Recent WDC Wellington Refresh

[Danimal92sport]

Hello - I’m a new pipe smoker but I’m having a lot of fun finding blends I like and getting more experienced.

I also picked up a thrift store find - a WDC baby Wellington. It’s so tiny! It was absolutely disgusting and had a huge cake build up. I reamed the bowl, cleaned the stummel and stem with probably 25 pipe cleaners and lots of alcohol. I sanded the briar and stem, stained, sanded again (for some grain contrast), polished, and waxed. I wanted a mild sheen rather than shiny and am super happy with the results. The pipe isn’t perfect, but I’m really excited to try it out tomorrow.

This forum has been really helpful over the last few weeks - thanks for everyone’s expertise and great info that has been posted over the years.

Dan

It was sprinkling when I took these pics, so there are some small rain drops on the pipe…

 

[Danimal92sport]

Some terrible ‘before’ photos

 

[FurCoat]

Welcome from North Carolina. I love WDC pipes. I have a Wellington, Jumbo and another in transit. Should be here tomorrow.

 

[didimauw]

Hey looks like new! Nice job.

Glad u added the before pics. Not because I like to see what was done, but because I just like looking at old dirty pipes.

 

[Danimal92sport]

That birdseye!

 

[VDL_Piper]

Welcome from Tasmania, Australia and that's a great little pipe and should smoke very well.

 

[Danimal92sport]

Hey looks like new! Nice job.

Glad u added the before pics. Not because I like to see what was done, but because I just like looking at old dirty pipes.

I was a bit up in the air on refinishing, as there is definitely a place for a dirty old pipe in every collection. That’s my next task; to find one that wants to stay original.

 

[PaulRVA]

Nice job ! Welcome from Virginia

 

[Non-Mentholated Black Man]

Welcome from the Birthplace of Texas.

You transformed it into a little beauty. Nice.

 

[upnorth1]

Great job on your pipe! She’s a looker now!
Welcome from Québec, Canada!

 

[Danimal92sport]

Thanks for the warm welcome, all!

I guess I should have included that I’m from a villiage in the Chicago suburbs.

 

[WVOldFart]

Hello and welcome from West Virginia.

 

[warren99]

Welcome from California. Nice job. You must be a Jungian.

 

[Speak Easy]

Greetings from Oklahoma. Welcome to the forum!

 

[StayPufft]

Welcome from Ontario!

 

[AroEnglish]

Love that tiny pipe! Great find and great job cleaning it. Welcome to the forum!

 

[Danimal92sport]

Welcome from California. Nice job. You must be a Jungian.

Good eye - I find Jung super interesting and was listening to him while buffing the pipe shown above. I remembered that he, like most in his time, was a pipe smoker and that stuck in my head.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Superb work indeed.

 

[ThomasS]

Really great restoration! And...

 

[AreBee]

Great job on the pipe restoration and welcome from Connecticut!