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petes03

Lifer
Jun 23, 2013
6,212
10,653
The Hills of Tennessee
Well, I finally got around to finishing up the last batch of estates I've been working on.

So here they are;
First up is this little Schuyler " London England " Lovat.

This is the only one of these estates I've done that had a fill in it, and it was only one small one on the front of the bowl which is not visible in the pics.
Before;

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After;

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Next up is this little E.A. Carey "Magic Inch" blasted Billiard.

It wasn't in too bad shape. I pretty much just had to clean, sanitize and ream it, as well as sand, polish and wax the stem.
Before;

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After;

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Last is this Ehrlich "Straight Grain" Dublin.

I actually restored this one about a year ago, but I just wasn't happy with it. It just never showed it's grain well, so I re-sanded it with 100gr, 1500gr, and 2000gr, then waxed with carnauba. I also re-finished the stem.
Before;

It's the one on the bottom.

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After;

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petes03

Lifer
Jun 23, 2013
6,212
10,653
The Hills of Tennessee
Thanks guys!
@teufelhund. I use a Mr. Clean Magic eraser to remove most of the oxidation, then hand sand with 1000, 1500, and 2000 grit sand paper, then polish with toothpaste, then finish by hand buffing with carnauba wax.

 

cmdrmcbragg

Lifer
Jul 29, 2013
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3
Great work. They all cleaned up nicely. The Schuyler looks the most improved, or the Before picture was poorly lit.

 

dottiewarden

Lifer
Mar 25, 2014
3,053
57
Toronto
You are definately good at this petes03!
Double congratulations in order here:
Congrats on the fabulous restorations
Congrats on the pipe selection

 

novicemaker

Starting to Get Obsessed
Apr 12, 2014
223
0
They all look very good and the first one was the biggest change. hopefully they smoke as good as they look.

 

petes03

Lifer
Jun 23, 2013
6,212
10,653
The Hills of Tennessee
Thanks guys!

And yes, the Schuyler was the most improved. It had a very dark coffee colored stain, and a lacquered finish with a lot of grime on top of that.

It took a lot of alcohol and sandpaper to get it to where it is now.

 
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