First restoration

[OwlTellYa]

I bought a Chacom Festival Rhodesian (815) from eBay for cheap, and I attempted my first restoration. I didn’t take “before” photos myself, but here are the shots from eBay:


The stem was completely browned with oxidation, and while the rest looked okay it seemed cloudy with patina. After a lot of elbow grease, here is what it looks like now:


I’m not sure I got the bowl as clean as I would have liked, but otherwise I was quite pleased with this. It wasn’t really a challenging one to start with since it didn’t need any real repairs.

 

[OzPiper]

Good going for your 1st job
Now fill up that bowl and enjoy

 

[kcghost]

Not bad for a first job.

 

[PaulRVA]

Impressive job ,

 

[dsturg369]

Looks good Brother.

 

[Kirklands]

Looks very nice. I like the way the rim cleaned up.

 

[upnorth1]

She’s quite the looker now. Good job!

 

[FLDRD]

With what medium did you polish the briar? I understand the elbow grease part...

 

[OwlTellYa]

With what medium did you polish the briar? I understand the elbow grease part...

Paragon wax and a soft cloth.

 

[OwlTellYa]

With what medium did you polish the briar? I understand the elbow grease part...

More fully: I sanded it down with micro-mesh sanding pads and then applied Paragon wax, buffing it with a soft cloth. Three coats of wax.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

quite nice!

 

[orlandofurioso]

Good job , carry on

 

[augiebd]

Well done, enjoy! The world of estate pipes is a fertile source for PAD!

 

[FurCoat]

Very cool. Beware, this phase of PAD is another avenue to collecting. Not just the pipes but acquiring the necessary items to work on these jems. I have a whole tub full of stuff I've aquired over the years.

 

[MilesDavis]

Beautiful work! That's a pretty pipe!