Replacing Missing Wood---Heavily Damaged Patent Dunhill (pic heavy)
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I want to know how the sausage gets made. Seeing just whets my appetite.
Those forward slash modifiers are a mystery I have never seen anyone even try to solve.
Lazarus, indeed.
Stunning. Just stunning, Mr. D.
Papipeguy, I couldn't be happier for you. As we get older this sort of thing becomes even more important. We're getting ready to pass along something of ourselves, and the ones who raised us, to our children and grandchildren.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Fnord
Stunning. Just stunning, Mr. D.
Papipeguy, I couldn't be happier for you. As we get older this sort of thing becomes even more important. We're getting ready to pass along something of ourselves, and the ones who raised us, to our children and grandchildren.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Fnord
I didn't think George was from this world, this confirms it. There is a crowd of one repairman who could pull off that kind of work. Just astounding. I'd have liked to see the owners face when he pulled that out of the box.
Al, I don't have the pipe yet but when I saw the pictures my jaw dropped. This is beyond my wildest expectations.
@papipegy - I missed that this was your grandfathers pipe! The good news here is that I'll get to see this baby in person at a future Allentown club meeting. I hope you are in a warm climate for the moment, but we'll meet in the Spring!
George, fantastic work! Papipeguy, a pipe to be treasured.
On the dating, I would think WWII 1940's perhaps. For 1936, the expected Patent No. would be 417574 (bear with me here) the note in David Field's article at pipedia where the 1341418/20 is mentioned reads,
The alternative 1940's dating theory is covered here by John Loring, A Hypothetical WWII Pipe,
http://loringpage.com/pipearticles/Hypothetical%20WWII%20Pipe.htm
Also note in Loring's article the discussion of horn stems, and their fragility.
This later dating is based on these published materials (I'm no wizard, that's George's job!).
The 1 in 137/1 refers to, from what I have read, the size of the inner tube.
On the dating, I would think WWII 1940's perhaps. For 1936, the expected Patent No. would be 417574 (bear with me here) the note in David Field's article at pipedia where the 1341418/20 is mentioned reads,
Note the years he cites for this, 1925-34.
The alternative 1940's dating theory is covered here by John Loring, A Hypothetical WWII Pipe,
http://loringpage.com/pipearticles/Hypothetical%20WWII%20Pipe.htm
Also note in Loring's article the discussion of horn stems, and their fragility.
This later dating is based on these published materials (I'm no wizard, that's George's job!).
The 1 in 137/1 refers to, from what I have read, the size of the inner tube.
I'm stunned.
At....a....loss....for....words.
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George,
you are undoubtedly the undisputed heavyweight champion!
And
John,
you picked the right guy for the job!
Three cheers to you for seeing it fit to have such a wonderful family heirloom restored to true glory.
Congratulations!
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There is surprisingly little overlap between initial creation and repair, psychologically. Our shops are quite different also. None of which matters in any event because I'm sensitive to briar dust, something that never gets better over time. (No small number of carvers have had to quit over the years because of it.)
Someone on another board said he'd seen that sort of damage on wooden objects before---large hemispherical gouges, and numerous "two track" smaller ones---and it was mice. (How or why Walt Disney ever made those little shits lovable, or even wanted to, escapes me entirely.) Anyway, the damage having been decades old, the wood having been exposed to plenty of alcohol during restoration, and the stem being entirely new made the cause a non-issue.
EDIT: I just hit enter on this, and returned to the thread to see the picture-rama that MLC posted while I was typing. Priceless! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Mice or rats- yes! Damn, that's gotta be it. WTF they thought they would gain by chewing that, I dunno. I wasn't concerned with any lingering bad stuff from whatever the cause, even if vermin pissed on it a lot. A full resto is a full rest!
Again, superb job. (And photos, again!)
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Also just saw mlc's image creation and posting. Priceless!
Again, superb job. (And photos, again!)
EDIT:
Also just saw mlc's image creation and posting. Priceless!
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