Refinished My Pipe

[juptierspipe]

I got this Boswell freehand a little while ago and love the way it smokes but wasn't to pleased with the finish. All these beautifully finished pipes have been posted lately and I got to looking at mine and it has fantastic grain in it so why not try to bring it out some? I got some product that bowling ally floors are finished with (not only will it shine but be pretty much bullet prof as well) and had it put in a spray can for easy spraying and went at it. Not sure if I like it or not....
Here is before the finish

And here is the new finish

 

[eaglerico]

I am sure it looks nice. Sorry but I can't see any pics.

 

[ghost]

Can't see the pics either, but I'm real curious to see how that spray worked...

 

[teufelhund]

Wish I could see it... Sounds like an interesting idea.

 

[eaglerico]

 

[juptierspipe]

Sorry guys working on the problem will try to repost real soon.... :crazy:

 

[juptierspipe]

Thanks eagle for the PM,The first pictures pixcel rate was set WAY to high. Let's try again...
Here's the before the finish,

And now the new finish

 

[juptierspipe]

Still didn't work,,,, hmmm ok I've never had a problem before sorry guys stand by.

 

[mso489]

I'd be at least somewhat cautious about using random products, like this bowling alley finish, for smoking pipes.

A pipe bowl gets heated and re-heated again and again, and this could prompt it to give off gasses that you

wouldn't necessarily want to inhale. Don't mean to be a nervous nelly. Likely no problem, but with pipes, the

tried and true materials are probably the ones to use. Unfinished briar will develop color and age beautifully.

Bowling alley sealer/varnish, maybe not a great idea.

 

[hodirty]

I'm with mso489. Probably not a problem, but you never know. I'd like to see how it turned out though. Good luck with posting the pics.

 

[juozapas]

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[juptierspipe]

can't make them work...

 

[dragonslayer]

Try imgur.com, It's very easy to upload and a quick click and you paste the link.

 

[juptierspipe]

Thanks dragon ill give it a shot, every other pic I've tried to upload worked with out a problem it's just these particular ones for what ever reason.... :crazy:

 

[juptierspipe]

Unfinished,



Finished,

 

[juptierspipe]

Finally!!! my wife and photobucket to the rescue!!!

 

[oldredbeard]

Absolutely beautiful, well done sir.

 

[ghost]

Looks good! Doesn't look sprayed on to me. Have you noticed any difference when smoking it?

 

[erichbaumer]

It definitely worked, looks great. I can understand being on the fence about it, as there is a certain attractiveness in a matte finish. I'm sure that's what Boswell was going for, and which is better in this case is, imho, totally subject to preference. But it's simply a gorgeous piece of briar, and I'm sure that the protective qualities of the finish will be much appreciated in the long run. Bravo!

 

[juptierspipe]

@ghost-I smoked 3 bowls out of it today,the first since the new finish and call me crazy but I think it kept the bowl a little cooler. The heat was not at factor on the new finish at all. I wasn't sure if the product would reactivate and get sticky or tacky again or what. So far so good it's a type of polyurethane so at it cures its hard as concrete.