1985 Dunhill Shell Billiard Restored

[ssjones]

This one belongs to a fellow forum member who found it at an antique shop. Full restoration details are at my Reborn Pipes blog:

Dunhill Shell Big Billiard Restored

By Al Jones This Dunhill Shell billiard belongs to a member of the PipesMagazine.com forum, and was found at small antique store in Tennessee. He collects antique tools and pipes and spied this sit…

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It took a fair amount of work, it's not perfect, but I'm pleased with the result. Here's what I started with:

 

[ssjones]

And finished. Dunhill made some pretty good pipes in the 1980's!

 

[didimauw]

Fantastic! I love looking at the shell billiards.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

A real classic, nice work @ssjones

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Well done!

 

[jpberg]

Very nice Al.

 

[EchoPlex]

Stunning. I could look at before/after pics all day.

 

[Bbailey324]

That looks really nice.

 

[kcghost]

Nice job of restoring this pipe. It looked like you could smoke it in its original state.

 

[ssjones]

Nice job of restoring this pipe. It looked like you could smoke it in its original state.

Thanks, but only close. The button still has some wear, that can't be unrung. The gunk inside the shank was as thick as I've ever encountered (folks who use the Dunhill stinger tubes should be thanked!). I gave it a good scrub and hope no ghosting remains.

 

[yohanan]

Considering the wear and tear on the stem that's an Excellent Resto, Congrats!!!

 

[stevecourtright]

Bravo! Classy.

 

[Honkytonk Man]

@ssjones .Great work!

 

[WerewolfOfLondon]

That's fantastic.

 

[jhowell]

Nice!

 

[mso489]

Perhaps better than the current product. It certainly looks great. I'm not a Dunhill guy, but they make a handsome traditional pipe. Plenty of years left in that briar.