J.M. estate pipe clean up

I picked up this little thing because I saw the potential for a nice smoker for myself. The only stamping on the briar is "J.M." inside an oval.

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The stamp might be visible in this photo. I thought it might be an old Boswell but I can't say for sure.

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I cleaned the oxidation off the stem with wet 800 grit sandpaper. After that I used wet micromesh 3200 up to 4000. Afterwards, I took it to the buffer for white compound and carnuba wax. For the silver band I used Simichrome polish. The work on the bowl consited of coffee grounds to get rid of the rim char and blackening. For the briar, it just looked thirsty so I gave it a few light coats of oil. It drank it right up and looked great.
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I left a few gouge marks in the stem because there were deep tooth marks and they were heavily oxidized. I got at those with a needle file to remove the damage and proceeded with sandpaper.

I reamed some of the cake out and freshened the shank a little with 192 proof booze. Smoked about nine bowls of straight Five Brothers to exorcise the demons and this thing has quickly become one of my favorite pipes. I think it's not bad for a measly $10 and a few hours of work.
Hope you enjoyed.

Thanx very much. It smokes very well. I left the old cake in there so I wouldn't have to re break it in myself. Cool dry smokin' baby. That's all any of us are looking for and it provides exactly that.
One more pic

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The pipe measures at just under 5" across the farthest points. Very small. I think I'm going to use it for the higher powered nic blends. He's resting up for a few days and getting ready for a run of Jack Knife Plug.
Thanks so much for the info. I believe the history of an estate pipe holds half of its charm.
As a matter of fact, thanks to everyone on here. I learned so much from these repair and maintenance threads. I wouldn't have even tried to do something like this without reading all the information shared by others. Many thanks!

It's almost like a cross between a poker and a cutty. It sits too. It's a cutterpo... Or a sittier. Potty-er? :crazy: