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Tewksbury Hobbit's Weed in a Missouri Meerschaum bent Legend

Sutliff Field Master in a Royal Lane (1960s vintage) bent teardrop

Peretti's D-7485 in a 1971 #2 Dunhill Tanshell Prince

I use beeswax or graphite. However, it can also happen that the tenon is just a slight amount larger than it should be. When that occurs, I take some fine sandpaper and twist the tenon, while pinching the sandpaper tightly against it. Careful here--not too much. The tenon should slip in with...

Also good to keep in mind that the gold trim is real gold.

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Okay, so as previously noted I acquired a Nimrod Commander and a Nimrod Sportsman on eBay, and both work fine. I enjoy them and they bring back memories of the good old days when I could buy them new at just about any shop selling pipe and tobacco items. Now for the reality: The Nimrod Commander...

It's a beauty--enjoy!

The epiphany for every "real" pipe smoker comes when he realizes that pipe smoking is a selfish act--that is, we do not smoke for the benefit of others, but solely our own. Hence, if I derive pleasure from my pipe and tobacco, that is all I seek--not the applause of the crowd or the opinion of...

What a magnificent trip down memory lane.  Thank you so much for posting it.  I have the 1970 catalog, and the prices have risen slightly, but not much.  Now here's the thing:  I took the catalog into Leavitt and Peirce not long ago, and the sales staff glanced at it in an off-hand manner, but...

Kevinm said:   Kevin is on target--while the vulcanite doesn't absorb the oil, it is sufficiently porous for the oil to "slip between the cracks," thereby impregnating the pores and other surface imperfections in the vulcanite, and so when it is shined up a while later, the vulcanite has a...

Gramercy Park in a Stanwell Silver S designed by Sixten Ivarsson.

I've posted a small number of times on various topics, but never introduced myself on the forum, so here goes: Hi Everybody, I'm a relative noob on this forum. I'm a retired rabbi ( it's all in my profile.) My screen name, ravkesef, means Rabbi Silver in Hebrew, since that's my name. It also...

Thanks, rothnh. Good hearing from you.

I find that the wire in Dill's bends too easily, and the cotton has too great a tendency to pill and come loose. BJ Longs are good and serviceable. Gloredo was a good brand, but required a really open pipe in order to fit it in the stem. I haven't seen this brand in a while, and my guess is it...

Zippo--the old reliable, and for pipe smokers, the Zippo Premium fuel in the black can is low odor. Frankly, if I let it burn for 1-2 seconds after lighting, I can't detect any taste imparted by the fuel, but someone with more sensitive taste buds may feel differently. If you haven't yet tried...

Matches --because once you let the head burn off, there are no chemicals left and it's just pure wood. It's also the coolest flame you're going to get. I also use the beeswax impregnated hemp string for its purity and low temperature. A zippo burns about 100F hotter, and if you use the Premium...

I entered the slow smoking contest at the 2013 Chicago pipe show. I had never done a contest before, and I entered only because the entry fee was $40, and I figured the official contest pipe was worth somewhere around $100. Pardon me for sounding a bit mercenary. I also figured I'd be the...

Back in the 60's and 70's I had the Nimrod Commander and the Sportsman. Oh, if I had only known what treasures they were! Had I the foresight, I would have bought a case of each. And to be perfectly frank, I have no idea what happened to my old Nimrods--lost somewhere along the way, no doubt...

Far better than plain old olive oil, but there appears to be some more than anecdotal evidence that regular use (rubbed in briskly, etc,) will actually remove light oxidation.