At our Saturday, August 15th meeting at 8to8 Cigar Shop, we had 19 regular members in attendance.
Meeting Schedule:
September 19th: Regular meeting at 8to8 Cigar Shop 6:30-10:00 P.M.
October 17th: “PIZZA NIGHT” at 8to8 Cigar Shop 6:30-10:00 P.M.
November 14th: Regular meeting at 8to8 Cigar Shop 6:30-10:00 P.M.
December 12th: “Christmas Party”!!! NOT a regular meeting this month. Wives, girlfriends and “significant others” are all invited to attend.
OLD BUSINESS: None stated.
NEW BUSINESS:
If any one lost a “unique” tamper at our 2015 show, please contact me at tdinelli633@gmail.com . One of our members said that he had found this “unique” tamper in the wee hours of the show which I would assume was late Saturday night/ early Sunday morning…
SHOW REPORT:
PIPE MAKING SEMINAR:
This coming year (2016), we will be offering an “Advanced Seminar” for pipe making. In this seminar, you will be making a pipe from “raw materials”, which are a block of briar wood, and a length of vulcanite rod. The briar block will need to be drilled for both the tobacco chamber and draft holes. The length of vulcanite rod will be turned on a metal lathe, and then hand finished.
The fee for the seminar will be $150.00 . To be eligible to take this seminar, you MUST have successfully completed the “basic” pipe making seminar. We will be taking reservations right after the first of the year. The number of students (due to space restrictions) will be limited to 8. More info to follow in upcoming months…
NEW SEMINAR FOR 2017:
Were are also creating a new seminar entitled “PIPE REFURBISHING”. This seminar will focus on the PROPER way to clean a pipe (no matter how filthy it is ) and will include subjects such as reaming the bowl, shank cleaning and waxing your pipe using a buffer. More details as they become available…
CIGAR DINNER:
The price of our “Cigar Dinner” has been raised from $65.00 to $70.00 for the 2016 show. Contact Craig Cobine at porshcigar@aol.com for tickets…
2016 SHOW ENTRY:
This coming year (2016) we will no longer be using tickets stubs for access to the show. After you pay your entry fee, you will be given a thin plastic wristband that MUST be worn on your person to gain entry to the show. The reason for this is that we had to many attendees that either misplaced, lost or just plain forgot their ticket stubs. Should you lose your wristband, you will have to pay another entry fee to get into the show!!
UNITED PIPE CLUBS of AMERICA:
The new U.P.C.A. tobacco blends (there are 5 of them) hit the shelves of your favorite dealers a couple of weeks ago. Tad Gage will be reviewing the tobacco blends in the FALL issue of Pipes and Tobaccos Magazine.
The Chicago Pipe Club’s website now has a way to electronically register for show tables. Please take advantage of this new feature on the website….
Tom Dinelli
CPCC Secretary