Preben Holm Large Fancy - AFTER
I cleaned up my treasure as best I could. Not to compare my efforts to those of a professional pipe restorer but it turned out rather well. One thing I can say is that after running several bowls of tobacco through it is that it smokes
very well. Once bored out, the bowl is a generous size and I can nearly fit my thumb inside. The bit is narrow, flat and very comfortable.
The difficult part was clearing the tar and gunk out of the stem. I probably ean 50 pipe cleaners through the stem with my Barcardi 151 cleaning solvent before they came out clean. The shank was nearly as bad but easier to get a pipe cleaner through. I scrubbed the outside of the stem with Walker's pipe stem cleaner with first an 8000 grit micro-mesh pad, then polished with a 12000 grit pad, wiped it clean and rubbed it with Obsidian oil. I cleaned the dirt and grime from the bowl and shank then polished with Carnuba wax. The end result was a great improvement and was a labor of love. Take a look and tell me what you think.
