504. Mind the Gap, Pt. 2: A DIY on Recovering that Vintage-Style Look
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS THE EVOLUTION OF BOWL TURNING AT PETERSON WITH GLEN WHELAN & GIACOMO PENZO: Friday from 10-12, DFW Room PETE GEEK MEET: Friday from 2 to 3, Special Events Tent I want begin this morning with some insights Stephen Wilson CPG shared with me on the possible origins of the army style mount which which I found really helpful, and which explains at least indirectly why the original Patent Wear Gap displayed ...
503. Mind the Gap, Part 1: A History of the DeLuxe Stem Tenon
public service announements SAVE THE DATE! CHICAGO PIPE SHOW: Fri 05/01 10:00 AM - Noon, "The Evolution of Bowl Turning at Peterson," a Frontline-style presentation with Glen Whelan, Giacomo Penzo, and Mark Irwin on the bowl-turning process. Fri 05/01 2:00 - 3:00 PM Pete Geek Meet. CUSTOM PETERSON PPN PIPE LOUNGE SIGN Abba Mark Hunt CPG has been working with Molly, who operates ThatGiftGuru on Etsy. She makes custom metal signs and Abba requested ...
Ø. Winston’s Catch & Release
This is not a blog post but an effort to defray expenses for Winston’s tuition at the world-renowned Daisy Hill Puppy School.* As you may recall, just before Christmas I lost my 16 year companion Cozy Dog (named after the famous Route 66 corn dog stand). Winston Toodle Toots was already on the bus, however, and arrived New Year’s Day, to my great joy. Gigi named him after Churchill (even though he’s an Aussie ...
502. International PETERSON *um* Pipe Smoking Day 2026.
Banner photo by Lee Skiver Greetings, Pete Geeks and pipe smokers across the globe! The IPSD 2026 Challenge this year was a simple one with far-reaching implications: How does your Peterson pipe bring you peace or help you be a peace-maker? Every one of the responses below is worth spending some slow time with, pondering & piping, and every one of them will reward you. Beannacht le do phíopa! Happy pipe smoking! ...
501. The South India Pipe Club
psa International Peterson (er, Pipe) Smoking Day is Friday! See below for details Have you ever thought about how easy it is to break something up and how hard it is to put something together? I volunteer as a groundskeeper at St. Melba’s Green, a prayer garden in my community, and this morning my job was to take apart an old pressure-treated lumber bench. With a 3-pound drilling hammer it took all ...
500. Pollination and Other Pipe Smoking Phenomena
Nollaig Shona Duit! Merry Christmas! In October at the Texas Pipe Show, a vaguely familiar man came up to our table, beamed down at me and said, “I bet you don’t remember me!” But after a minute, I did. I hadn’t seen Bob Tot since we graduated at the University of Tulsa together in 1980, but he and I smoked many a pipe in the parking lot behind the Religious Studies building. He's retired, ...
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504. Mind the Gap, Pt. 2: A DIY on Recovering that Vintage-Style Look
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS THE EVOLUTION OF BOWL TURNING AT PETERSON WITH GLEN WHELAN & GIACOMO PENZO: Friday from 10-12, DFW Room PETE GEEK MEET: Friday from 2 to 3, Special Events Tent I want begin this morning with some insights Stephen Wilson CPG shared with me on the possible origins of the army style mount which which I found really helpful, and which explains at least indirectly why the original Patent Wear Gap displayed some variations in the 2-4mm distance seen... -
503. Mind the Gap, Part 1: A History of the DeLuxe Stem Tenon
public service announements SAVE THE DATE! CHICAGO PIPE SHOW: Fri 05/01 10:00 AM - Noon, "The Evolution of Bowl Turning at Peterson," a Frontline-style presentation with Glen Whelan, Giacomo Penzo, and Mark Irwin on the bowl-turning process. Fri 05/01 2:00 - 3:00 PM Pete Geek Meet. CUSTOM PETERSON PPN PIPE LOUNGE SIGN Abba Mark Hunt CPG has been working with Molly, who operates ThatGiftGuru on Etsy. She makes custom metal signs and Abba requested one with the PPN logo, as seen above. Now... -
Ø. Winston’s Catch & Release
This is not a blog post but an effort to defray expenses for Winston’s tuition at the world-renowned Daisy Hill Puppy School.* As you may recall, just before Christmas I lost my 16 year companion Cozy Dog (named after the famous Route 66 corn dog stand). Winston Toodle Toots was already on the bus, however, and arrived New Year’s Day, to my great joy. Gigi named him after Churchill (even though he’s an Aussie and... -
502. International PETERSON *um* Pipe Smoking Day 2026.
Banner photo by Lee Skiver Greetings, Pete Geeks and pipe smokers across the globe! The IPSD 2026 Challenge this year was a simple one with far-reaching implications: How does your Peterson pipe bring you peace or help you be a peace-maker? Every one of the responses below is worth spending some slow time with, pondering & piping, and every one of them will reward you. Beannacht le do phíopa! Happy pipe smoking! Gilbert Ludwig CPG. FINLAND. It is the ritual. Selecting and preparing... -
501. The South India Pipe Club
psa International Peterson (er, Pipe) Smoking Day is Friday! See below for details Have you ever thought about how easy it is to break something up and how hard it is to put something together? I volunteer as a groundskeeper at St. Melba’s Green, a prayer garden in my community, and this morning my job was to take apart an old pressure-treated lumber bench. With a 3-pound drilling hammer it took all of five minutes and sent my puppy... -
500. Pollination and Other Pipe Smoking Phenomena
Nollaig Shona Duit! Merry Christmas! In October at the Texas Pipe Show, a vaguely familiar man came up to our table, beamed down at me and said, “I bet you don’t remember me!” But after a minute, I did. I hadn’t seen Bob Tot since we graduated at the University of Tulsa together in 1980, but he and I smoked many a pipe in the parking lot behind the Religious Studies building. He's retired, of course, but...
