Undressing a "Dress" Pipe

gmwolford

Lifer

Jul 26, 2012

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5

WV, USA

• Dec 12, 2014

• #1

A few days ago I received a Stanwell Black Diamond in the mail, gifted to me from a friend on Instagram. The easy clean up I expected turned into a full blown project, with me "undressing" the pipe and restaining it. Here's the rest of the story if you're interested:

http://rebornpipes.com/2014/12/12/undressing-a-stanwell-black-diamond/

 

prndl

Lifer

Apr 30, 2014

1,571

2,901

• Dec 12, 2014

• #2

am a sucker for ebony pipes, but your redux is impressive.
well done, sir.

 

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zitotczito

Lifer

Aug 12, 2014

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175

• Dec 12, 2014

• #3

Wow, nice job there. I like unstained wood grain pipes to show off the different patterns.

 

huntertrw

Lifer

Jul 23, 2014

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5,504

The Lower Forty of Hill Country

• Dec 12, 2014

• #4

With pretty grain like that, why would Stanwell have stained it black in the first place? Your version is MUCH preferable to my taste.

 

mephistopheles

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 14, 2014

545

0

• Dec 12, 2014

• #5

+1 Huntertrw
Lookin' good. Great work.

 

gmwolford

Lifer

Jul 26, 2012

1,355

5

WV, USA

• Dec 12, 2014

• #6

Thanks, gents. I don't know if that piece of briar got unlucky and I got lucky or what. I really was afraid what I might find under that black coat!

 

anthonyrosenthal74

Lifer

Jan 8, 2013

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733

• Dec 12, 2014

• #7

I hate to see a nice pipe covered in black. Thank you for saving that pipe's life.

 

jeepnewbie

Part of the Furniture Now

Jul 12, 2013

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Byron

www.facebook.com

• Dec 12, 2014

• #8

Beautiful work!

 

zekest

Lifer

Apr 1, 2013

1,136

9

• Dec 13, 2014

• #9

Looks better than Sir Stanwell could have done it himself!
Bet that will give you long, cool, sweet smokes.

 

texmexpipe

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 20, 2014

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246

• Dec 13, 2014

• #10

Wow! Great job on that one!

 

darthcider

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 24, 2014

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Wales

• Dec 13, 2014

• #11

Nice job, looks better naked.

 

petes03

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

6,212

10,653

The Hills of Tennessee

• Dec 13, 2014

• #12

Nice!

 

dottiewarden

Lifer

Mar 25, 2014

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57

Toronto

• Dec 13, 2014

• #13

am a sucker for ebony pipes, but your redux is impressive.

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Nice work, and you're lucky with what was underneath the original finish, but personally I like to have a pipe or two on hand that go with a tuxedo!
My two dress pipes are:
Chacom Samba 44 Ebony Bent Dublín with a green rim and green accents on the black acrylic stem
Chacom Volute 1 Orange

 

toby67

Can't Leave

Sep 30, 2014

413

1

Australia

• Dec 13, 2014

• #14

I love what you did to this pipe,my hat grain is beautiful. In my opinion it was a crime to hide that grain in the beginning. Just amazing what you accomplished, great job

 

rigmedic1

Lifer

May 29, 2011

3,896

75

• Dec 13, 2014

• #15

That is a nice pipe! I had purchased a pipe with a finish that started to bubble off. I wish I had thought to do the same thing.

 

jessicac

Starting to Get Obsessed

Aug 7, 2014

223

2

• Dec 13, 2014

• #16

Personally , I prefer the ebonies, but still that's a remarkable job you did.

 

ssjones

Moderator

Staff member

May 11, 2011

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11,302

Maryland

postimg.cc

• Dec 13, 2014

• #17

I love the new look!

 

agnosticpipe

Lifer

Nov 3, 2013

3,345

3,483

In the sticks in Mississippi

• Dec 13, 2014

• #18

Nice job Greg! I've never been fond of black pipes, I guess because they look less like they're made of wood. Dark stains no problem, as long as I can tell they're made of wood. Keep up the good work! :clap:

 

antbauers

Part of the Furniture Now

Jul 12, 2013

675

0

• Dec 14, 2014

• #19

Ofcourse great work as always Greg! A fine choice to "undress" this one, it's much more appealing this way.

 

danielplainview

Lifer

Mar 30, 2014

2,853

78

wv

• Dec 14, 2014

• #20

Well done. Looks much better with grain.