My Grandpa's Pipe

[renfield]

Excellent. No amount of money can buy a pipe like that.

 

[BigR]

Sounds like some great memories of you grandpa. Pipe looks great! My grandpa also bought me my first cowboy hat. I wish that I still that hat. It got lost when I moved out from home when I was a young.

 

[didimauw]

This is awesome. Great story. And great work turning it back into a nice little pipe! He would be proud!

 

[Byrd]

Appreciate all the great comments in this thread!
Actually it was this pipe that brought me here. I watched some YouTube videos on pipe restoration and did a Google search that took me to Reborn Pipes and here. I definitely appreciate your kind words!

 

[STP]

Awesome. Grandparents are the best!

 

[rowdyroddypiper]

Nice work. He would be proud.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

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Actually it was this pipe that brought me here. I watched some YouTube videos on pipe restoration and did a Google search that took me to Reborn Pipes and here.

Finding my father’s pipes in his garage while I was taking care of him for a week a few years ago got me smoking pipes, and I got here the same route.

 

[Byrd]

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

Finding my father’s pipes in his garage while I was taking care of him for a week a few years ago got me smoking pipes, and I got here the same route.

That's pretty cool! My dad wasn't a pipe smoker but he quit smoking cigarettes so he wouldn't be a bad influence on the kids. My grandpa took over that responsibility.

 

[Steddy]

What a great story and what a great way to grow up. I love that you salvaged the stem, looks good. I can only imagine the cherished memories you have of living like a child character in a Louis L’Amour novel. This is honestly one of my favorite posts of all time here.

 

[Byrd]

Wow! Thanks Steddy! That sure wasn't my intention, but it brought back a bunch of beautiful memories.

 

[DesertDan]

I think you did a fantastic job on your grandfather's pipe
Heirlooms such as that are important. Through them we stay connected to those we love and our personal history.

 

[Snook]

Thanks for sharing! That's a good looking pipe and you did a great job with the restoration. If only everyone could be so lucky to have had a grandpa like yours AND have their pipe to remember them by.

 

[Byrd]

I couldn't agree more. He was a huge influence in my life.

 

[Sir Yak]

Please don't laugh! My grandpa passed away in 1968 when I was 16.
He taught me to fish and shoot a rifle. We spent many hours roaming the plains in southeast Wyoming. He bought me my first cowboy hat and every year took me to the Cheyenne Frontier Days. He was a vendor so I got to hang out with the cowboys when he ran his booth. I loved that man!
He always had a pipe clenched in his mouth. Well, this is it. I've had it for years and it hadn't been smoked since he passed.
I tried to figure out what to do with it and this is how it turned out. Reamed and cleaned, but I don't have the skills to rebuild the stem so I cut it off and shaped the remaining stem into a nose warmer. Yep, I smoke it and when I do I've got fond memories of a great time in my life!
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Are you sure it needed reaming? Nice job all around.

 

[SourShank]

Look at all that cake thats how you know it was a real smoker. You got a pipe no money can buy. Congrats.

 

[Byrd]

It must've been a good smoker because it was in his mouth all the time! I don't even know what kind of pipe it is. It just says imported briar on the shank.

 

[RPK]

My father was a true dedicated pipe smoker. There isn’t a picture of him from his early years on without him smoking or holding a pipe. His favorite being a rusticated Kaywoodie bent bulldog or Rhodesian. He never had more than one pipe at any given time and predominantly smoked Granger. His pipe rested at night when he did otherwise it was in hand or nearby. He used book matches and an occasional pipe cleaner. When cake built up he used a screw driver or knife to clean it out a bit…… that was it !!!

I don’t have his pipe but have many pictures and good memories. It was laid it to rest with him with some Granger and a book of matches.

 

[Byrd]

RPK, that's a good memory! He sounds like my grandpa. You can tell from the picture I posted that he wasn't big on maintaining his pipe.

 

[RPK]

RPK, that's a good memory! He sounds like my grandpa. You can tell from the picture I posted that he wasn't big on maintaining his pipe.

Basic maintenance to keep it functioning as it was designed. It was not a display or collectible item and usually having only one, rotation or resting wasn’t an option.