old Dr Grabow get a second chance

jasongone

Part of the Furniture Now

Mar 23, 2011

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #1

went to one of my local B&Ms last week to get some tobacco. while i was there i grabbed a few old beat up estate grabows to play with. this guy was in the super cheap no one likes me basket.

here is what he looked like when i found him...

now he looks like this

 

rickpal14

Lifer

Jun 9, 2011

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #2

Very nice jasongone!!! I like it!!

 

jasongone

Part of the Furniture Now

Mar 23, 2011

511

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #3

thank you sir.

 

lordnoble

Lifer

Jul 13, 2010

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #4

Awesome! It looks like you finally removed the excess material to bring the pipe to full life. Kinda like it was leading a false existence before you released it.
-Jason

 

pstlpkr

Lifer

Dec 14, 2009

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Birmingham, AL

• Jul 18, 2011

• #5

Excellent job Jason!

I have an old Dr. Grabow and it is one of my favorite smokers...

It's an adjustomatic as well, don't get any better than that.

:clap:

 

thekiltedchaplain

Starting to Get Obsessed

May 11, 2011

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #6

Very Nice, it's amazing how much more interesting a little well executed rustification can make a pipe.

 

mukihr

Might Stick Around

Jun 27, 2011

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #7

very nice job... congratulations

regards,daniel

 

unclearthur

Lifer

Mar 9, 2010

6,875

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #8

Well done! A HUGE improvement!

 

ace57

Lifer

Jun 21, 2011

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #9

Very nice :clap:

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

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Bethlehem, Pa.

• Jul 18, 2011

• #10

Excellent job.

 

portascat

Lifer

Jan 24, 2011

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Happy Hunting Grounds

• Jul 18, 2011

• #11

Old Grabows never die, they just get clipped and rusticated.

 

riptide

Part of the Furniture Now

Jul 27, 2010

662

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Colorado

• Jul 18, 2011

• #12

Very Cool. I never thought about doing something like that.

 

ranger

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jul 2, 2011

198

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #13

That pipe, (to my way of thinking), is so much better than many other posts I've seen wherein a persons life savings, or the need to almost mortgage the house was needed in order to purchase pipes?
Now this to me is a ... 'WOW'!

 

whitebriar

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jul 14, 2010

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #14

thank you for bringing that old pipe to life--good job--

 

lonestar

Lifer

Mar 22, 2011

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Edgewood Texas

• Jul 18, 2011

• #15

Excellent work as always ! You could probably make some decent income doing these on the side if you can find enough estate pipes cheap. You've certainly turned this one into a nice pipe.

Not that anythings wrong with Grabows, they're great smokers, but I wouldnt give $2 for it before.

Not sure what I'd spend on it now, but I'd sure consider buying it at a decent price (if I was buying any more pipes!)

 

docwatson

Lifer

Jul 2, 2009

1,149

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New England

• Jul 18, 2011

• #16

Watch out, that becomes as habit forming as PAD. next thing you know you'll have a whole room dedicated to pipe restoration like lots of folks I know. LOL

good job

 

jasongone

Part of the Furniture Now

Mar 23, 2011

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #17

thanks all.

doc - it has already become pretty habit forming. my collection has about twenty of these revamped partially rusticated old pipes. it's gotten to the point that when i look at estate pipes i am looking for a way to do such a thing to it.

this guy was the most abused pipe i have ever personally gotten a hold of.

it looked like someone put it onto a sanding or grinding wheel. the sanding around the rim was very deep, and changed the bowl shape. the metal band was a little chewed up and textured from something, as well as a few chunk taken out of the stem. the pipe cost me $3.

i was very pleased that i was able to get the chunks smoothed out on the stem, and that the spade remained through it all. there is a very small spot behind the spade where you can see the chunk was removed.

and i used arthurs trick with the steel wool and oxy-clean on this one... worked brilliantly.

 

ejames

Lifer

Oct 6, 2009

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #18

I have three of those Silver Duke dublins in rotation. Great smokers! Nice work! The guy that had that pipe before you shoulda been horse whipped!

 

jasongone

Part of the Furniture Now

Mar 23, 2011

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #19

thanks ejames. i was curious what you would think of it.

i haven't smoked this guy yet, but i will be giving him a try soon.

also picked up another starfire (kind of a bigger dublin) and a royal duke.

the royal duke is naked right now the starfire has been rusticated and is currently going through it's first finsih sanding. i may trade one of these three when all is finished.

 

menckenite

Part of the Furniture Now

Jun 21, 2010

867

3

Alabama

• Jul 18, 2011

• #20

That's a nice save!