On the underside of the stem it was stamped HAND arched over FINISHED. The Tinder Box logo was stamped on the topside of the taper and was faded and only the frame was clear. The stem was oxidized and had light tooth marks and chatter on both sides at the button. The shape number 91 was at the shank/stem junction.

On the underside it was stamped MADE IN LONDON ENGLAND. The pipe is stamped on the topside of the shank and read The Tinder Box Vintage. The finish was filthy with grit and grime ground into the surface of the briar. There was a thick cake in bowl and lava on the rim top and the inner bevel. It was a nice looking Canadian and would look even better once cleaned up. It had an interesting rich brown finish that really highlighted some nice grain around bowl. We purchased the pipe on an online auction from Vanceburg, Kentucky, USA. But the Labour Day weekend is almost over and I have time to work on at least one more pipe so why not this one.

Maybe I just wanted a change of pace for a while. It is not a particularly tough restoration so I am not sure why I was dragging my heels. I talk to spirits that no one else can see.I have had this next pipe sitting in a box next to my desk for several weeks now and finally decided this afternoon to work on. I am a purveyor of doom and gloom who lives in a world without hope. I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I must make the world a safer place for him (or her). I hope that I can find redemption through my actions. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost.Ī terrible guilt consumes me. I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent. I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else that gets in my way. I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. I have a dark calling that puts me above the law. I kill monsters to make the world a safer place, and to exorcise my own demons. I’ll stop the spirits that haunt me or die trying. I try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized. I’d rather not burden others with my curse. I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I spend money freely and live life to the fullest, knowing that tomorrow I might die. It keeps me calm and brings me fleeting moments of happiness. You are a survivor, who can be very protective of those who bring light into your darkened life. You have learned to live with the terror that haunts you. You became a monster, and it haunts your waking dreams. You did terrible things to avenge the murder of someone you loved. The fiend is still inside you, but now you try to keep it locked away. You burned the book, but its words and images are burned into your psyche.Ī fiend possessed you as a child. You opened an eldritch tome and saw things unfit for a sane mind. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and fills your mind with evil thoughts. You are now haunted by the innocents you slaughtered.Ī hag kidnapped and raised you. You were cursed with lycanthropy and later cured. You dabbled once and felt something horrible clutch at your soul, whereupon you fled in terror.Īn oni took your sibling one cold, dark night, and you were unable to stop it. Your family has a history of practicing the dark arts. You don’t know what it wants, and it won’t leave you alone. Sometimes it beckons you in the dead of night.Īn apparition that has haunted your family for generations now haunts you. You can feel it watching you, coldly and distantly. d10Ī monster that slaughtered dozens of innocent people spared your life, and you don’t know why. Choose a harrowing event that haunts you, or roll one on the Harrowing Events table. Now you feel a darkness threatening to consume you, and you fear there may be no hope of escape. Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Monstrous Compendium Vol 3: Minecraft Creatures

Tinderbox pipes