Mother Load: Dunhill Bent Bulldog Restoration (pics)

shaintiques

Lifer

Jul 13, 2011

3,615

228

Georgia

• Oct 31, 2014

• #1

Here is the first of my eight Dunhills to get restored from the Motherload lot I got from my Father In Law. I chose this one first because I am fond of Bulldogs and out of all of the shapes this one was my favorite. The rim was badly burned, but I managed to get most of the rim burn off. There is just a little left. The stem was heavily oxidized but that has also been remedied. So after the deoxidation, buffing, stripping of the wax and grime and a rewax here is my new beauty. Now to decide what shall be the inaugural bowl. This is my very first Dunhill.

The before shot:



Side view with a couple of the others before:



All clean and ready to smoke!

 

voorhees

Lifer

May 30, 2012

3,834

939

Gonadistan

• Oct 31, 2014

• #2

Nice job Dave. I say smoke some Dunhill. Your choice of which one.

 

dread

Lifer

Jun 19, 2013

1,617

9

• Oct 31, 2014

• #3

Something English. Great job and what a sweet pipe!

 

W

wilson

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 17, 2013

719

1

• Oct 31, 2014

• #4

A really nice pipe and a nice job on the clean-up. Nightcap is calling.

 

peteguy

Lifer

Jan 19, 2012

1,531

909

• Oct 31, 2014

• #5

Really nice work. Another stellar pipe.

 

agnosticpipe

Lifer

Nov 3, 2013

3,345

3,484

In the sticks in Mississippi

• Oct 31, 2014

• #6

Great job on a great pipe! Those are some nice Dunhill's. I haven't had the pleasure of one yet, but maybe someday. But yeah, light up something English! ::

 

philobeddoe

Lifer

Oct 31, 2011

7,439

11,742

East Indiana

• Oct 31, 2014

• #7

Beautiful job, that Bulldog looks good as new!

 

lucky695

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 2, 2013

795

143

• Oct 31, 2014

• #8

keep up the good work. I love doing these kind of projects.

 

beardedbassguy

Lurker

Oct 31, 2014

20

0

• Nov 1, 2014

• #9

That is a gorgeous pipe. Great work restoring her!

 

fnord

Lifer

Dec 28, 2011

2,746

8

Topeka, KS

• Nov 1, 2014

• #10

Dave:
That DH Rhodesian caught my eye when you first posted this windfall. (I really try my damnedest not to covet pipes around here, but this burner is so classically beautiful that I'm fighting off the green-eyed monster.) If you ever decide that it no longer buzzes your buttons, just shoot me a PM, okay?
Your f-i-l is still my choice for the 2014 "Pipe Hero of the Year" award. It's more than obvious that he thinks pretty highly of you.
Fnord

 

dottiewarden

Lifer

Mar 25, 2014

3,053

57

Toronto

• Nov 1, 2014

• #11

Top drawer on the Dunny shaintiques!

 

darthcider

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 24, 2014

717

2

Wales

• Nov 1, 2014

• #12

It looks like a different pipe.

Good job, well done.

 

gregprince

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 29, 2014

276

0

• Nov 1, 2014

• #13

Very nice restore, I like to see crisp stampings after a restore. I've seen too many buffed carelessly. As voorhees suggests, she's calling for some Dunhill.

 

johnnyreb

Lifer

Aug 21, 2014

1,961

612

• Nov 1, 2014

• #14

Great job on a nice pipe!

 

petes03

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

6,212

10,654

The Hills of Tennessee

• Nov 1, 2014

• #15

Nice job Dave, that's a real beauty!

 

xrundog

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 23, 2014

737

1

Ames, IA

• Nov 1, 2014

• #16

Pretty pipe!

 

irish

Lifer

Aug 12, 2011

1,121

6

Texas

• Nov 1, 2014

• #17

Great job Dave !! Hope she smokes as good as she looks .

 

newbroom

Lifer

Jul 11, 2014

6,133

6,843

Florida

• Nov 1, 2014

• #18

I filled my MM Morgan with some Nightcap in your honor as I read this thread. Nice work cleaning that 'dog' up!

Let us know just what a smoking machine that puppy is!

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

15,778

35

Bethlehem, Pa.

• Nov 1, 2014

• #19

Excellent job on that and a wonderful classic shape. Enjoy.

 

saltedplug

Lifer

Aug 20, 2013

5,194

5,101

• Nov 1, 2014

• #20

Very fine work and equally fine pipe!