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With these colors you can match most
to match Peterson red first apply blue then red over top. ?
Thanks @BROBS That’s a big help. I have a pre-republic Killarney that I had to sand the rim on. I may sand the whole thing and restain it. I also have a prerepublic Sterling that I sanded the rim on. This one doesn’t stand out as much as the Killarney but a little more than I expected. I’ll post pics in a bit.
It’s hard to tell exactly from the pics but the rims are lighter than the bodies after sanding and waxing. The Killarney was my grandfather’s pipe. It has a removable stinger. The Sterling looks like it might have had a stinger because there is a well but it’s not a system pipe. Color suggestions for these?
Is the “stinger” a tube?
that top one is a Killarney? Does it have a replacement stem? Does it have any reddish hue left?
the Sterling: does it have a red hue to it at all? If not the light brown might help the rim. You can always start lighter and add coats or switch to a darker stain after if it’s still too light. You may need to lightly sand the rim to get it to accept the stain.. also flame the stain lightly between coats.
For the Killarney I would try a few drops of red in the light brown ... perhaps the medium brown. (Maybe even over top)
sometimes I would experiment the color a bit on a sacrificial junk pipe that I sanded bare.
sometimes I would experiment the color a bit on a sacrificial junk pipe that I sanded bare.
No, it’s an actual stinger. The stem is original makes with a K. The stamping is Killarney a Peterson product. They made some with stingers and the research of the Sterlings shows they also had stingers. Probably for the American market. There is a post on Reborn pipes of a pre repub Sterling with a stinger.
Yes. The one on top. The hue is not nearly as red as the modern Killarney but it’s possible that there is some reddish time in there. It might be more of a mahogany.
Interesting. I’ve never got one with the stinger in it but a few have had a Dunhill inner tube type tube in them.
I have one like that, too. Was also my grandfather’s. A Deluxe straight pot shape. Can’t remember the shape number. That one also has a bone chimney so they were testing everything!
The stinger is press fit with a split section at the top that fits into the tenon so it’s easy to remove. I imagine that a lot of them disappeared.
Yup even on unsmoked pipes I’ve got they must have been yanked out
Decided to go over the Killarney with micro mesh then finished with Paragon wax. Color is more even now. Spent a little more time on the rim, too, and was able to get more of the blackening off. Looks like I didn’t take a picture of a rim before the initial cleaning but I put a profile “before” pic below.
Thank you sir! I came across that in one of their posts. The mahogany might have worked with the original color on this Killarney.
That looks really nice. I like the new color, and you can see the grain better.
There have been pipes that I’ve topped where the top looked stark in its shape afterwards or too sharp on its edges. You might consider rounding the chamber edge or even giving it a 45 degree slant like this.
There have been pipes that I’ve topped where the top looked stark in its shape afterwards or too sharp on its edges. You might consider rounding the chamber edge or even giving it a 45 degree slant like this.
Thanks! I’m pretty happy with the way this one came out. I have a Savinelli millennium pipe that I topped and ended up chamfering, mostly because the bowl seemed a bit out of round and the rim blackening was extensive and the chamfer worked well. The one you shared looks great!
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