Peterson Estate Restoration, B&A pics..so far

[smokenscotch]

Hello all. I promised I would post the pics of the restoration of the 9 pipes I received from an old neighbour approx a month ago. I have finished a few but I only have pics of the Peterson I recently did so far. I will show all of them at a later date. The stem took quite some work but turned out great. I had to do numerous alcohol and salt treatments as well. The only thing I haven't done is the outside of the bowl which I could use some advice. I have heard of using 600 grit sandpaper, and then use a litte olive oil to bring the grain out. However, if I did this, do you wipe off the olive oil, or do you let it set into the wood? Also, I wouldn't want to change the colour by staining it with too dark a stain. Any advice? You can see some bad wear around the rim of the bowl so I would like to get it back to great condition. So far, I'm very pleased. It is a Peterson Delux 12 1/2 S. Not sure of the age, I will have to ask my old neighbour if she's remembers. Enjoy.

 

[dervis]

I dont know enough to help with your questions, just wanted to say looks awesome already.

 

[olderthandirt]

Whole new pipe with the clean up of the stem and shank collar!

I'll be watching this thread as well for advice on how to treat the briar.

 

[smokenscotch]

Thanks Dervis and OTD. This was my first one ever. I found it really enjoyable and relaxing working on the pipe.

 

[marmal4de]

Check the hall marking to find out its age. Phenomenal Pipe, I am more than a little envious.

 

[spartan]

I like that the before pic was taken on a well loved work bench type table.
And the after pic was on a nice shiny glass table. Haha. Really contributes to the nice job you did.
I still havn't gotten a fixer upper yet... Eventually though.
Great job! ::

 

[dylan793]

I second marmal4de's suggestion on checking how old it is. Theres a hallmark/dating chart on the official Peterson website to find out. Excellent job so far bringing that one back from the dead!

 

[nsfisher]

Beautiful job mate!
I, personally, do not wax the bowls of my pipes at all. I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil on them. On the bowls that I remove the wax and stain from, down to the bare wood, I put on a coat of the Olive Oil, let it soak in and then put on another coat and rub it in. If I am just putting a coat on the bowls that are stained and or waxed, I just give them a rub with the Olive Oil and put them in the rack.

 

[mluyckx]

Nice work on the stem and ring !
Sorry, no advice on the bowl from me either. :-(

 

[smokenscotch]

Thanks for the advice and kind remarks. Spartan, funny you picked that up. I truly didn't do that on purpose, but i'm glad I did now. My workbench is in my basement where i started but when I finished the pipe, the flash was too bright with the silver band so I brought it upstairs with natural light and that's where our table bar is. Good observation.
The date appears to be 1985. It is a U shape and that could mean 1962 or 1985 but I think it's 85 due to the smaller u.