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  1. lightmyfire

    Restoring a pipe for a friend of mine

    I just wanted to share a recent restoration I made for a friend of mine, living in Switzerland. He left me a pipe that he found on a flea market for almost nothing and told me 'You do as you want', in french we say 'tu as carte blanche'. The pipe is stamped 'Timber' and, based on the stem's...
  2. lightmyfire

    My Adventure In The World Of Pipes

    I don't know if this is the right place to pubish, if not, please tell me where? Well, I just wanted to share a bit of my evolution in the world of pipes. Sorry for my approximative english, I come from Belgium. ;) I started a few years ago by restoring old estates and it has became a part...
  3. lightmyfire

    Dunhill Zulu BEFORE & AFTER

    Here is a superb Dunhill Black Briar in zulu shape that also needed a deep cure ! and after a complete sanding & restain process : Gallery http://pipes-estate.com/galerie/galerie.php?pipe=e8b14fce6ced1075e38814147735f5327497b220
  4. lightmyfire

    Peterson's Dublin Army Spigot - BEFORE & AFTER

    It's been a long time since I haven't shared my recent restorations. This Peterson's Dublin in spigot mount from 1980 (based on the Peterson's hallmarkings) deserved to be here : Gallery http://pipes-estate.com/galerie/galerie.php?pipe=b5a9c96f297c254355a75df69e98e2b2a79b1bb7
  5. lightmyfire

    Rakel van Kote Refreshed

    A friend of mine sent me this pipe for refreshness. I was honored to get this chance and tried my best, I hope that he will appreciate the little lighting I made :
  6. lightmyfire

    Windsor BEFORE & AFTER

    This one had an awfull varnish, apparently made by an amateur and the briar behind had already been sanded down, the stamp was already faded. To remove this sticky gunk, I had to sand the head pipe with grit 60! You can not imagine the work to catch all the claws ... 8O Here now rejuvenated...
  7. lightmyfire

    ROPP Favory BEFORE & AFTER

    Here is very nice ROPP Favory, reasonably smoked, she was hiding a superb flame under the dirt. The logo, in red brass, indicates a high quality pipe by Ropp. Of course, this is not a master's craft but it is really the kind of pipes that I like, to my reach and for which I can fall in love...
  8. lightmyfire

    Vuillard Aristocrat BEFORE & AFTER

    It's been a long time since I have not shared with you my last restorations. Here is one that I really liked to make. :D When you put your eyes on it now, it seems you're looking at the reflect of the big flammed eye of Sauron himself !
  9. lightmyfire

    Semois

    As I have heard that it will be soon distributed in USA and being Belgian myself, I felt obliged to talk a bit about Semois, the almost legendary tobacco from produced in my country. I will only shortly describe Vincent Manil's production, but there are other ones in the same region, all giving...
  10. lightmyfire

    Gold Block

    Have you ever tried Gold Block from Ogden? This is composed of Virginia & Burley. I wouldn't have buy it before having tried. To be true, I have had the chance to buy a huge collection of old tobaccos about 6 months ago and there was around 40 tins of this Gold Block. I now have only 8 tins...
  11. lightmyfire

    Masta Patent Standard BEFORE & AFTER

    Hello my friends, a little post BEFORE & AFTER, to show you that, with a little determination and elbow grease, we can all get back to mint all our abused pipes, and give them a new life, almost like the first day! BEFORE AFTER Estate Pipes will never die !!! :nana:
  12. lightmyfire

    How I metamorphosed my Dunhill Shell...

    I also wanted to share with you a restoration that I made a few months ago with one of my favorite Dunhill pipes (you will know why at the end :wink: ) So I bought this pipe on ebay at a reasonable price but when I received it, although the general condition was good & clean, it appeared that...
  13. lightmyfire

    The Everyman London Pipe almost dead? not yet...

    I also wanted to share today a few cures given to a dying pipe... So this is a sandblasted Prince recovered in a lot of about hundred dirty pipes. In the middle of these oldies, there was this recognizable symbol of Comoy House (among others) : 3 bars silver tones of the pipe. So this is a The...
  14. lightmyfire

    Fast Restoration of a Foursquare

    Hello Everyone, It's been a long time since I wanted to post a new subject in this topic, about a quick restoration made on an estate pipe I bought in a lot. So this is a 'Noname' as we say, stamped 'Bruyere Extra', no other markings. This is a shape that really please my eyes : the...
  15. lightmyfire

    Complete Restoration / Rustication of a Damaged Pipe

    Hello Everyone, I wanted to share one of my recent pipe's restoration. I hope that this post will not be too heavy, please tell me in case of :D This is the kind of activity I really like to do during my spare time, after a long journey working in an office for example. Sorry for my average...
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