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Hey guys, I've been following the board but not posting much lately. First off, congrats to the winner! I made pipe #3, and was very impressed with the quality of the other two pipes. Fine jobs! Now that the contest is over, here are some pics I took along the way, with brief descriptions of...

Favorite VaPers... Well, I haven't really tried that many, but I'd have to say I like Escudo and Scottish Cake the best, followed by Luxury Navy Flake. I've found that if I smoke VaPers too fast, they lose their flavor and just taste like hot airy smoke. VaPers seem to have a particular stink...

<--- Just me smoking my pipe. The user name is because I like single malt scotch. Like tobaccos, it's hard to choose a favorite single malt. But if I had to choose, it'd probably be either Balvenie 17y Peated Cask or Ardbeg Uigeadail. I like the smoky taste...who'd have figured I'd also like...

Just submitted my pics. Looking forward to seeing everyone's work! Now it's time to fire up my new pipe! Ahh, what to smoke first...

Since I tend to get tongue burn/bite fairly easily if I'm not careful, I try not to exacerbate it by adding alcohol. So lately I've been drinking (iced) Diet Lipton Green Tea. It really goes well with a pipe. This afternoon I drank one of those fancy high-dollar specialty root beers, but it was...

Yeah, Doc, I've noticed the same thing. The Diamond green head "strike anywhere" matches I bought recently are awful. Sometimes it's even hard to get them to light off the BOX. I too remember the old red and white headed strike anywhere matches as being able to strike off most any porous...

Just finished my pipe tonight! Woot! Only thing left is to take pictures and send them on. Btw, the alcohol based stain worked great.

Hey guys, I just got a new humidor and took some pictures of it. I know it looks weird sitting on the ground outside, but I had to take them there because there wasn't enough light left for an indoor shoot. Cuban Crafters Rosewood and Birdseye Maple Burl humidor (link) The top, showing off...

Wow, I have a Tandy Leather store 7 miles from where I work. Awesome, thank you!

LOL, "big-endian"... You're out of my league, I had to look that one up. I thought I was geeky, but I tip my hat. Great stuff! :D

I took some pictures of me smoking my HCA. https://www.brothersofbriar.com/t13522-stanwell-hans-christian-anderson-churchwarden#161386 Great pipe, loving it!

Grabbed some pics of me smoking my Stanwell HCA pipe. It's 107 degrees outside here in Texas, but I'm still enjoying time with my pipe (I only smoke outdoors). These pics are of the HCA with churchwarden stem. I usually smoke it with the short bent stem, but I was in the mood for the 'warden. A...

@tNd - thanks for the explanation on the caranuba wax. That makes sense. I guess I won't really worry about polishing my pipes much then, since I intend to smoke them. :) On another note, the guy from FurnitureKnowledge.com called me about my order. Turns out neither the alcohol stain nor...

Mmmm...RP Sungrown. Yeah, that's a great stick. I'm a Rocky man, myself. My favorites: 1) Ashton VSG (expensive as hell, though) 2) J.L. Salazar y Hermanos Reserva Especial (these are just fabulous, and they have email specials on them from time to time) 3) Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 4) Rocky...

I know EXACTLY what you mean. I've gone to almost all the cigar lounges in my area (there aren't any PIPE lounges, ofc). The one I went to most recently had the biggest selection of pipe stuff so far, and it was pathetic. Six big yellowed cylinders of cheap "house blend" sticky aromatics, and a...

Oh, and I meant to post some pictures of my setup earlier, but it slipped my mind. Here goes: My corded drill, clamped down and chucked with a 5" sanding disc. A closer shot of the drill/disc. This drill has a locking trigger so I can lock it in the "full blast" position. That sandpaper is...

Yeah, it's getting close. Time for me to stop procrastinating. :) I worked on my pipe this weekend a good bit. Just finished the final sanding with 600-grit sandpaper this afternoon. I'm satisfied with the results, although I could probably keep tinkering with it until I sanded it into a pile...

I got my predrilled kit in last week and tried to shape the briar with my existing tools - a table-mounted Porter Cable router and a RotoZip. I tried the router first. The first bit worked okay, but it was a rounding bit, so it wasn't really useful for initial shaping. I switched to a more...

I bought the Stanwell Hans Christian Andersen Pipe II (smooth) from Cup o' Joe's last week, based on recommendations in this thread. I've only smoked it twice so far, but I can tell it's very high quality. It does tend to burn cooler than my Savinelli, but I can't tell if that's because of the...

Just found this thread. I'll give it a shot, even though I've probably only SMOKED a pipe maybe 15 times! :geek: Just ordered my pre-drilled kit today. Looking forward to it. Also, I'd be willing to chip in for a prize if you guys are wanting to have one for the winner. Oh, and you might...