This batch was supposed to be an easy one, but noo, two rims had to be completely reshaped... Reshaping any part of a pipe is always nerve-wracking.
This Week's Restorations
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Love the grain in that Pete on the front right, and that burl-looking one in the back left corner!
Wow that's really amazing looking. I see faces in the grain like a Brian Froude painting .
Lately i have been getting very lucky in the grain department - here are some more of the same lot plus 2 other pipes which are not in this photo, but both are pre-republic Petersons.
Wow! Those are almost too nice to smoke! A job well done for sure.
No pipe is too nice to smoke in my opinion. I have a strict anti-hostage taking policy
Ok i give up let me pm you...Where's my Aigner Bulldog?
What is the green leather wrap on that pipe in the upper left hand of the picture? Did it come with the pipe? I make something similar for my pipes out of black heavy stock paper, to protect my rubber stems against light.
Much nicer than my paper tubes! They really work to keep the vulcanite from tarnishing, by the way!That's the right Idea, i am just experimenting. It's lamb leather for me
After a certain amount of pipes in the collection it becomes such a chore to keep the stems shiny
Oh yes definitely! The slow down the oxidation immensely especially if it's a tight fit. It's pretty hard to find the right leather, but the last few turned out great - I just needed some premium soft leather, one size down and it's a perfect fit... Zero light goes in and air leaks are also reduced
you do a great job. Would you mind briefly describing your buffing process? mine never look like that ahahah
Thank you , but please look it up i had to describe the same thing like 5 times already just in the last month. There are also full restoration threads i posted in pipes repair. I am sorry but it's getting quite repetitive
