Hello all. I am an American who has come to live in Germany by way of Africa (where I met my German wife). Although I smoked a cob sometimes as a child while wading streams and fishing I have recently taken up occasional pipe smoking as a man in is 40s. At this point I am interested in...