Nording Compass Modification

[alaskanpiper]

The other week I spotted a Nording Compass on SP that had unusually nice looking grain for the series. It looked like it could produce ring grain if blasted, but also had some nice straight grain, so I sent it off to my friend Josh Ronish with Dragon Briars (@dragonbriars) for a quick contrast blast. I must say he did excellent work, and removing the logo from the bottom also produced some nice birdseye. Not bad for a $50 pipe, eh?

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

That turned out great. Beautiful pipe!

 

[anotherbob]

it's kind of mind blowing how much that did for it. Kind of like if there was a girl that went from ehh o.k. to super hot if she's wearing a scarf. Or a guy could work for that too.

 

[tbradsim1]

You turned a pig into a PRINCE, great look, I like it.

 

[alaskanpiper]

You turned a pig into a PRINCE, great look, I like it.

Haha, well I didn't, @dragonbriars did, but thanks!

 

[craig61a]

 

[cshubhra]

Very innovative ? Enjoy ?

 

[mikethompson]

Shows what can happen to a pipe when handled by a professional. Very nice ?

 

[BROBS]

The other week I spotted a Nording Compass on SP that had unusually nice looking grain for the series. It looked like it could produce ring grain if blasted, but also had some nice straight grain, so I sent it off to my friend Josh Ronish with Dragon Briars (@dragonbriars) for a quick contrast blast. I must say he did excellent work, and removing the logo from the bottom also produced some nice birdseye. Not bad for a $50 pipe, eh?

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That looks great

 

[Old School 3319]

I own two of these the are great utility pipes can definitely take a beating. Mine don’t look nearly as nice

 

[mso489]

Talk about an upgrade. This is the pipe the other Compass pipes dream of being.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I own two of these the are great utility pipes can definitely take a beating. Mine don’t look nearly as nice

They are great little utility smokers for sure. Light as hell, not too pricey, compact.

 

[geopiper]

Very nice upgrade.

 

[BROBS]

 

[alaskanpiper]

 

[BROBS]

You didn’t know the plate was actually giving ups to Graye Double D

 

[germinal]

Great eye catching the potential of the stummel. Tom Eltang spoke about these small blocks saying they were incredibly cheap for the quality you got, so its a little surprising the factories don't take more advantage of the grain.

 

[LotusEater]

The other week I spotted a Nording Compass on SP that had unusually nice looking grain for the series. It looked like it could produce ring grain if blasted, but also had some nice straight grain, so I sent it off to my friend Josh Ronish with Dragon Briars (@dragonbriars) for a quick contrast blast. I must say he did excellent work, and removing the logo from the bottom also produced some nice birdseye. Not bad for a $50 pipe, eh?

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That’s a truly stunning transformation
Gorgeous