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Early 20th C. French Oom Paul

Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:18 am
by xrundog
I snagged this pipe recently. It's on the way from the UK. Looks to me like a contemporary to a lot of the Boer War pipes seen on eBay. Seems like it's in nice shape, should be fun to work on.

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Re: Early 20th C. French Oom Paul

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 12:41 pm
by xrundog
This turned out to be a lightly used pipe that cleaned up well. It looks like a near cousin to the popular Boer War pipes. I feel like I want to fill it with OJK and have a go!

Check it out:

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Re: Early 20th C. French Oom Paul

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 1:21 pm
by Kevin Keith
xrundog wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 12:41 pm This turned out to be a lightly used pipe that cleaned up well. It looks like a near cousin to the popular Boer War pipes. I feel like I want to fill it with OJK and have a go!

Check it out:

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That's a whopper! Are you thinking of a little more bend in the stem or just leaving it as is?

Re: Early 20th C. French Oom Paul

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:02 pm
by xrundog
Kevin Keith wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 1:21 pm That's a whopper! Are you thinking of a little more bend in the stem or just leaving it as is?
I think it's fine as is.

Re: Early 20th C. French Oom Paul

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:30 pm
by Kevin Keith
xrundog wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:02 pm
Kevin Keith wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 1:21 pm That's a whopper! Are you thinking of a little more bend in the stem or just leaving it as is?
I think it's fine as is.
Different bends for different friends! :)

Re: Early 20th C. French Oom Paul

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:46 pm
by xrundog
Kevin Keith wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 1:21 pm
Different bends for different friends! :)
That's right! :lol: the partial bend is perfect for the way I smoke a pipe. Second, I don't like to heat old rubber. Sometimes it works okay, sometimes you create a new problem.

Re: Early 20th C. French Oom Paul

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:00 am
by avid
very neat pipe...that one would be tough to 'codger scoop'...

Re: Early 20th C. French Oom Paul

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:19 am
by Fr_Tom
avid wrote: Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:00 am very neat pipe...that one would be tough to 'codger scoop'...
Ease of codger scooping is a plus with pots.

Re: Early 20th C. French Oom Paul

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:54 am
by avid
Fr_Tom wrote: Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:19 am
avid wrote: Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:00 am very neat pipe...that one would be tough to 'codger scoop'...
Ease of codger scooping is a plus with pots.
there you go

Re: Early 20th C. French Oom Paul

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:42 pm
by Houtenziel
I bet you could codger scoop that thing in a PA tub, no problem.