8 Charatan Factory Pipes Restored

[poettheologian]

Been busy the past two days restoring these EBAY pipes. I’m a novice at this, probably most proud of how clean I got the inner bowl using a bowling ball knife and a salt/alcohol bath. Fresh as can be. I’m passable at best on mouthpieces.
12 O’clock Charatan’s Make Lane era Special 90 Dublin
1 O’clock Charatan's Make Sandblasted Billiard 3102 DC 1961-1965 Lane Marked
3 O’clock Charatan's Make Special Rhodesian 322DC 1960-1965 Lane Marked
5 O’clock Charatan's Make Belvedere Dublin 481DC 1965-1976
6 O’clock Tinder Box Unique Canadian made by Charatan
7 O’clock Ben Wade Danish Hand Model 200 Smooth Freehand Preben Holm 1970’s in cooperation with Charatan
9 O’clock Mountbatten Smooth Bent Billiard 802 (Lane Charatan apprentice made)
11 O’clock Mountbatten 8060 from Large Bent Apple Briar Pipe Made in England (Lane Charatan apprentice made)

 

[Roach1]

Nice Job.

 

[poettheologian]

Nice Job.

Thank you. I got them to add to my Charatan collection so I can forgive myself for the mistakes I made.

 

[jguss]

I’m passable at best on mouthpieces.

That’s ok, by and large so was Charatan.

 

[jhowell]

I had to look up "bowling ball knife" - it's a machinist triangular scraper. Unbeknownst to me, I've been using a bowling ball knife for years, but never on a bowling ball...

 

[ssjones]

That’s ok, by and large so was Charatan.

Bingo, it's an acquired taste.

 

[OzPiper]

Bingo, it's an acquired taste.

NEVER !