Comoy's 409 Tradition Bulldog Restored

[ssjones]

I finished another Comoy's this evening, this one a shape 409 Tradition. It only needed a mild clean-up. I think that I have the pictures straight on this one!
Full details:

https://rebornpipes.com/2016/09/24/comoys-409-tradition-restored/
I bought this with the intention of reselling it, but now, I don't have that shape and it looks pretty good, so....
Before

After

 

[pagan]

Very nice work

 

[danielplainview]

Well done Al. That's a great looking dog.

 

[dottiewarden]

She's a keeper!

 

[ejames]

Nice job Al ! Good looking bulldog !

 

[buckaroo]

Thx for posting. Beauty of a Comoy's. My 229 is just about my favorite pipe. A bit big but.

 

[kiel]

Great work. Glad you get to keep this one all to yourself.

 

[irish]

As usual Al, top notch sir ! Top notch !

 

[uberam3rica]

Great work! I have a Comoys second,and it smokes great.

 

[beastinview]

Great work! That's quite a graceful looking bulldog.

 

[hiplainsdrifter]

Very nice. I restored a Comoys 409 this summer, such a gorgeous shape. I found it challenging to keep the edges of the stem looking flat where they meet the shank. Seems like this is a bigger deal on the square shank versus other stems I have done that are round. Got any tips?

 

[ssjones]

@bigplains: I wrap the paper around a popsicle stick and use the least aggressive grade possible (started with 800 in this case)

 

[ashdigger]

FWIW, it smokes really well. I was lucky enough to grab it when Al put it up for sale to chase a White Whale. I, Ahab, land a fantastic pipe.

 

[puffy]

Very Nice

 

[ssjones]

You chose well ashdigger, enjoy it!

 

[hiplainsdrifter]

I don't mean to thread jack but I thought it would be interesting to compare the before and after on my 409. It is a really good smoker.

 

[ashdigger]

Very nice resto. I love resto porn.

 

[ssjones]

Nice work Highplains! I love working on Comoy's stems, that logo is pretty durable.