The Estate Pipe FAQ/Photo/Tricks of the Trade Thread

[Lostmason]

Great Looking Pipe!

If you don't like the stinger, cut that sucker off!

Plz excuse me for this ,,,WHAT????,,,,really I wouldn't dream of altering it,I can deal with the stinger ,it twists in Btw,I couldn't deal with lessening its value.

[Branzig]

Plz excuse me for this ,,,WHAT????,,,,really I wouldn't dream of altering it,I can deal with the stinger ,it twists in Btw,I couldn't deal with lessening its value.

All pipes I keep, I smoke. If the stinger is bugging me, out comes the hack saw haha.

Now if I buy a pipe to restore and sell, then I'll keep things intact. But yeah, if it's staying in my personal collection/arsenal of pipes and the stingers buggin, off it goes.