Rusticated an eBay Find, I Thought It Was Ugly This is What I Did

[mattjustinbaker]

this is what it used t look like

haven't put any wax on it as of yet, the first time I put bad wax on it and had to remove it. waiting for my paragon wax in the mail before I finish it
what do you guys think so far?
Edit: Welcome aboard Mattjustinbaker. Corrected capitalization in title per Rule #9, L.

Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine

 

[ghost]

Wow, very cool. Great job!

 

[tbradsim1]

Wow, you really transformed that pipe for the better, Great Work.

 

[trailspike48]

Much better, I like it now, good job.

 

[mattjustinbaker]

thanks everyone! its my first time attempting anything like this, im tempted to make one from scratch

 

[kashmir]

Wow! That turned out beautiful!

 

[pruss]

Nicely done! Looks great and an absolute improvement over the original to my eye.
Thanks for sharing it.
-- Pat

 

[allan]

That shows amazing wood working skills.
Congrats!

 

[juptierspipe]

Big difference! Very cool.

 

[lincolnsbark]

I was shocked when I scrolled down to the original; nice job.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

One of those Ukranian Souvenir pipes. I had two of them break on me. be careful with the shank and stem. I like what you did to it, although I'm not normally big on rustication. Looks nice

 

[gwtwdbss]

I like it. Nice job!

 

[jndyer]

What you did looks great. I am in the minority here in that I liked the way the pipe look before you rusticated it; however, great work.

 

[mattjustinbaker]

thanks for all the feedback!

I might do another one like this and try something new!

 

[jah76]

Hey welcome aboard. Good stuff. What did you use?
There's some good pics online if you google image search "rustication tools". Downright medieval stuff.
I tried to rusticate a old Grabow I was restoring. It came out "alright" but I learned a bit of what not to do.
Nice to meet you!
OH dude, about the wax....
A little goes a LONG way. If it's anything like the Halcyon wax, you have to be careful or you get dried white gunk in all the nooks and crannies.

 

[irwinmetro]

Much improved! Look forward to the final product, be sure to post when it's done.

 

[mattjustinbaker]

I used a dremel bit for the rustication and just sanded it down beforehand! Thank you all again for the positive feedback!

 

[foggymountain]

Big improvement. Don't ruin it by waxing. Pipemakers wax pipes to make them shiny & appealing so they will sell. You already bought this one and don't have to make a sale. Wax degrades the taste.

 

[numbersix]

Welcome to the forums Matt. Beautiful job, huge improvement.
You could also try linseed oil instead of wax.

 

[uberam3rica]

Looks pretty good. Definitely an improvement over the original, IMO.

I agree.