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mikethompson

Lifer
Jun 26, 2016
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Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Well after humming and hawwing for a long time, I decided to get this old guy redone. I emailed Ric back and forth based on some reccomendations on here, and sent it off this morning. Godspeed little bulldog. I can't wait to see it when its all done.
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eaglewriter1

Starting to Get Obsessed
Sep 22, 2018
171
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The Grain already seems very nice, cant wait to see some Pics of the cleaned and restored pipe.

 

mikethompson

Lifer
Jun 26, 2016
11,292
23,327
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other than the big tooth hole in it, it was a little chewed up. I think that is to be expected from a 70+ year old pipe. I'm just going by what Ric told me over email.
I've asked to have the original stem included when it gets sent back, but I doubt I'd be able to repair it.

 

wbradk

Lurker
Feb 2, 2012
17
0
I just got back the latest two pipes that I picked up on Ebay and sent to Ric at Briarville, which happily is only a few miles from me here in Florida, so I often stop by and chat with the folks instead of mailing the pipes. One pipe was in such bad shape that I could not even pull out the stem; about 75 years old and had really taken a beating. It came back not like new, but better than new, because the shine was just a bit better than one usually sees on new briars. It was just unbelievable how nice these were, not just the exterior, but the interior was just perfect on both. I cannot emphasize enough how strong my recommendation is for Briarville. They just do unbelievable work, and they are nice folks, as well.

 
Jan 28, 2018
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134,673
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Sarasota, FL
Briarville is exceptional all the way around. I'm extremely pleased with the work they did on the 4 I sent them. I'm certain I'll send more in the future.

 
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