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Posted: 3/27/2020 1:50:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @rocky59 As you are a cigar smoker, I would be curious to know what some of your favorite tobaccos are. I have a buddy currently making the jump from cigar to pipe and he is struggling to find a tobacco that gives him the taste he’s looking for. Thanks! A few years ago, I bought a pipe tobacco made by Davidoff, and it was very smooth. If they still make it, that would probably be a really good choice for someone who is transitioning from cigar to pipe. Other than that, almost all of my favorite tobaccos have been from Cornell & Diehl. I particularly liked their “Founding Fathers” mix |
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Posted: 3/27/2020 2:58:06 PM EDT
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Thanks for the recommendations from both of you. I’ll see what I can scrounge up for him.
Back to the restos. This is the Peterson I posted earlier that I had simply cleaned and was smoking.  I’ve now down a light resto on it. It got the top of the bowl cleaned up and a light sanding. I re-dyed it and polished it up. I’m very happy with this one as I now feel it looks as good as it smokes. 
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Posted: 3/27/2020 3:12:47 PM EDT
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This one is going to be a long post as this pipe was really more of a salvage project than a restoration. This was a London made Charaton in the lot of pipes I bought on eBay. Out of the bunch this was the only pipe that wasn’t truly restorable. I liked this pipe when I first looked at it as the lines were great and the band was sterling silver. Unfortunately, when I removed the band it revealed the shank was cracked right in the mortise for the stem. I originally thought I would scrap it or maybe experiment with it to try my hand at sandblasting, but after looking at it for a few days I decided to try fixing it.
It’s the circled pipe.  I polished the stem out earlier just to see how well I could do with a severely oxidized stem. It turned out really well and further inspired me to attempt to fix the pipe.  First step was glueing the break. I glued it with super glue, wrapped it tightly with a rubber band and let it set for a day or so.  Here is the bowl after removing the rubber band. 
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Posted: 3/27/2020 3:19:28 PM EDT
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Then comes the tedious boring part of the restoration. Sanding! First up was 320 grit. Unfortunately, the break is right through the logo, so I knew I was going to lose some sharpness in the logo. You can see the repaired break if you look close.
 500 grit  1000 grit Then 1200 grit. Part of my plan for saving this pipe involved the sterling silver band. I decided to glue the band to the shank to serve as a reinforcement. To be sure I would get a good bond, i masked off the area of the shank to be glued so I wouldn’t have wax buffed into that area preventing good adhesion. 
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Posted: 3/27/2020 3:22:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for the recommendations from both of you. I’ll see what I can scrounge up for him. Back to the restos. This is the Peterson I posted earlier that I had simply cleaned and was smoking. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/FCA0BACE-F909-49F1-8028-C59138A71644-1332388.jpg I’ve now down a light resto on it. It got the top of the bowl cleaned up and a light sanding. I re-dyed it and polished it up. I’m very happy with this one as I now feel it looks as good as it smokes. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/93C1A7CA-B7C3-4AE7-A98A-4ED693502287-1336511.jpg That is gorgeous! |
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Posted: 3/27/2020 3:25:30 PM EDT
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The next step was dyeing the briar. Right now I’m waiting on my dye order to come in so this pipe got the trusty Winchester dye. An old wine cork stuck in the chamber makes a good holder for this operation.
 Here is the bowl after buffing.  Here is a close up of the repaired area.  Here’s the sterling mark on the band.  And the finished pipe!  This was a very satisfying restoration. I would never want to trade or sell this pipe to someone else, but I think it will be great occasional smoker. |
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Posted: 3/27/2020 3:50:27 PM EDT
[#7]
That repair is almost invisible!
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Posted: 3/27/2020 5:50:24 PM EDT
[#8]
Robert, You do good work. That pipe came out beautiful!
I wanted to thank you for the suggestion of John Dengler Tobacco. I called today and spoke with, IIRC, Larry. I have never talked to someone as nice. Super helpful. I ordered the 4 pack sampler on his suggestion. It does come with Packet. He doesn't know me from Adam and was going to just stick it in the mail and let me send a check when I got it. Amazing that someone still does business that way. I was able to go ahead and pay him with a card, which they evidently don't normally do? They earned a customer today. They are evidently VERY busy. He had to take my name and number and call me back. Just a heads up, they are about to go up on prices next month. He said it was the first time in years. I also ordered that estate Peterson you suggested along with a Czech pipe tool and a Mac Baren Scottish blend to try. I forgot pipe cleaners, but can get them locally easily. I'm looking forward to this journey. I hope I like it as much as I do cigars. |
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Posted: 3/27/2020 6:04:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Robert, You do good work. That pipe came out beautiful! I wanted to thank you for the suggestion of John Dengler Tobacco. I called today and spoke with, IIRC, Larry. I have never talked to someone as nice. Super helpful. I ordered the 4 pack sampler on his suggestion. It does come with Packet. He doesn't know me from Adam and was going to just stick it in the mail and let me send a check when I got it. Amazing that someone still does business that way. I was able to go ahead and pay him with a card, which they evidently don't normally do? They earned a customer today. They are evidently VERY busy. He had to take my name and number and call me back. Just a heads up, they are about to go up on prices next month. He said it was the first time in years. I also ordered that estate Peterson you suggested along with a Czech pipe tool and a Mac Baren Scottish blend to try. I forgot pipe cleaners, but can get them locally easily. I'm looking forward to this journey. I hope I like it as much as I do cigars. Glad you liked Larry! I hope you enjoy your tobacco and the pipe I recommended. BTW, if you get the pipe and hate it, let me know and I’ll buy it from you.  Be sure and post some pics when you get it. It’s a shame you’re not close enough to visit the Dengler shop. It’s in a 150 year old brick building in the heart of old town St. Charles and just oozes character. |
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Posted: 3/27/2020 6:16:45 PM EDT
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Ok, this will be my next victim. This horrid thing is a Derby Pigskin leather wrapped pipe.
 I have a plan that may result in nice pipe or a bit of kindling for the fireplace. Time will tell. I’ll post a set of pictures when I’m done, regardless of the outcome!  |
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Posted: 3/27/2020 6:18:35 PM EDT
[#11]
Ooooh - are you guying to dye the leather?
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Posted: 3/27/2020 6:21:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ooooh - are you guying to dye the leather? Not quite |
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Posted: 3/27/2020 9:21:45 PM EDT
[#13]
Leather coming off?
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Posted: 3/27/2020 9:33:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Leather coming off? Wait and see  Supposedly, these leather wrapped pipes are made with reject briars and can’t be finished as smooth briars. |
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Posted: 3/27/2020 11:56:32 PM EDT
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I hate you Robert, my eBay is now littered with estate pipes. I have more projects around this house to finish than this quarantine time will allow now you are making me want to work on pipes.
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Posted: 3/28/2020 12:29:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I hate you Robert, my eBay is now littered with estate pipes. I have more projects around this house to finish than this quarantine time will allow now you are making me want to work on pipes. Glad to help!!!  |
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Posted: 3/31/2020 10:56:07 AM EDT
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I finished the leather wrapped Derby this morning, so I’ll post some photos of the process.
First step  Here’s the briar underneath. You can see the defect that probably led to it being leather wrapped.  First step is getting the stem in some Oxy-Clean  Reaming the bowl    Salt and alcohol soak  Oxy-Clean doing its job.  Here’s how the salt looks after 24 hours  Back together for a test fit  Sanding and stem repairs. Dude that owned this pipe was a real chewer!  The defect in the bowl really shows after sanding  To be continued..... |
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Posted: 3/31/2020 11:01:45 AM EDT
[#18]
Say hello to my little friend!!!
 After sandblasting   After staining  After buffing and re-assembly    I think it turned out pretty well. The sandblasting was a learning experience for sure. If I can find something similar to work on, I might try my hand at rustication next time. |
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Posted: 3/31/2020 4:11:52 PM EDT
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I guessed it...mostly, what do I win?
Turned out nice!! What did/will you do about the stem? |
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Posted: 3/31/2020 5:45:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Say hello to my little friend!!! https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/D94D9112-3514-4044-9653-CB9DC91BC1FB-1342011.jpg . So jelly! Very cool. It turned out great! |
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Posted: 3/31/2020 5:53:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I guessed it...mostly, what do I win? Turned out nice!! What did/will you do about the stem? @wlc I did a super glue fill on the worst of the dents and finally had to quit as I was afraid of sanding through. It’s much better than it was, but not as good as I would like. |
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Posted: 3/31/2020 6:00:40 PM EDT
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This is my next victim. This was reason I bought the lot of 15 pipes from eBay. I really took a shot hoping this was restorable and I think I accidentally hit a home run! From my research, this is a 1945-1947 Pre-Republic 1314 Sterling Silver mounted small bent billiard. This pipe has been smoked very little and is in great condition except for an excessive amount of oxidation on the stem. It’s currently getting the salt and alcohol treatment and I should be able to finish it tomorrow. Stay tuned!
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Posted: 3/31/2020 6:14:34 PM EDT
[#24]
Love that wood grain!
My pipe should be sitting at the P.O. but I'm going to wait till Friday and hope my John Dengle order shows up as well. Trying not to venture out to town more than once a week until this virus stuff calms down. |
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Posted: 4/1/2020 6:26:07 PM EDT
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This is the little Peterson from my eBay batch.
Here is the logo and hallmarks.  Here is the model # and Made in Ireland stamp. There’s a little mystery surrounding the 4 digit part number. They make the same pipe today as a 314, but it isn’t silver mounted. Maybe the 1 denotes silver mounting, nobody seems to know. The circular Made in Ireland dates it to 1945-1947 as far as I can tell.  Here’s the finished pipe. I may do a little more work on the stem as it still shows a tiny bit of brown in a strong light. I was being really careful with this one because of the history involved as the pipe is somewhere around 75 years old and in incredible shape.  
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Posted: 4/1/2020 7:27:52 PM EDT
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Turned out really well. That is a beautiful pipe!!
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Posted: 4/2/2020 8:29:32 AM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Turned out really well. That is a beautiful pipe!! Thanks! I asked for opinions on the Peterson Facebook page and it is a 1945-1947 Pre-Empire pipe. The extra number in the model number seems to designate it was for the Canadian market. Interesting stuff! |
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Posted: 4/2/2020 8:37:10 AM EDT
[#28]
Very nice work. I have an old CPF pipe that I've been wanting to restore one of these days. It has a hole bitten through the stem so I'm not sure if I should just make a new one or try to fill in the original. It's a really neat pipe, with gold foil embossing. Maybe I'll start on it while I'm stuck in the house.
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Posted: 4/2/2020 8:46:19 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Very nice work. I have an old CPF pipe that I've been wanting to restore one of these days. It has a hole bitten through the stem so I'm not sure if I should just make a new one or try to fill in the original. It's a really neat pipe, with gold foil embossing. Maybe I'll start on it while I'm stuck in the house. Post pics! |
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Posted: 4/2/2020 11:00:19 PM EDT
[#30]
Now when I look at pipes on eBay I feel like I’m just bidding against all of you guys!
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Posted: 4/2/2020 11:32:58 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Now when I look at pipes on eBay I feel like I’m just bidding against all of you guys! If you’re bidding on Peterson’s, you need to have a sniper app. Somebody is really active in the Peterson auctions with last second bids. |
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Posted: 4/3/2020 2:30:52 PM EDT
[#32]
Here’s a little Kaywoody I did yesterday. This one was just a clean up and buff other than sanding the casting flash out of the stem.
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Posted: 4/3/2020 2:42:44 PM EDT
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Finished up a Meerschaum lined Sir Charles today. This one had several flaws in the briar and a couple of the fills had fallen out. I filled it with super glue and briar dust as suggested by @fas2c in my pipe building thread.
Here’s the repair.  Here’s the repair after a bit of sanding.  Here’s the repair after dyeing and buffing.  Here’s the pipe. This is a new dye color I just received and I was really happy with how the color turned out.  |
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Posted: 4/3/2020 11:09:34 PM EDT
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My latest pipe. My wife was bored and she did all of the sanding on this one. She is disabled and only has the use of one hand. I was able to use the adjustable reamer as a makeshift spindle so I could clamp it in the vise for her to work on it. It’s a slightly rusticated Dr. Grabow.
 It didn’t turn out bad at all, but I’m not sure how great of an idea it was to let my wife think she could be in my workshop. 
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Posted: 4/4/2020 12:49:52 AM EDT
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This next pipe really isn’t a restoration, but more of what I would consider a “continuation”, because it’s a continuation of the work done by @DK-Prof. Some of you may remember that a while back DK was gracious enough to gift several of the “less than perfect” pipes in his inventory. Myself and two of my friends were the lucky recipients of three of these pipes. The bottom pipe in this photo was the one I received.
 It wasn’t really a second, but more a concept pipe that led to the development of my beloved Stamme #108, my favorite Vinland pipe.  As you can see they are similar, but different pipes. I’ve smoked it a few times and thought I might like it a bit more if the stem were bent to match the green #108 pipe. Well, bending the stem led to realizing the stem had oxidized a little which led to sanding and buffing the stem and the next thing I knew, the pipe was in the sandblaster! Anyway, this is what I ended up with after blasting, re-dyeing and buffing. I hope the good professor approves!     
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Posted: 4/4/2020 2:06:16 AM EDT
[#36]
Hanging around to see those Oom Pauls get worked on.
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Posted: 4/4/2020 6:28:55 AM EDT
[#37]
The fills didn't turn out too bad considering they will be orange with a putty. I would be happy with that. Many times the Cyanoacrylate will shrink after sanding a require several applications to completly fill
Here is an heavily filled example on Reborn Pipes    |
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Posted: 4/4/2020 11:13:09 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This next pipe really isn’t a restoration, but more of what I would consider a “continuation”, because it’s a continuation of the work done by @DK-Prof. Some of you may remember that a while back DK was gracious enough to gift several of the “less than perfect” pipes in his inventory. Myself and two of my friends were the lucky recipients of three of these pipes. The bottom pipe in this photo was the one I received. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/8F9E8D56-82E9-4E4F-A05F-313225089505-1349864.jpg It wasn’t really a second, but more a concept pipe that led to the development of my beloved Stamme #108, my favorite Vinland pipe. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/1143C77E-BD36-4806-9CE8-09193C8370FA-1305124.jpg As you can see they are similar, but different pipes. I’ve smoked it a few times and thought I might like it a bit more if the stem were bent to match the green #108 pipe. Well, bending the stem led to realizing the stem had oxidized a little which led to sanding and buffing the stem and the next thing I knew, the pipe was in the sandblaster! Anyway, this is what I ended up with after blasting, re-dyeing and buffing. I hope the good professor approves! https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/37203619-C2A9-4E2A-8D10-4A8A7F70FA9C-1349868.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/70F57D4C-F5EE-4E95-A242-F5ED81842055-1349867.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/C09A4B6B-B85F-4CF8-BB9E-267C7E43A633-1349866.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/1B40B817-378B-4FD9-AF9A-AD65118EB597-1349869.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/45565BB5-EFA7-47BD-8142-7BC4574B3414-1349865.jpg I think that is super-cool. There was something “wrong” about it when I finished it, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Now it looks “right” 
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Posted: 4/6/2020 8:54:02 PM EDT
[#39]
No new pipes today, but I did organize my pipe “cabinet”.
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Posted: 4/6/2020 8:55:13 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Hanging around to see those Oom Pauls get worked on. The larger of the two Oom Pauls is up next! |
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Posted: 4/6/2020 10:17:01 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: No new pipes today, but I did organize my pipe “cabinet”. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/E53DAC06-0327-49DA-81BD-841403B71F1A-1354796.jpg 
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Posted: 4/7/2020 2:33:44 PM EDT
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@AZ-AR15
Here’s the bigger Oom Paul. I’m not having any luck finding any info on the maker. The pipe is simply marked OOM PAUL Italy and has a white open star makers mark. Unfortunately, several different Italian makers used the white star mark. Oh well, it’s still a nice pipe and was basically unsmoked, just aged and oxidized. Before  After  My next victim 
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Posted: 4/7/2020 3:33:32 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: No new pipes today, but I did organize my pipe “cabinet”. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/E53DAC06-0327-49DA-81BD-841403B71F1A-1354796.jpg Oh, my! Cool!! That has to be the coolest thing I have ever seen a roll away toolbox used for. |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 3:59:27 PM EDT
[#44]
Nice. Update us on how they smoke next.
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Posted: 4/7/2020 4:03:15 PM EDT
[#45]
Here’s one I am working on.
It’s a “restoration” because it was one of the first pipes I ever made (number 006), but it was big and clunky and clumsy ... so I have reshaped it, and am now almost ready to stain it. 
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Posted: 4/7/2020 4:42:04 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh, my! Cool!! That has to be the coolest thing I have ever seen a roll away toolbox used for. They make a good BBQ cart also. I picked this on up in the scratch and dent aisle at Sears for $50 and added the cutting board inset.  |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 4:42:47 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Here’s one I am working on. It’s a “restoration” because it was one of the first pipes I ever made (number 006), but it was big and clunky and clumsy ... so I have reshaped it, and am now almost ready to stain it. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/1715/269FCF73-BDE2-40E9-A531-CE486A433A58-1355883.jpg That’s going to be beautiful! |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 5:14:08 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I just ordered a bunch of restoration supplies off amazon and am following 6 or 7 lots of estate pipes on eBay. I may have opened Pandora’s box. It get's to be addicting. Most of my pipes are estate pipes from ebay sales. Most cost me less that $15 I have only been dissapointed with 1 pipe, and it was still well worth the $12 I spent on it. |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 10:16:46 PM EDT
[#49]
@AZ-AR15
Here’s the little Oom Paul all finished up.  I also just finished this big assed heavily rusticated billiard. I can’t read the name, but I really like the pipe.  Here’s the name but I can’t make it out. Maybe one of you guys has some “enhance” software and can read it for me.  This one’s up next. It’s a little vest pocket pipe my wife bought because she thought it was “cute”.  ETA, the mystery pipe is a custom-bilt from the ‘50s. |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 11:56:53 PM EDT
[#50]
Just a heads up, RNA Treasures is having a stay at home sale on their unfinished pipes. These are unfinished and some finished pipes from a French manufacturer that went out of business in the ‘70s. They are normally $15.00 each, but are on sale right now for $5.00 each. They still show as $15.00 but the price changes to $5.00 when you put them in your cart. Their shipping is very reasonable also. I’ve never ordered one before, but a lot of folks in the pipemaking groups on Facebook order them and like them.
I ordered 20, and I may go back and get a few more. BTW the first selection in the sale section are French briar billiards and they still show $15.00 when you put them in your cart. If they get the glitch fixed, I’ll definitely order a few of those also. |
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