Advice for first burnout repair of an abused Peterson

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Dec 10, 2013
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Hi Dac,
You did a great job on that poor, abused Pete, excellent !

I'd really like to know how the pipe is now, did you smoke it ?
This is an amazing interesting post about using wood ash for pipe mud :
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/pipe-mud-and-pipe-cement-warning-giant-post
Cheers,

Roland

 

mso489

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Feb 21, 2013
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Peterson system pipes are a somewhat specialty high-end item, so I hope you picked up this one for a modest price. Looks like you have done a responsible respectable repair and should get some years of gentle smoking out of it. This experience does provide a recommendation for new pipes whereby you treat them in a considerate way and preserve them for a long, long time. It looks like this one was the only pipe, or one of only several, owned by a heavy smoker. It was smoked hard for years without much attention, and rough attempts at reaming, maybe with a knife blade. I'm visualizing that the intricate airway of a system pipe abused in this way may also be in bad shape, but I don't think you can address that much. You now own a pipe with a story, and a noble rescue by you.

 

oldmansmoking

Part of the Furniture Now
May 13, 2017
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Exceptional job, truely a job of love for that pipe. Hope it rewards the love and care shown it. Not sure I would have seen the potential, unlike you.

Sometimes seeing the wood amongst the trees (forgive the pun) is difficult.

Keep those posts coming.
All the best
George

 
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