Cleaning Some Used Old Pipes....

[Duck]

I've tried to intentionally gouge the wood of a well-smoked hobby block pipe with a reamer so I have a sense of tolerances, only to find that you (I) really need to try hard to get briar shavings out of it. Briar's tough! And I'm talking getting a tiny shaving out of the wood, that can't be terminal damage!

If you're finding it hard to damage your pipe with a reamer I can send you an old hedgehog reamer. It'll make it much easier for you.

 

[Fralphog]

I do all of mine.

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I just use sandpaper.

What is your technique and what do you use to get the stems restored so well?

 

[Chasing Embers]

What is your technique and what do you use to get the stems restored so well?

A lighter and a wet paper towel to remove the oxidation. For the mirror shine, I buff them with my thumb and a tiny amount of plain white toothpaste. I've got a thread that demonstrates it, but youtube deleted my videos for improper content : tobacco use.

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[Fralphog]

A lighter and a wet paper towel to remove the oxidation. For the mirror shine, I buff them with my thumb and a tiny amount of plain white toothpaste. I've got a thread that demonstrates it, but youtube deleted my videos for improper content : tobacco use.

Weber Shellbrooke Cleanup :: Pipe Repair and Maintenance

@sablebrush52 @jpmcwjr @BROBS @diamondback @vates @AlabamaDan @ron123 @whsergent @Ctbill A neighbor brought me a pipe from her junk drawer recently and told me it was a gift for being a good friend. Looking it over I decided though fairly rough looking, not an impossible restore. What I...

pipesmagazine.com

Thanks!
I’m going to put this work tomorrow. I have 4 pipes I need to clean up.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Thanks!
I’m going to put this work tomorrow. I have 4 pipes I need to clean up.

Give this a look over as well.?

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[Fralphog]

Give this a look over as well.?

A BIC lighter and Oxidation

Blog by Rob Hardy and Steve Laug Thanks to a serendipitous discovery by a friend of mine, Rob Hardy (incoinnu on Smokers Forums), who also does refurbishing as a hobby we have worked out a very dif…

rebornpipes.com

Right on! Thanks

 

[Fralphog]

Right on! Thanks

I’ve got a denatured alcohol burner that I’ve used over the years to glue broad heads on my homemade wooden arrows. I think this will be the perfect tool to use. That way I have both hands free to slowly heat and wipe off the stem. He doesn’t really address how to get oxidation away from the logo? The one I’m going to work on first is an old Kaywoodie. Want to try to save the logo if possible.

 

[hauntedmyst]

how to get oxidation away from the logo?

It the age old question. you could try stenciling tape over the logo and that will keep it clean. I just eventually buff off the logo. If the maker didn't think to make it permanent, why should I care?