Kaywoodie White Briar refinished

[johnnyxpipe]

I spent today refinishing a very nasty ugly Kaywoodie White Briar I've had for a few years but never smoked. The white finish was chipped , the stem was all tore up with teeth marks and very oxidized, this is what I ended up with after a few hours of TLC.

 

[johnnyxpipe]

Only picture I had of it beforehand doesn't show much unfortunately.

 

[captainsousie]

Looks nice afterward. It was actually some nice briar under that white stuff.

 

[johnnyxpipe]

Yea doesn't look half bad. I was expecting much worse to be underneath. I now have to see how it smokes.

 

[numbersix]

That's a great looking pipe!

 

[ghost]

Why would they cover that grain? Looks great.

 

[gwtwdbss]

Nice job!

 

[barkar]

Enjoy!

 

[jameral]

Wow, that turned out real nice! I also have a "nasty" white briar Kaywoodie, perhaps I should give it the same treatment. Hope it smokes great for you!

 

[deleon]

Thats good work! Cheers on the refinishing!

 

[fnord]

Excellent restoration, Johnny. You ratcheted up the bar for all of us do-it-yourselfers.

 

[uberam3rica]

I've always wondered about the older pipes that were painted. Did they use lead paint? Or had the use of lead paint stoped before they started making these pipes?

 

[johnnyxpipe]

Thanks Have not smoked it yet, I'll be sure to report back once I have and give an update.