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Restoring Shine to the briar
@avail I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes new pipes have a matt finish, and some do not. After a good wash with a cloth to enhance the shine use a 12,000 grid polishing pad. You’d be amused what these very, very fine pads can do. You may want to out a little mineral oil on the finish as...- woodrow
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Buffing/Polishing Compounds to Use with Buffing Machine?
I envy those with room for polishing wheels. There’s lot of exotic solutions on the market. The Briarworks product is very good, and the pen guy makes a good solution. I’m still with oxy and water, then magic erasure, then the micro pads. There was some stem polish that worked for me a while...- woodrow
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A Worn Out Star Grade Lee
Very restorable. Ream and a good alcohol soak. The crack is an easy fix with crazy glue. A restorers dream this one- woodrow
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Can You Spot The Burn-through?
Sorry. But looks like the jpegs are unavailable. It’s too bad. Really wanted to see what a burn out looks like. Never had one.- woodrow
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Pipe stem loose after every smoke
Beeswax does the trick everytime. Stems loosen in the cold and dry weather and tighten a bit in high heat and humidity. Grab a chunk of beeswax, rub on tenon and insert the pipe. Then do it again. The wax usually builds up. Straight unperfumed candle wax does the same thing. Beeswax is always...- woodrow
- Post #28
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Petroleum/Diesel Smell in New(ish) Vauen Pipe ??
The above. Agree with mso489. Had a guy spray lemon pledge on a pipe and that did the nasty. Careful using anything petroleum on your pipe. Only natural non petrol based. overall one can give the pipe an alcohol bath, or leech with cotton balls and iso alcohol. I used to clean other brandy, but...- woodrow
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Pipes Never Smoked Down to the Bottom
Just a note back to the original poster. If one smokes all the way to the bottom and forms a decent protecting cake, what I do is ream 2/3 of the bowl only, making sure there is still some of the bottom cake remaining.- woodrow
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Melfort, Sk Canada calling!
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada says hello! Glad I’ve found fellow pipers! -Bill Wood- woodrow
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