Butz Choquin - Before and After

nsfisher

Lifer

Nov 26, 2011

3,566

20

Nova Scotia, Canada

• Jul 28, 2012

• #1

After a meer 10 hours of cleaning, rubbing, hand buffing, 73 pipe cleaners and 34 Q-tips, I have put it into smokeable condition. I didn't re-stain any part of it, just 2 coats of Wood and Leather beeswax.
Before Pic

After Pics

 

romanza10

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 10, 2012

181

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South Carolina

• Jul 28, 2012

• #2

Wow man! That is really amazing. You must tell us how it smokes. That is very good work.

 

weezell

Lifer

Oct 12, 2011

13,653

49,165

• Jul 28, 2012

• #3

Good job my friend!How ya gettin along?

 

jameral

Part of the Furniture Now

Nov 29, 2011

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San Mateo

• Jul 28, 2012

• #4

Great job, fisher! It cleaned up real nice. ::

 

guitarguy86

Part of the Furniture Now

Jul 6, 2012

703

0

• Jul 28, 2012

• #5

That's a nice job there. How's it smoke?

 

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flipflopsandshades

Can't Leave

Dec 12, 2010

335

0

• Jul 28, 2012

• #6

Great Job. I have two BC pipes and they are great smokers.

 

ohiopuffer

Can't Leave

May 18, 2012

351

0

• Jul 28, 2012

• #7

Nice work.

 

mp31guitar

Lifer

Jun 28, 2011

1,156

1

• Jul 28, 2012

• #8

What a difference. Great job.

 

nsfisher

Lifer

Nov 26, 2011

3,566

20

Nova Scotia, Canada

• Jul 28, 2012

• #9

Smokes great! I removed the stinger before cleaning. Loaded it with Drum and Penzance layered. Doesn't run "Hot" like some of my other smaller pipes do. It is about a 35 minute smoke and no gurgling.

 

dervis

Lifer

Jan 30, 2012

1,597

1

Hazel Green AL

• Jul 28, 2012

• #10

Beautiful work. Always makes me smile to see pipes come alive again. Thanks for the pics.

 

uberam3rica

Lifer

Sep 7, 2011

4,015

9

Capac, Michigan

• Jul 28, 2012

• #11

Looks great! Definitely worth $1

 

shaintiques

Lifer

Jul 13, 2011

3,615

227

Georgia

• Jul 28, 2012

• #12

Very very nice, jealous.

 

martiniman

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 6, 2012

885

2

• Jul 28, 2012

• #13

great job.

what did you use on the stem?

 

gwtwdbss

Lifer

Jun 13, 2012

2,945

16

53

• Jul 28, 2012

• #14

wow, great job fisher!

 

nsfisher

Lifer

Nov 26, 2011

3,566

20

Nova Scotia, Canada

• Jul 28, 2012

• #15

what did you use on the stem?

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On the outside of the stem. 600 grit wet paper and plain hot water while rubbing, then repeat with 1500 grit, then repeat with 3000 grit, then repeat with Majic Eraser, then repeat with micro mesh. Finally 2 coats of Lip-Ex Wild Cherry Lip Balm, that I stole from the Wife. Took about 4 hours just for the outside of the stem. Inside stem was 95% Ethanol Rubbing Alochol, plain pipe cleaners and bristle cleaners. Finished off with pipe cleaner dipped in Brandy.

 

choch

Starting to Get Obsessed

Aug 10, 2011

128

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Cincinnati, Ohio USA

• Jul 29, 2012

• #16

Great job! How did you get the charring off of the rim?

 

photoman13

Lifer

Mar 30, 2012

2,825

2

• Jul 29, 2012

• #17

Wow. What a restoration. I am amazed at how good that rim looks.

 

nsfisher

Lifer

Nov 26, 2011

3,566

20

Nova Scotia, Canada

• Jul 29, 2012

• #18

Great job! How did you get the charring off of the rim?

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Spit on a rag and rub, rub, rub. Repeat process dozens and dozens of times.

 

photoman13

Lifer

Mar 30, 2012

2,825

2

• Jul 29, 2012

• #19

Seems like the way to go. I'm just so impatience.

 

topd

Lifer

Mar 23, 2012

1,745

10

Emerson, Arkansas

• Jul 29, 2012

• #20

Great Job Fisher.... I had no idea Choquin made small pipes like that. I've seen his Calabash's.

But you did a real Bag-Up-Job on that one....
(Oh, Ummmm, I never say "Spit and Rub Rub Rub" out loud around here... Last time I did my wife came and

sat on my lap for an hour... I couldn't get rid of her)