check out the cake on this pipe LOL

[mikethepipe]

Those pipes can be as low as £1, or pennies Unclearthur; I have only ever got myself one, it has a nice face carved on it. I cleaned it up, got a new stem for it lately but also kept the original stem. Mike

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

Lol, I've had a few restorations pretty close to that. I even had one pipe that took almost 10 alcohol and salt treatments and damn near a whole pack of pipe cleaners to get it to come out clean(ish) looking.

 

[cortezattic]

That pipe will cost an absolute minimum of about $10.00 USC.

It will take a lot of time and effort to refurbish, assuming you already have

the tools and supplies to do it. I wonder if it still has the original

Savinelli filter in it -- welded into the stem.

Well, in the end you have a clean but obviously abused pipe.

At Cup o' Joe's you can have an brand new, utterly pristine pipe for $85.00 -- no waiting.

For the time, effort, expense, and mess involved I think I'll go with a new pipe! :crazy:

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...but then again, I realize there's a lot of hobby interest in rescuing those old relics.

 

[isodave2]

NASTY! :?

 

[brazz]

That new one is sweet looking!

 

[unclearthur]

It's partly the challenge of seeing if you can rescue the really cruddy ones that makes it fun.

 

[bubbadreier]

I agree with Unclearthur!

 

[juni]

Now I want the one at Cup o Joes

 

[cortezattic]

@Arthur & Bubba,

Ya, what we get involved in is all about the fun.

I do lots of stuff that only makes sense from that point of view;

and it is nice to see those old clunkers get a new lease on life.

 

[julesholling]

Well in the end this pipe went for £14.80 inc postage. Not a bad price for a Savanelli, hope that cake hasn't done any other damage though....