Barling’s Make, My Latest eBay Find

[T-townrestore]

I found this Barling's Make Ye Olde Wood Straight Grain Billiard on eBay. It’s pretty rough and I know the stem isn’t original. It says JJ Fox & Co on the opposite side of the shank. Now I’ve been fix up pipes and learning a lot about them along with the does and don’ts. With this one I don’t know if I’ll practice on it. Is there any value in having it properly stemmed and fix up by a master, or would one say it’s safe for me to go ahead and work on it myself?

 

[craig61a]

Nomenclature looks pretty buffed out, and the previous owner must have spent a lot of time in a high wind scenario... I'd just clean it up myself. If the stem works I'd just be inclined to leave it as is. You can finish sand the bowl to remove the char or just char the whole stummel. That charred wood look was popular back in the 70's - Retro.

 

[T-townrestore]

Nomenclature looks pretty buffed out, and the previous owner must have spent a lot of time in a high wind scenario... I'd just clean it up myself. If the stem works I'd just be inclined to leave it as is. You can finish sand the bowl to remove the char or just char the whole stummel. That charred wood look was popular back in the 70's - Retro.View attachment 145509

Do Shou Sugi Ban? I can tell it’s been a well loved pipe. It was a total of 14 bucks, so me doing it won’t be a bust to my wallet.

 

[T-townrestore]

I found this Barling's Make Ye Olde Wood Straight Grain Billiard on eBay. It’s pretty rough and I know the stem isn’t original. It says JJ Fox & Co on the opposite side of the shank. Now I’ve been fix up pipes and learning a lot about them along with the does and don’ts. With this one I don’t know if I’ll practice on it. Is there any value in having it properly stemmed and fix up by a master, or would one say it’s safe for me to go ahead and work on it myself?

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@georged what are your thoughts on this?

 

[SpookedPiper]

Looks like you should enjoy and play with it.

I do like the torching idea above, that sounds like fun.

I don't think a master would do much to it, really and you would be thawing good money after bad.

Post up is she gets charred up!

 

[didimauw]

What's the inside of the chamber look like? I won't have any good advice but I love seeing the hard smoked well worn pipes up close lol.

 

[T-townrestore]

What's the inside of the chamber look like? I won't have any good advice but I love seeing the hard smoked well worn pipes up close lol.

Here’s the chamber, sorry for the poor quality photo, it’s the one used when it was posted on eBay. I would get you a pic myself, but I’m at a baseball tournament all day.

 

[T-townrestore]

Looks like you should enjoy and play with it.

I do like the torching idea above, that sounds like fun.

I don't think a master would do much to it, really and you would be thawing good money after bad.

Post up is she gets charred up!

I couldn’t bring myself to char it. It has too nice of a grain.
And this is what happens when your glove breaks when you’re staining.

 

[runscott]

I couldn’t bring myself to char it. It has too nice of a grain.
View attachment 146415And this is what happens when your glove breaks when you’re staining.

Nice job!

 

[T-townrestore]

Nice job!

Thanks, but I hate the stem though, and I haven’t made one before. So, I might just have to keep my eyes open for one I can make fit, send it to someone to make it, or bite the bullet buy the tools and learn how to make one myself.

 

[greeneyes]

Send to Lewis Pipe Shop.

 

[T-townrestore]

Send to Lewis Pipe Shop.

Hmm, I’ll check them out thanks

 

[kcghost]

Briarville is good also.

 

[OzPiper]

Great job with the re-staining. Eye-popping grain
Photos of the charred area please ?
I'd love to see what you've done with that area

 

[mikethompson]

Thanks, but I hate the stem

Really? I like the marbled look. I think it compliments the stain quite well.

 

[T-townrestore]

Great job with the re-staining. Eye-popping grain
Photos of the charred area please ?
I'd love to see what you've done with that area

It was mostly superficial, but the top was very uneven with it being inline with that char mark.

 

[T-townrestore]

Really? I like the marbled look. I think it compliments the stain quite well.

It has spiderweb cracks bellow the surface, but it is totally functional.

 

[OzPiper]

It was mostly superficial, but the top was very uneven with it being inline with that char mark.View attachment 146509

You did a great job getting rid of the charred section. ??