Pipe Resto: Cure for winter boredom. PIC HEAVY

[beefeater33]

Fantastic work! You have great talent. Those are simply STUNNING!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[jkrug]

Unbelievable!! I wouldn't think those old briars could look so good again. Well done!! :clap:

 

[shaintiques]

Beautiful work. Anyone would be happy to get one of those for their rotation.

 

[crazypipe]

They look great ::

 

[desertpipe]

Very nice restorations and remakes. You have a good eye for detail.

 

[fnord]

Resurrected from the dead.
What a joy to see these old soldiers get a new lease on life.
PM sent.
Fnord

 

[klause]

Quite staggering!!!
Absolutely superb, Dave.
I'm in awe of your work.

 

[snagstangl]

It is just ridiculous that those are the same pipes. I would love to have your skill but I doubt to have the patience. How long did it take on any of them in particular?

 

[papipeguy]

You've been a very busy lad and the time was well spent. Fabulous work, my friend.

 

[yazamitaz]

Resto??? How about resurrection???? Fantastic work

 

[ivapewithfire]

Dave those pipes are outstanding!
I particularly like the stain job on pipe #3 and the last one.
Would you mind sharing the stain colors you used? I have a pipe I'd like to refinish that is right about that are those colors.

 

[ejames]

Great work- they shine like new pennies! Ain't it amazing what can be found under all the crud and oxidation sometimes?!

 

[fishingandpipes]

Impressive work! Some of mine could use your magic, would love to hear your process.

 

[weezell]

Great work- they shine like new pennies!

Not to change the subject, but ejames, you show our age. Pennies we still bend over to pick up, todays youth , no...

 

[danielplainview]

To answer some questions,
I use Fiebings leather dye for all my staining.
I use a dremel drill and some home made tools for rusticating.
Listing the entire restoration process would be too long. If anyone has any specific questions, I'll be glad to help out.
Yes I'll work for tobacco if anyone needs a pipe shined up.

 

[stvalentine]

I'll work for tobacco...

Hard times for pipe smokers indeed! :lol: :lol: :wink:

 

[ivapewithfire]

@dave
Can you tell me the specific colors of Fiebing's you used on the pipe below. Those are the colors I want for a pipe I'm working on.
It looks like maybe a black coat sanded down then light brown or tan. I haven't done it enough to know and haven't been able to produce that color. I know how to do the contrast, just not the coloring to use on the second coat.
Thanks
The pipe I'm talking about (I love this one):

 

[mojoe]

Dave.....you gave me the bug! I have 4 oxidized stems soaking in oxi-clean right now! After 10 minutes, the water turned into a brown/green mess....my kids think it's "gross" :D

 

[frank13]

Man... What an incredible transformation!! Wow! Beautiful work, my friend.

 

[briarguys]

Wow. Remarkable work!