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Help Identifying A Phill 582
I got this pipe in a lot on eBay. It's a bent billiard marked Phill 582. It's also marked Bruyere Francaise. Any information about it would be appreciated! -
This Week's Restorations
Wow! Those are almost too nice to smoke! A job well done for sure.- Byrd
- Post #8
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Post a Photo-NO COMMENTS-just cool pictures
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- Post #43
- Forum: General Discussion
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Estate Peterson 307 pipe
You can tell that the bowl has been reamed if you enlarge the picture. I think that's a good thing because it tells you what condition your bowl is in. That being said I wouldn't worry about that one. I'm a believer in bowl coating and use them on the estates that I smoke. If you want to add...- Byrd
- Post #11
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!
Medico that I'm smoking now...- Byrd
- Post #1,552
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Mastercraft Back To Life
Thanks all for the the feedback! I actually thought about the fade After I'd put the band on and stippled the stem! Then it was too late! Appreciate the tip about Gflex as well. I'll need to pickup some. I've discovered that every pipe is a learning curve and I'm kinda new at refurbishing them...- Byrd
- Post #16
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Mastercraft Back To Life
LoL! I think he wanted to play with it!- Byrd
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Mastercraft Back To Life
Appreciate it! This was the most I've ever put into a pipe. I looked at it as a challenge and wanted to see how far I could go with it.- Byrd
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Mastercraft Back To Life
This was a well used pipe! Formerly leather covered, cracked shank, and the stem was chewed shut. I heated the stem to try and raise the tooth dents and had to push a rod down it to open it up. I then used CA to even it out. The stummel soaked for days in cotton balls and alcohol, then I reamed...- Byrd
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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More Estate Pipes!
Thank you! I sure enjoyed doing these!- Byrd
- Post #8
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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More Estate Pipes!
A couple of estate finds I finished this afternoon. Both are Churchills and you can see by the before picture the condition of one of them. The burgundy one wasn't so bad. There's a bit of burn on the rim I couldn't get out because I didn't want to refinish the whole pipe. You can see a picture...- Byrd
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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More Estate Pipes!
That's the Churchill's. It'll be an easy clean up. It's in great shape, just dirty. The man who owned them said they hadn't been smoked in 30 years.- Byrd
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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More Estate Pipes!
A friend called this morning and told me of an estate sale that had pipes! Of course I went, and for $10 picked these up. A Churchill's Panel 123 What looks like a former leather covered pipe marked MC on the stem and a no name briar!- Byrd
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- Replies: 7
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Estate Finds And Advise Needed!
Thank you! I agree that restoring these pipes is very rewarding! It's fun to bring one back to life again. This one was a mess inside, it was completely plugged up so it did take some work but worth it for sure!- Byrd
- Post #17
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Estate Finds And Advise Needed!
I finished the Crown of England pipe. I'm happy with how it turned out. Sanding around the crown on the stem was fun...- Byrd
- Post #15
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance