396. The X Pipe – Peterson Connection

I can’t tell you how happy I am to report The X Pipe and Other Mystagogic Stories for the Pipe Smoker will be available from Smokingpipes.com in just a few weeks. Clocking in at 364 pages, this is not your typical easy-reader pipe book—it’s crafted from start to finish for the thinking man, even more

Read More »

395. SPECIAL BULLETIN: “Petersons in Ireland” in English has Dropped!

The long-awaited English translation of Sandra Bondarevska’s  The Petersons in Ireland has dropped and is available now at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.de (Germany). In case you’re new to the party, let me tell you just how important The Petersons in Ireland is: without it, The Peterson Pipe would not be what it is. The first,

Read More »

394. The 2024 Chicago Pipe Show & Pete Geek Meet & X Pipe Book Launch

Photos by Nevaditude (Mark Hunt, CPG) additional photos by Chas. Mundungus & Chris Tarman A long post this morning about the largest, greatest, longest-running and grandest pipe show.  I’ve been several years since 2011, and each time come away having experienced something unforgettable. In this age of social media, we are ironically still all insulated

Read More »

393. Gary Hamilton’s Peterson 80s Tenon Extension Project

  The Starting Point   PETERSON’S SUPREME   MADE IN IRELAND 80s The Tenon Has Internal Threading To Accept A Tenon Extension Threading Is Metric M4.5 X 0.75   The Mortise Is Drilled Deeper Than Required (1-1/2”) Than Typical The Draft Hole Enters On The Top This Pipe Exhibits All The Features Of The “Sub-System”

Read More »

391. SPECIAL BULLETIN: The Shannon Air System Descends Tomorrow

REVISED 3/31/04 9:15 AM Public Service Announcement The Pete Geek Meet at the Chicago Pipe Show, 4:15-6:15 pm  in the Sky Harbor AB room after the Saturday show. PETE GEEK MEET @ THE CHICAGO PIPE SHOW.  We’ll be doing a swap & sell of pipes, tobaccos & ephemera, a show & tell of rare Petes

Read More »