Three Estates Found New Life

[shaintiques]

Here are 3 old estates one of the guys at pipe club asked me to restore for him. The first two pics are the before. These were really rough faded, worn, lots of nicks, and grime inside and out, but after some sanding, staining, reaming, and waxing they came out pretty good. All three have been given new life and are ready to smoke.

 

[agnosticpipe]

Nice work! Three usable pipes, ready to go, and I quite like the bulldog with the white stem. Thanks for the post showing some low cost alternatives.

 

[petes03]

Nice work Dave!

I especially like the white stemmed Bulldog as well!

 

[soggycitybob]

I recently acquired a bulldog in a very similar state. I aspire to do it half the Justice you have done. Great work!

 

[shaintiques]

Yeah the little bulldog had some kind of coating on the briar, not wax, not sure what it was. I sanded it all off and the briar had a nice dark hue. That one I didn't stain, that is just the natural color under Carnuaba wax.

 

[wilson]

Nice work, and, like everyone else, I really like the bulldog. It is hard to believe that you did not use any stain. What a great color.

 

[hodirty]

That's a 180 on a group of pipes if I've ever seen one. Very well done, sir.

 

[papipeguy]

Great rescue.

 

[kashmir]

Fine restorations.

 

[dottiewarden]

Another vote for the Bulldog!
Fantastic job on all 3, congratulations!

 

[deepsouthrick]

Great work! Thanks for the restorations!

 

[sailorjeremy]

Very nice work! I'm with everyone else. The Bulldog certainly took a 180.

 

[shaintiques]

Welcome to the forum Richard!

 

[voorhees]

Nice work Dave.

 

[shaintiques]

Thanks guys, I did these for deepaouthrick and I think he got to smoke each one at pipe club and re-break them in. And he paid me in Escudo. A big win win.

 

[plateauguy]

Beautiful work as always!

 

[bulletsnbriars]

Amazing work here! They look brand new!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I love that bulldog. I don't know what it is. At first I hated the machined look of them, too clean, too symmetrical, that perfect groove around the rim. But, once I discovered how deceptively deep the bowls are on them, they've grown on me. Now, I get excited, noting all of the differences between the bulldog shapes, and those cool stems.
Congrats, you did an excellent job.