Sorry to be obnoxious and repost this. And the pipe is not exactly new (from 1942), nor is this thread. But I realized that my original thread began in the Repair and Maintenance forum, since I was making sure I wasn't missing anything in my preparation for my very first restoration project. My "finished" pictures were buried down at the bottom. And the title of the thread didn't really get across that I had finished!
And I was pretty happy with how the project turned out, especially for my first time, so I thought I would post again, this time in the Pipes forum, since this crusty Dunhill from 1942, which was in pretty good structural shape for its age, but needed some cosmetic work, and lots of cleaning, is now basically a new pipe...to me that is! hehe
I detailed all the steps I undertook in the other thread, basically compiled from trolling the forums and accumulating all the knowledge I could. I didn't remove the chunk missing from the rim and the other assorted dings since for a 70 year old pipe it just seemed right for character building!
And I was pretty happy with how the project turned out, especially for my first time, so I thought I would post again, this time in the Pipes forum, since this crusty Dunhill from 1942, which was in pretty good structural shape for its age, but needed some cosmetic work, and lots of cleaning, is now basically a new pipe...to me that is! hehe
I detailed all the steps I undertook in the other thread, basically compiled from trolling the forums and accumulating all the knowledge I could. I didn't remove the chunk missing from the rim and the other assorted dings since for a 70 year old pipe it just seemed right for character building!