Show Us Your DIY Restorations!

[alaskanpiper]

My most dramatic one of late is probably this Reg'd era Stanwell 68:

 

[T-townrestore]

My most dramatic one of late is probably this Reg'd era Stanwell 68:

Wow that turned out nice.

 

[hauntedmyst]

This is a BC I got on eBay for cheap with no stem. I Needed to fit the stem, clean and top it (thanks to George’s advice and videos). It’s not pro level but I think it’s an elegant pipe.

 

[hauntedmyst]

No before pic on this one. It was just a little dull and faded so I brought it back to closer to new.

 

[ChuckMijo]

Pre transition Barling ATTACH=full]98882[/ATTACH]

 

[T-townrestore]

This is a BC I got on eBay for cheap with no stem. I Needed to fit the stem, clean and top it (thanks to George’s advice and videos). It’s not pro level but I think it’s an elegant pipe.
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Did you re-stem it yourself?

 

[ashdigger]

 

[T-townrestore]

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Nice looking Birdseye

 

[hauntedmyst]

Did you re-stem it yourself?

Yes, from a prefab stem. I got lucky as it was close so I had to slim the outside and expand the tenon just slightly.

 

[saltedplug]

The restorations shown in this thread are nothing short of masterful!

 

[bayareabriar]

Normally I don't bother with "before" and "after" pix as I'm not a restorer, just a guy cleaning up old pipes. But in this one serendipitous case I have them:

some befores:

after:

Excellent job

 

[bayareabriar]

Savinelli 9004
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Weber
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Savinelli 614
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Irwin's 9613
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You have the knack

 

[ChuckMijo]

Picked this up on eBay. It was in really good shape when I received it. Reamed and cleaned internals. Repaired the stem. Had very minor tooth chatter. Button was squeezed or depressed. Straighten that up. The bowl rim had ash tray dents, steamed them out and repaired char rim. This was a quick fun one to do.

 

[T-townrestore]

Picked this up on eBay. It was in really good shape when I received it. Reamed and cleaned internals. Repaired the stem. Had very minor tooth chatter. Button was squeezed or depressed. Straighten that up. The bowl rim had ash tray dents, steamed them out and repaired char rim. This was a quick fun one to do.

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Nice, I just got one off eBay that looks just like this one too. It’s a Gold grain 126, but it has a hole in the stem

 

[T-townrestore]

Here’s my latest before, hoping there’ll be an after. Had quite the burn out. My dad says it looks like art and hang it in a shadow box. Lol, newly discovered Picasso pipe.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Here’s my latest before, hoping there’ll be an after. Had quite the burn out. My dad says it looks like art and hang it in a shadow box. Lol, newly discovered Picasso pipe.

That looks like a plug, shape, bore, waterglass fix.

 

[T-townrestore]

That looks like a plug, shape, bore, waterglass fix.

Water glass?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Water glass?

Used to seal the chamber. Some carvers use it as a bowl coating but it works great for chamber cracks and repairs.

 

[T-townrestore]

Used to seal the chamber. Some carvers use it as a bowl coating but it works great for chamber cracks and repairs.

Hmm. I’ll have to check that out

 

[Chasing Embers]

Hmm. I’ll have to check that out

Also called sodium silicate.?