An Irwin For IPSD 2019

[Chasing Embers]

My wife picked up a GBD made Irwin's 9613 as an early birthday present, and while cleaning it up I decided to not smoke it until IPSD this month. No abrasives were used except a wet paper towel with a lighter, toothpaste, and my thumb, and the cake was removed with a Case XX clip blade. In reading about the Irwin's line, I found that the pipes were cured with rum. To simulate this I've coated the bowl with a very fine layer of rum simple syrup and coated the layer with sorghum ash. The stem will be thumb buffed with a little more toothpaste but satisfied overall.

 

[scloyd]

Wow! That's fantastic...good job.

 

[seanv]

Really impressive. Looks great and hard to believe you did this all with minimal products

 

[Chasing Embers]

I've been avoiding sandpaper and micromesh for almost a year. Too much risk of altering the stem shape and size plus they can remove stem logos.

 

[haparnold]

Wow! Seriously good work man.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Thanks! That Haddo's is going to be it's inaugural smoke! ::

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Wow! That turned out great, Duane! :clap: Enjoy the heck out of it!

I decided to not smoke it until IPSD this month.

Well, at least your not waiting until Christmas :rofl:
Rum cured? That sounds interesting. I believe that's the first I've heard of that.

 

[crashthegrey]

Looks great.

 

[lifesizehobbit]

Nice! I wouldn't have believed you accomplished that with some basic household implements.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I had been using a Magic Eraser, Barkeeper's Friend, and toothpaste. Now I've used a lighter and a wet paper towel to remove the oxidation and toothpaste to shine it up.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Very nice work!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Very nice work!

Thanks! Being my first GBD pipe I took things nice and slow. My wife definitely knocked it out of the ballpark with this one.

 

[leafsmoker]

Thanks for the enlightenment. I will try the Toothpaste when needed. I have been using the magic eraser for a few years and I am happy with the results. Happy IPSD and enjoy the Haddo's for the first smoke!

 

[Chasing Embers]

I will try the Toothpaste when needed. I have been using the magic eraser for a few years and I am happy with the results.

Magic Erasers do a great job and have used them in the past on many cleanups. The toothpaste just gives it that mirror shine.