I’m finally able to do something productive after having a bout with the COVID virus. Nasty stuff. The next pipe on the worktable is the second pipe that pipe man Mike commissioned from the ‘For “Pipe Dreamers” ONLY!’ online collection benefitting the Daughters of Bulgaria. Mike fares from the great state of Tennessee and is …
Continue reading New Life to a Mysterious French Made C.A.V of St. Claude Canadian
It doesn’t surprise me that this unique, petite French Billiard came to me in a lot of pipes I purchased from a seller in Paris. The French Lot of 50 was on the French eBay auction block in August of 2018 when my wife and I were still living in Sofia, Bulgaria. A pipe man …
One of the great things and challenging things about the hobby or art of restoring pipes is that it forces one to grow and learn. When Darren approached me about restoring a special pipe, I didn’t realize that this request would stretch me quite like it has. This is what he wrote: A dear friend …
Continue reading The Restoration of a Special Gift – A 1761 Minstrel Bard Tyrolean of Austria
The Pipe Steward 