I found this GBD 9438 on Ebay last week. It looked a little rough, but it was cheap and I thought I'd clean it up and resell it. The seller had some very good pictures (my "before" shots below), so I knew exactly what I was buying. It cleaned up pretty nicely and compliments my other 9438 and 9676 variant on a Rhodesian.
The stem took some effort to remove the tooth waves from the top of the stem and one tooth prick below. It's still a very tight fit for the tenon and mortise but I guess that is better than too loose.
The bowl was soaked in Everclear and salt, and absorbed quite a bit of tobacco stain. I suspect there may still be some ghosts to banish. I buffed it lightly with Tripoli, White Diamond and than some Carnuba. The dark finish is growing on me.
After finishing it, I decided it will remain and join my other GBD Rhodesians. I'm on the road the next two days, but it's packed in my pouch with some MM965 for ghost-banishing duty.
Before:
After:
My GBD Rhodesians, a 9676 Seventy-Six Colossus, 9438 Tapestry and the new 9438 Fantasy.
The stem took some effort to remove the tooth waves from the top of the stem and one tooth prick below. It's still a very tight fit for the tenon and mortise but I guess that is better than too loose.
The bowl was soaked in Everclear and salt, and absorbed quite a bit of tobacco stain. I suspect there may still be some ghosts to banish. I buffed it lightly with Tripoli, White Diamond and than some Carnuba. The dark finish is growing on me.
After finishing it, I decided it will remain and join my other GBD Rhodesians. I'm on the road the next two days, but it's packed in my pouch with some MM965 for ghost-banishing duty.
Before:
After:
My GBD Rhodesians, a 9676 Seventy-Six Colossus, 9438 Tapestry and the new 9438 Fantasy.
