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  1. MilesDavis

    A Newbie Obsession in Collection/Restoration

    If you still do not have a "buffer setup", I would recommend purchasing a Dremmel, some cloth buffing wheels and bars of polishing compound (Tripoli, White Diamond, Carnauba Wax). I have an old first generation Dremmel and it's served me well through roughly 300 pipes.
  2. MilesDavis

    Edward's Pipe Smoking Pamphlet Circa 1965

    I frequented Edward's on Henderson Boulevard in Tampa. I worked nearby at "the Commons" building on Dale Mabry. Tampa, of course, is home to a lot of cigar shops. I lived across the Bay in Dunedin. I currently live in the small country town of McLean, Il.
  3. MilesDavis

    Edward's Pipe Smoking Pamphlet Circa 1965

    Happy to oblige!
  4. MilesDavis

    Edward's Pipe Smoking Pamphlet Circa 1965

    I stumbled upon this at an antique store in Illinois. I lived across the bay from Tampa and frequented Edward's on a regular basis to pick up cigars--before taking up the pipe. This cute little pamphlet has lots of good advice for the new piper.
  5. MilesDavis

    Charatan Belvedere, lowest smooth grade??

    Here's one I just restored. Nothing special about the grain on this one. The stem had a hole in it the size of a kernel of corn. Interestingly enough. the hole was at the bottom of the stem while the top was quite unmarked!
  6. MilesDavis

    A Serious Crack. Repairable?

    This Charatan's Make Belvedere #4 arrived today with a serious crack. The pipe surely exhibits the characteristics of a careless smoker. The rim is damaged from a torch lighter, the shank and stummel show evidence of being battered against something hard, the stem is dented behind the button...
  7. MilesDavis

    Brother's Auction Find

    I have far fewer pipes than stands to hold them in. My brother came through with this auction find. He stated that he left the more expensive pipes behind and just bought these cheap ones. Amidst these cheap ones were two Charatan's Make and a GBD. Not bad! They need work, but that's what I...
  8. MilesDavis

    Cracked Bowl, Worth Trying to Fix?

    I've "fixed" pipes that were cracked like that, wicking in some very thin superglue with a pipette, usually followed by sanding and polishing. . The result is a glued-up cracked pipe. Usable and stable. (Better a cracked pipe than a crack pipe!)
  9. MilesDavis

    A Much Cratered Seville With a Surprise

    It's interesting and somewhat odd that I remember this pipe but I have no recollection of this post! I retrieved the pipe and then remembered it takes the Savinelli 9mm filter and not the standard 9mm charcoal types. Hmmm.
  10. MilesDavis

    Nailed It!

    Not wanting to give up, I managed to remove the glued-in pipe cleaner using various drill pits and other pointed objects. With that done, the stummel got a thorough sanding. Sanding the rim here with 400-grit to remove various scratches and burn marks. Wet sanding with 190-proof alcohol...
  11. MilesDavis

    Found Some Pipes at a Cabin in Zion...

    I have no advice per the meerschaum pipes, but the briars would be fun to work on. When I get a pipe like that, I'll remove the old cake, and then take it to the sink with a spray bottle of Awesome! cleaner ($1.25 per bottle at DollarTree) and go to town. I'll use a toothbrush, a brass brush...
  12. MilesDavis

    Crack in the Shank of my Savinelli Florence!

    Here's a picture from the "Nailed It!" thread. SuperGlue can be the dickens to sand off once it dries, so a bit of Vaseline away from the crack can prohibit a bit of extra work.
  13. MilesDavis

    First restoration

    Beautiful work! That's a pretty pipe!
  14. MilesDavis

    Here's Your Big Mouth

    The pipe is 1.75'' across with a 1.25'' opening. Almost 2'' top to bottom. I prefer larger pipes, but this one--wow!
  15. MilesDavis

    Nailed It!

    Sometimes things don't turn out the way you like. Last evening, I began work on the second "nailed" pipe. I noticed a crack in the stem, so, following my own advice (from another thread), I wicked in some SuperGlue using a chopstick coated in Vaseline to pry the crack open while protecting the...
  16. MilesDavis

    Refreshing the logo on this Savinelli Autograph stem

    I stated above that I wiped off the excess. Not quite true. I wiped off what would come off easily, then went over it with a Dremel and polishing wheel.
  17. MilesDavis

    Nailed It!

    The pipe is 1.75'' across with a 1.25'' opening. Almost 2'' top to bottom. I prefer larger pipes, but this one--wow!
  18. MilesDavis

    Nailed It!

    This is the one with the duct tape. The scar represents the amount of burnt stummel I eventually had to remove. I filled it (the outside) with superglue mixed with sanding dust. Then, layers of pipe mud on the inside--I'm still working on that. I reckon I won't be smoking this one and won't...
  19. MilesDavis

    Here's Your Big Mouth

    I may have to open a second tin of tobacco!
  20. MilesDavis

    Crack in the Shank of my Savinelli Florence!

    (Caveat: If it were my pipe) I would insert a chop stick coated in Vaseline (to protect the innards) and use it to leverage the crack slightly open, then wick in some thin superglue with a pipette and clamp it tight. I would keep some superglue solvent handy to wipe up the access. The chop...
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