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  1. EricTKT

    Starting a Pipe Club in the area

    I live in Lubbock, Texas, and there is no pipe club to speak of anywhere in the Texas Panhandle. I've somewhat recently started working as the store manager of a cigar shop here, and have gotten the idea to start up a pipe club of my own. If anyone has experience starting a club from scratch...
  2. EricTKT

    Stone Pipes

    I have a couple of stone pipes that have no maker's marks on them, and I have a buddy that is interested in buying one and I need help, brothers! Coming up on three years ago I bought a soapstone pipe from a gentleman at the Greater Kansas City Pipe & Tobacco show and I cannot seem to find his...
  3. EricTKT

    Aging Effects on Perique

    After having had a good deal of perique over the years, I've come to the conclusion that it is one of those tobaccos that, for me, hurts to smoke. Then I had a thought, a few years ago, I was at the GKC Pipe Show and someone opened a tin or 40 or so year old Dunhill Nightcap. I don't remember...
  4. EricTKT

    New job in the tobacco industry

    So I have been working for a car rental company for the past 7 months, but this past weekend I was offered a job with a local cigar shop to be the store manager at their location in Lubbock TX. Any of you gentleman call the Texas panhandle their home?
  5. EricTKT

    Let's Talk About Classy Headgear

    So, I recently got a job where I have to wear slacks, dress shirt and tie. Now, I have worn hats for as long as I can honestly remember, but I am not aloud to wear them in this new job. That being said, come winter time, I have been told that I can wear a nice/dressy hat when I have to go...
  6. EricTKT

    New to making knives

    So I'm fairly new to making knives, and am currently acquiring what I need in order to finish the two I have going at the moment. Nevertheless, I am moving slowly on these first two, working out the exact process that works for what I have. My friends, who are also members of the BOB, are my...
  7. EricTKT

    Makin' a Medico mo' betta'

    I picked up this Medico squat tomato at the 2013 Greater Kansas City Pipe Show. I just got the wild hair to go ahead and refinish it. The rustication-to-smooth lines are funky so I've decided to rusticated the whole bowl myself. The stem is entirely oxidized, and the shank is in rough shape as...
  8. EricTKT

    Hello from the panhandle of Texas!

    Hey guys! I'm Eric from Amarillo. I'm new to the brotherhood, but have heard all about the forum from my very good friends that I hang out with every weekend and partake in the wonderfulness that is tobacco and all things associated. I've been smoking pipes and cigars for about three years...
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