Motherload: Dunhill Cherrywood Poker Restoration (pics)

[shaintiques]

This is pipe number 4 to get restored from the Mother Load lot I got from my Father in Law. It seems the chap who owned these would just put the pipes back on the rack after smoking and not even clean out the bowl. It had lots of old tobacco and mold on top of that. I reamed this one down to the wood and gave it a good internal scrubbing with Everclear. Then stripped the old wax and grime, re-waxed, polished, deoxidized the stem and polished it up. This is a great little cherrywood poker shape Dunhill size 4. Can't wait to smoke it!

Here is a couple of before shots.

And here are the after restoration shots.

 

[danielplainview]

Pipe #4 ? I must have missed a couple.

Nicely done!

 

[texmexpipe]

Very nice

 

[fnord]

Lord, that's beautiful.
Dave, this windfall couldn't have happened to a better guy.
Watching these old soldiers come back to life is spectacular and, because of what happened to you, I'm just that more of a believer in divine providence and karma.
So, what have you done for your f-i-l lately?
Fnord

 

[patiobum]

Good job on the restoration !!

 

[ssjones]

Fantastic, what year is it?

 

[ejames]

It certainly cleaned up nicely Dave !

 

[phil67]

Nice job... Phoenix rises from the ashes.
How 'n hell did he ever smoke that thing!

 

[john218]

Good job, Shaintiques. The top cleaned up nicely. Happy smoking!

 

[bluesmk]

Very nice job ! :clap:

Dan

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[shaintiques]

SSJones. The pipe is a 1972. All of the Dunhills I have are dated between 1971-1975.

 

[okiescout]

Great restoration, Dave. What do you use to take off the old wax?

 

[shaintiques]

I use a very quick alcohol wipe on the really bad ones. But normally good ole spit will do.

 

[ravkesef]

Dave, it takes a master not only to bring out the beauty of the pipe, but to recognize that that beauty is locked up inside waiting to come out. Well done, brother!

 

[7ach]

Nice work. Keep the photos coming!

 

[crusher47]

Lookin' Good

 

[allan]

Isn't it amazing what people will do (or not do) to their pipes? Seems incredible to us pipe worshipers.
Great job, Dave.

 

[beefeater33]

Great Job! That is one of my favorite Dunhill shapes, and you did it justice!!

Those Cherrywoods seem like they are made for English/Balkan blends...

I've got two, and they just sing with GLP Abingdon and Charing Cross.

 

[mephistopheles]

Very beautiful! Good job.

 

[mustanggt]

The cake in that bowl is unreal!!! Hey maybe I need to clean that out, never crossed his mind.