GBD 9438 Reburb
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Earlier this year I refurbished a GBD 9438 in Tapestry finish and vowed never to touch a chair-leg stem again. That pipe proved to be a wonderful smoker and is a frequently pipe in my rotation. This summer, my daughter bought home a pipe smoking boyfriend, who frequently admired that little Rhodesian. After he left, I found the identical pipe on Ebay and won the auction. This 2nd 9438 was in a little better shape and the stem was not nearly as oxidized.
The bowl was in terrific shape, with very crisp nomenclature. It was reamed, then soaked with Everclear and sea salt. After the bowl was soaked, I buffed the briar with some Tripoli, White Diamond and finally a few coats of Carnuba wax. The briar is in really nice shape and the top is unmarred.
My attention then went to the stem. From the Ebay picture, I thought a piece of the brass rondell was missing. But that proved to be only grime. The stem was soaked in an oxyclean solution. It was then cleaned with 2000 grit wet paper, than micromesh. After sanding, I buffed the stem with white diamond and then plastic polish.
The pipe came out very nice. I bought it with the intention of giving it to the daughter’s boyfriend as a Christmas present. Now, which one to keep….
Before:
After, with the sister 9438 Tapestry:
Do I have to give up one of these?
The bowl was in terrific shape, with very crisp nomenclature. It was reamed, then soaked with Everclear and sea salt. After the bowl was soaked, I buffed the briar with some Tripoli, White Diamond and finally a few coats of Carnuba wax. The briar is in really nice shape and the top is unmarred.
My attention then went to the stem. From the Ebay picture, I thought a piece of the brass rondell was missing. But that proved to be only grime. The stem was soaked in an oxyclean solution. It was then cleaned with 2000 grit wet paper, than micromesh. After sanding, I buffed the stem with white diamond and then plastic polish.
The pipe came out very nice. I bought it with the intention of giving it to the daughter’s boyfriend as a Christmas present. Now, which one to keep….
Before:
After, with the sister 9438 Tapestry:
Do I have to give up one of these?
That first pipe in this thread is very cool. I've never seen a design quite like that. Gonna have to add another to the pad list.
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