I corrected my earlier post about the Barontini De Luxe #369. It's a #379. As is this pipe for today, a Barontini Amoretto in the #379 shape.
Once again, this one has a stem issue. I don't want to image how this ocurred:
Aren't you supposed to unclench your teeth BEFORE you remove your pipe? Anyway, I ground out the damage as best I could and filled the resulting gap with black, medium thickness Superglue and stem dust:
Then a lot of filing and sanding. Many thanks to whomever suggested fingernail sanding blocks. As a guitarist I use them, so I have a bunch of multi-grit, multi-color blocks. They were ideal for shaping the stem:
The stummel had a number of nicks, so I sanded it down to bare wood and started over. Once sanded I added a little saddle tan leather dye to enhance the color. These Barontini briars are really pretty.
Added to my collection of Barontinis. Here are my three #379s. From the top, a Grand Duc, then the De Luxe and the Amaretto.
Once again, this one has a stem issue. I don't want to image how this ocurred:
Aren't you supposed to unclench your teeth BEFORE you remove your pipe? Anyway, I ground out the damage as best I could and filled the resulting gap with black, medium thickness Superglue and stem dust:
Then a lot of filing and sanding. Many thanks to whomever suggested fingernail sanding blocks. As a guitarist I use them, so I have a bunch of multi-grit, multi-color blocks. They were ideal for shaping the stem:
The stummel had a number of nicks, so I sanded it down to bare wood and started over. Once sanded I added a little saddle tan leather dye to enhance the color. These Barontini briars are really pretty.
Added to my collection of Barontinis. Here are my three #379s. From the top, a Grand Duc, then the De Luxe and the Amaretto.
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