A Cracked Shank Repair Brings a Comeaux USA  3-00 Canadian Back to Life

The next pipe on the worktable was donated from a pipeman who wished to stay anonymous and who appreciates that pipes that I restore help others in unfortunate circumstances.  My wife and I co-founded the Daughters of Bulgaria several years ago when we lived in Bulgaria and since then, now residing back in the US, …

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Passing from One Pipe Man to Another – A 1959 Dunhill Shell Briar Made in England 9 OXS ④ S Bulldog

I have come to the age when days become numbered, and the vista of life past has become more distant than what lies ahead.  The Bible in Proverbs says, “Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness” (16:31).  Well, by God’s grace, I now have gray hair, and …

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An Unbelievable Transformation of a 1937-’55 KBB Yello-Bole Cured With Real Honey Apple

The KBB Yello-Bole Apple now on the worktable brings with it a bucket full of nostalgia for me.  It was November 7, 2016, and my wife and I were in the States from Bulgaria for the wedding of our youngest daughter, Johanna, in Nashville, Tennessee.  The wedding was the day before and we were heading …

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