BBB Bent Billiard

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jogilli

Might Stick Around

Feb 7, 2013

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• Oct 14, 2013

• #1

As some of you know I attend the 100km van Ieper in Belgium nearly every year since 2002. It's a walk around the WWI Battlefields that consumed Ieper. I've been bitten by the pipe making bug, and how and along the way dabbled in restorations just because, but my search for a pre-WWI era pipe is finally over. I ended up getting this piece of history from Alan at Reborn Briar. Now he did the pipe restoration.. and a brilliant job he did, the only thing the pipe was missing was a stem.. well I can do that... I decided not to bore out the mortise and left it threaded, made a threaded tenon out of horn, since I don't have any workable bone, and decided against using Ivory...... and went with Cumberland for my stem material.. I'm happy...Happy Columbus Day everybody
Louis Blumfeld 1901 BBB Bent Billiard

 

pitchfork

Lifer

May 25, 2012

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• Oct 14, 2013

• #2

Just saw this on another forum. That is one gorgeous pipe, with exceptional grain for that period.

 

petes03

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

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The Hills of Tennessee

• Oct 14, 2013

• #3

Beautiful pipe! Nice job, congrats!

 

J

jogilli

Might Stick Around

Feb 7, 2013

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• Oct 14, 2013

• #4

Thanks.... The restemmed story is on Steve Laugs blog. http://wp.me/p2tGZK-3lY
Enjoy

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

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Bethlehem, Pa.

• Oct 14, 2013

• #5

Beautiful job. Happy smoke rings with it.

 

rebornbriar

Starting to Get Obsessed

Aug 21, 2013

250

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United Kingdom

• Oct 14, 2013

• #6

I have just read the email James sent me with pictures of the pipe. I was speechless as to how well this turn of the century beauty looks. Honestly to me it is just a jaw dropping pipe.
I made the pipe look good - but with the new stem, James has just made it look stunning!

 

sablebrush52

The Bard Of Barlings

Jun 15, 2013

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jrs457.wixsite.com

• Oct 14, 2013

• #7

People forget that at this point in time, BBB was producing the finest work to be found in Britain. They were at the top of the mountain. This pipe is a testament to that.

 

bobpnm

Lifer

Jul 24, 2012

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Panama City, Florida

• Oct 14, 2013

• #8

Amazing!

 

irish

Lifer

Aug 12, 2011

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Texas

• Oct 14, 2013

• #9

Very , very nice . Great job !

 

trailspike48

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 15, 2013

767

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• Oct 15, 2013

• #10

Love this pipe. The stem making and silver band really set off this BBB pipe. Stunning looking pipe.

 

J

jogilli

Might Stick Around

Feb 7, 2013

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• Oct 15, 2013

• #11

thanks everybody

 

ssjones

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Staff member

May 11, 2011

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postimg.cc

• Oct 15, 2013

• #12

Fantastic work. I wondered how hard it was to get the screw-in stem to "clock" correctly?

 

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jogilli

Might Stick Around

Feb 7, 2013

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• Oct 15, 2013

• #13

I used some 'pipe maker magic' ... seriously if you read through this little story http://wp.me/p2tGZK-3lY
you'll notice that the threaded tenon was set in an uncut stem.... by doing that it allowed me to pick what was straight... all I had to do pay attention to was slot alignment and filing the right stock off... Magic ;-)
james

 

J

jogilli

Might Stick Around

Feb 7, 2013

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• Oct 15, 2013

• #14

Duckfat
Here you go... http://www.100km.be/100KM/Default.aspx. Just click English as the language ....
James

 

owen

Part of the Furniture Now

May 28, 2014

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• Sep 10, 2014

• #15

Great pipe and great workmanship then and now.

 

dmcmtk

Lifer

Aug 23, 2013

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• Sep 10, 2014

• #16

Missed this one. James, the pipe looks GREAT!
Dave