Rim Rebuild and Resto for an Early Model BBB

[danielplainview]

This was in poor condition to say least, but I still had to have it. The fat stubby nosewarmers from the turn of the century always catch my eye.
BBB L.W.K. If anyone can tell me what the LWK nomenclature means, I’d greatly appreciate it.







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[mikethompson]

Dave, exceptional work! It looks like a new pipe! How did you fill the brim of the bowl? I can't figure out what material that is.

 

[alexj52]

Incredible! I'm sure you could post it on eBay as "lightly smoked"...

 

[fluffie666]

That is impressive. Very nice job. Just a guess but did you use waterglass with some sort of filling added for color to fix the rim? That stuff is not easy to work with. Whatever you used worked out great. Thank you for sharing this.

 

[philobeddoe]

Excellent work Dave, those early 20th century shapes are hard to come by and you resurrected this one nicely.

 

[scloyd]

Nice! Well done!

 

[davet]

Gorgeous pipe and another fantastic restoration :clap:

 

[ashdigger]

I love seeing your work!! Great job. That pipe deserved to be saved.

 

[jpmcwjr]

OMG. That is stupendous.

 

[ssjones]

Really masterful work, bravo! And what a shape, they definitely don't make them like that any more.

 

[saltedplug]

Magnificent! What a pipe!

 

[warren]

Craftsman grade work. The finished product is a testament to your obvious high personal standards. If it's worth doing .. it's worth doing well. An old saw of course but, applicable.

 

[trouttimes]

Great job, you are talented to say the least.

 

[bnichols23]

Wow. Just wow. FABULOUS work, Dave!!!!

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Magnificent Job, my nerves wouldn't have lasted to accomplish this kind of project, ever.

 

[seanv]

Incredible restoration work. Thanks for sharing.

 

[headhunter]

Beautiful, excellent restoration.

 

[danielplainview]

Thanks everyone. I didn’t have high expectations for this one but I’m glad it turned out fairly decent.
@fluffy
I used fresh briar shavings to build the rim. It’s good to have pipe carver friends. Fresh briar shavings will take a stain and works pretty well for blending repairs. I stained each layer of the rim build trying create a faux grain pattern to match the surroundings. The bowl chamber had a pipe mud application followed by a carbon coating.

 

[mikethompson]

I’m glad it turned out fairly decent.

I'd say it looks a touch better than decent Dave!

 

[judcasper]

Incredible job! Thanks for sharing. And I'm with you on stubby nosewarmers. I've only been into pipes a few months and the stubby is by far and away my favourite type of pipe.
Sorry for the noobness, but what did you use to rebuild that rim?
ETA: Never mind. I see you already answered this.