Undressing a "Dress" Pipe

[gmwolford]

A few days ago I received a Stanwell Black Diamond in the mail, gifted to me from a friend on Instagram. The easy clean up I expected turned into a full blown project, with me "undressing" the pipe and restaining it. Here's the rest of the story if you're interested:

http://rebornpipes.com/2014/12/12/undressing-a-stanwell-black-diamond/

 

[prndl]

am a sucker for ebony pipes, but your redux is impressive.
well done, sir.

 

[zitotczito]

Wow, nice job there. I like unstained wood grain pipes to show off the different patterns.

 

[huntertrw]

With pretty grain like that, why would Stanwell have stained it black in the first place? Your version is MUCH preferable to my taste.

 

[mephistopheles]

+1 Huntertrw
Lookin' good. Great work.

 

[gmwolford]

Thanks, gents. I don't know if that piece of briar got unlucky and I got lucky or what. I really was afraid what I might find under that black coat!

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I hate to see a nice pipe covered in black. Thank you for saving that pipe's life.

 

[jeepnewbie]

Beautiful work!

 

[zekest]

Looks better than Sir Stanwell could have done it himself!
Bet that will give you long, cool, sweet smokes.

 

[texmexpipe]

Wow! Great job on that one!

 

[darthcider]

Nice job, looks better naked.

 

[petes03]

Nice!

 

[dottiewarden]

am a sucker for ebony pipes, but your redux is impressive.

Nice work, and you're lucky with what was underneath the original finish, but personally I like to have a pipe or two on hand that go with a tuxedo!
My two dress pipes are:
Chacom Samba 44 Ebony Bent Dublín with a green rim and green accents on the black acrylic stem
Chacom Volute 1 Orange

 

[toby67]

I love what you did to this pipe,my hat grain is beautiful. In my opinion it was a crime to hide that grain in the beginning. Just amazing what you accomplished, great job

 

[rigmedic1]

That is a nice pipe! I had purchased a pipe with a finish that started to bubble off. I wish I had thought to do the same thing.

 

[jessicac]

Personally , I prefer the ebonies, but still that's a remarkable job you did.

 

[ssjones]

I love the new look!

 

[agnosticpipe]

Nice job Greg! I've never been fond of black pipes, I guess because they look less like they're made of wood. Dark stains no problem, as long as I can tell they're made of wood. Keep up the good work! :clap:

 

[antbauers]

Ofcourse great work as always Greg! A fine choice to "undress" this one, it's much more appealing this way.

 

[danielplainview]

Well done. Looks much better with grain.