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   flanative
   

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   I just picked up another LHS Superfine and actually did a before shot this time!

   Before....

   

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   Yes, Santa is going to bring me a better camera!

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   Wow!! What did you do to get the stem restored so nicely?

   I find myself sitting idly on the line dividing past and future,
   as if I could kill time without injuring eternity. -- Thoreau

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   William
   

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   Great restoration! I'm with Cortez, how and what did you use?

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   Great transformation!!

   Mason jars and bale top jars, mason jars and bale top jars.... that is all!
   
   "There’s truth in the statement that pipe tobacco will never be any less expensive than it is today, so think of your cellar as a cost averaged investment" - G.L. Pease

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   Wow, that is a great restoration job. Welldone.

   "A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his mouth." - C.S. Lewis

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   flanative
   

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   Actually, i soak the stem in regular bleach! first, i wash it to remove any oils then soak for about 5 minutes. Then i wash it again,with a light scrub with a fiber pot scrubber followed by another 5 minutes in the bleach.
   Rinse, dry, and finally buff it out on the linen wheel.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Fantastic job flanative. Hope it smokes well for you.

   Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are small and crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

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   Very nicely done !

   If at first you don't succeed you are running about average.

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   Great restoration job flanative!

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    A job well done.

    I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane.

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    Very good job, something to be proud of. I bet it smokes good too.

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    Flanative wrote:
    

    Actually, i soak the stem in regular bleach! first, i wash it to remove any oils then soak for about 5 minutes. Then i wash it again,with a light scrub with a fiber pot scrubber followed by another 5 minutes in the bleach.
    Rinse, dry, and finally buff it out on the linen wheel.

    You make it sound so easy. It wouldn't have been immodest to title this thread "Night & Day".

    Posted 1 year ago #
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    Dang. This inspires me to buy up a lot of estate pipes to try my own hand at restoration.

    Also, what is the buffing wheel you use?

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    Very nice job Flanative.

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    Bubba
    

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    onizuka, do it! It is an easy and cheap way to get some really good wood, and it is fun to see if you can return the pipe to its former glory!

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    Bob
    

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    Great job on the restoration!

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    When the People Fear the Government, There is Tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson

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    very nice job fla,you do nice work

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    onizuka
    

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    Hey flanative, what's the buffing wheel that you use?

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