Comoy's 409 Golden Grain Bulldog Restored

[ssjones]

I haven't had much time for pipe work lately, but managed to get two old Comoy's completed this weekend. The first was this 409 Golden Grain bulldog. It was a fairly simple job and it's in great shape.
Full details are at the Reborn Pipes blog:

https://rebornpipes.com/2018/10/28/comoys-golden-grain-bulldog-restoration/
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After

 

[ashdigger]

Very nice!!!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Wow, great job!

 

[seanv]

Looks great. I’d smoke it

 

[tnfan]

Excellent! Beautiful classic pipe!

 

[saltedplug]

Good job!

 

[Loomungus]

Looks great, Al. A pretty piece of briar, that one.

 

[mikethompson]

Great job as always Al. I am curious though, have you ever tried to restore a pipe and it just didn't turn out? I mean, you probably only would lost the successes, but there must have been some stinkers right?

 

[ssjones]

@mikethompson. I have definitely had failures but they have been minimal. I guess that I've improved my skill level at assessing a pipe from the web. If it looks risky, I make sure that the seller takes returns. If not, I usually pass.
This Peterson Sterling 999 that sold yesterday looked risky to me, so I passed.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Peterson-Estate-Smoking-Pipe-With-Sterling-Silver-Band-Bulldog-/163349072281?nma=true&si=wi9zET0dTW2skNGa4QaUjw%252BDNjk%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[danielplainview]

Nice save, Al !