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  1. alsmith52

    Help identifying a pipe

    I have seen a couple raam pipes, but I never could find out anything about them
  2. alsmith52

    Kaywoodie Filter Pipe

    those clay filters are hardto come by. you might try a piece of cotton ball in there. I have a bent falcon I' mgoing to sell one of these days if you areinterested. Falcon makes filters for their metal pipes but Idon't know how available they are. Good luck. Al
  3. alsmith52

    Kaywoodie Filter Pipe

    the kaywoodie filter pipes, with the pin retainer came with clay(?) filters. if the clay fillter is missing the smoke may not being cooled the smokingmetal page that discusses these pipes is http://www.smokingmetal.co.uk/pipe.php?page=132 Good luck
  4. alsmith52

    Oom Paul

    I have never met an oom paul i did not love. i even had a pioneer meerschaum oompaul . All were great smokers. i got my first oompaul - an earl of essex - about 1971 at a garage sale for 25 cents. Best quarter I ever spent
  5. alsmith52

    Annoying pop-up.

    I second this. I have the system on my computer (after a computer person found 140 malwares onmy computer). It does cost a little aftr the initial free period. While navigating BOB this morning it popped up with a message that it had blocked a couple of malicious malware sites. Good luck
  6. alsmith52

    Tenon Grease...

    I just rub the tenon on a candle- doesn't take much. If teh bit is 'squeaking' as i take it out i throw it in the freezer for a while, then rub the tenon on a candle. Good Luck. Al
  7. alsmith52

    Savinelli De Luxe Milano 622KS Restoration

    very nice restore. Al
  8. alsmith52

    Auld Erin pipe

    Good luck. Al
  9. alsmith52

    Auld Erin pipe

    If it says Made in Ireland, it was made before 1949 (1915-1949). the tight fit is partially just the way they are made back then. I have noticed vintage pipes usually have tighter tenons, just because they were made to closer tolerances than today. If the bit is tight, but it in the freezer for...
  10. alsmith52

    Auld Erin pipe

    Pipephil.eu attributes Auld Erin to Petersons. I have seen them made in London or Ireland. Some of the stems have a P on the bit, some have nothing on the stem, and some have what looks like a Harp . what stampings does yours have?
  11. alsmith52

    pipe sightings in pop culture

    Cullen Bohannan as played by Anson Mount in Hell on Wheels. One season he was smoking a pipe (meerschaum I think ) thet he took off the frozen body of a railroad egineer
  12. alsmith52

    Hot Pocket

    1. Never stick a lit pipe in your pocket and hop on a motorcycle . Hard to stop and put out the flame. 2. Never set a lit pipe on your car seat. Even in a closed car the car seat will smolder and burn up said pipe (along with anything on the car seat) 3. Never put a book of matches in your...
  13. alsmith52

    Did I miss it?

    There are 5 Club Humidors in San Antonio, TX. The one at Huebner and I-10 has a cigar and pipe shop with smoking lounge (Davidoff Lounge) . Al
  14. alsmith52

    ID a Pipe Maker By His Log?

    it is S&R pipes, columbus Ohio. Stephen and Rosewetha (sp) Anderson. I bought a couple of pipes from them at the Memphis Pink Palace Arts and Crafts fair in the late 80s. Stephen died recently but Rosewetha is still making pipes as fr as I know. They were huge bannana pipes - 3-4 inch deep bowls...
  15. alsmith52

    Dressing up an Estate Oom Paul

    very nice- looks great now
  16. alsmith52

    Good clencher??

    hope you have a good set of teeth.
  17. alsmith52

    Latest Estate Refurb - a Medico VFQ

    1000% improvement
  18. alsmith52

    I DID It

    Good save. I have a small thin bladed knife that I use to scrape the inside of the shank to get the dried gunk from the inside of the shank. also rubbing a little candle wax on the end of the tenon can help it slide back in
  19. alsmith52

    A Bit of a Radical Transformation

    1000% improvement
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