Picked up this Upshall cheap. Sanded the chamber back to near wood. There was some alligatoring on the back wall of the chamber, but not bad. The front of the chamber had spot that was charred a bit too. I assume at some point in its history somebody reamed the chamber a little over zealously. So rather than round, the rim is a little eccentric. I coated the chamber with maple syrup and activated charcoal.
The front of the bowl had some dings from kissing pavement. I steamed the area, then sanded to get rid of the marks. Restained the stummel so everything was of even color. It looks like somebody tried to get rid of those marks previously. The area looks like it was heavily buffed and the stain buffed/faded prior.
The stem is an acrylic replacement. But it works for me. I probably would have had Rich Lewis make a replacement out from brindle and stamp it with JU stamp, but he’s no longer around.
It’s quite a large chamber. Even more so after it was reamed. It’ll make nice aro pipe. A few hours in the shop this afternoon entertaining myself.
The front of the bowl had some dings from kissing pavement. I steamed the area, then sanded to get rid of the marks. Restained the stummel so everything was of even color. It looks like somebody tried to get rid of those marks previously. The area looks like it was heavily buffed and the stain buffed/faded prior.
The stem is an acrylic replacement. But it works for me. I probably would have had Rich Lewis make a replacement out from brindle and stamp it with JU stamp, but he’s no longer around.
It’s quite a large chamber. Even more so after it was reamed. It’ll make nice aro pipe. A few hours in the shop this afternoon entertaining myself.