So I have a few estate pipes de-gunked, scoured down to bare wood and ready to move on to the next phases of refurbishment. I find myself facing a dilemma though. I have sanded out all the surface flaws but I cant decide if I want to sand out the deeper flaws.
It just seems silly to me, to remove a bunch of perfectly good briar in order to hide that a pipe is old and worn. I also worry about making mistakes while reshaping. I don't know much about wood working but I do know its mighty difficult to put wood back.
Do you find it is generally worth it to sand out the gouges and worn spots on old estates or do you generally leave them and focus on the finish?
It just seems silly to me, to remove a bunch of perfectly good briar in order to hide that a pipe is old and worn. I also worry about making mistakes while reshaping. I don't know much about wood working but I do know its mighty difficult to put wood back.
Do you find it is generally worth it to sand out the gouges and worn spots on old estates or do you generally leave them and focus on the finish?
