1936-1938 Kaywoodie Bulldog Restored

[ssjones]

I love these old Kaywoodies, and wish they could talk! I date this one to between 1936 and 1938. Full details and extra pictures are at the Reborn Pipes blog site. The pipe was in good shape and didn't require a lot of effort. A few dings/marks remain, but seem fitting for this old soldier.

1936-1938 Kaywoodie Bulldog Restored

By Al Jones It has been four or five years since I last had a vintage Kaywoodie on my workbench. This one caught my eye on eBay and the seller confirmed the stinger was intact, and had four holes. …

rebornpipes.com

Before:

 

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And finished:

 

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Some identifying characteristics:

 

[OzPiper]

Nice work Al
I like that you never try to “restore” to a “like new” hyper-glossy look but allow them to retain some of the knocks they “earned” along the way.

 

[bent1]

Nice job cleaning uo the stem & tooth marks!

 

[mikethompson]

As someone who has rediscovered their love of Bulldogs, fantastic work Al, as usual.

 

[kcghost]

That was well done!!

 

[PipeIT]

@ssjones Reborn Pipes is your site?

 

[ssjones]

@ssjones Reborn Pipes is your site?

No, it's owned by Steve Laug. I've been a guest writer there since 2011.

 

[AroEnglish]

Pretty nice. Looks like you may have done this once or twice before

 

[ssjones]

Pretty nice. Looks like you may have done this once or twice before

Thanks, I'm up to pipe #436 on my pipe log, started in 2011

 

[georged]

I like that you never try to “restore” to a “like new” hyper-glossy look...

This ^^^^