Kaywoodie White Briar refinished

johnnyxpipe

Starting to Get Obsessed

Aug 22, 2011

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• Oct 14, 2012

• #1

I spent today refinishing a very nasty ugly Kaywoodie White Briar I've had for a few years but never smoked. The white finish was chipped , the stem was all tore up with teeth marks and very oxidized, this is what I ended up with after a few hours of TLC.

 

johnnyxpipe

Starting to Get Obsessed

Aug 22, 2011

210

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• Oct 14, 2012

• #2

Only picture I had of it beforehand doesn't show much unfortunately.

 

captainsousie

Lifer

Aug 1, 2012

4,604

5,161

• Oct 14, 2012

• #3

Looks nice afterward. It was actually some nice briar under that white stuff.

 

johnnyxpipe

Starting to Get Obsessed

Aug 22, 2011

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• Oct 14, 2012

• #4

Yea doesn't look half bad. I was expecting much worse to be underneath. I now have to see how it smokes.

 

numbersix

Lifer

Jul 27, 2012

5,449

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• Oct 14, 2012

• #5

That's a great looking pipe!

 

ghost

Lifer

May 17, 2012

2,001

4

• Oct 14, 2012

• #6

Why would they cover that grain? Looks great.

 

gwtwdbss

Lifer

Jun 13, 2012

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• Oct 14, 2012

• #7

Nice job!

 

barkar

Lifer

Apr 17, 2012

1,104

1

• Oct 14, 2012

• #8

Enjoy!

 

jameral

Part of the Furniture Now

Nov 29, 2011

700

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San Mateo

• Oct 15, 2012

• #9

Wow, that turned out real nice! I also have a "nasty" white briar Kaywoodie, perhaps I should give it the same treatment. Hope it smokes great for you!

 

deleon

Part of the Furniture Now

Nov 7, 2011

663

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Texas

• Oct 15, 2012

• #10

Thats good work! Cheers on the refinishing!

 

fnord

Lifer

Dec 28, 2011

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Topeka, KS

• Oct 15, 2012

• #11

Excellent restoration, Johnny. You ratcheted up the bar for all of us do-it-yourselfers.

 

uberam3rica

Lifer

Sep 7, 2011

4,015

9

Capac, Michigan

• Oct 15, 2012

• #12

I've always wondered about the older pipes that were painted. Did they use lead paint? Or had the use of lead paint stoped before they started making these pipes?

 

johnnyxpipe

Starting to Get Obsessed

Aug 22, 2011

210

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• Oct 15, 2012

• #13

Thanks Have not smoked it yet, I'll be sure to report back once I have and give an update.