This is exactly why I save pipes. Obviously not my skill, but my wallet saves pipes.
When the PipeGods Give You Lemons, Make Lemonade (Barling Quaint rescue)
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The "shorten the shank & lengthen the stem" repair isn't common, but almost always doable.
Here's a Dunhill Canadian (4109) in the Cumberland finish that had the same sort of break.
The only part of the fix that didn't work out in this case is a couple letters of the nomenclature were lost. Otherwise it's a good as new. The owner likes the balance of the repaired pipe better than the original, in fact, as well as the gentler slope rate of the new stem (he's a clencher.)
(The black vs. Cumberland was by request)
Here's a Dunhill Canadian (4109) in the Cumberland finish that had the same sort of break.
The only part of the fix that didn't work out in this case is a couple letters of the nomenclature were lost. Otherwise it's a good as new. The owner likes the balance of the repaired pipe better than the original, in fact, as well as the gentler slope rate of the new stem (he's a clencher.)
(The black vs. Cumberland was by request)
I’ve done that with pipes before. Kinda nerve wracking getting everything jigged and lined up.
This Sasieni “CANADIAN” had to have 3/8”-1/2” removed and I made a new stem for it. I sanded the shank end a bit so it would match up with the stem. Then I rusticated that end so it (sort of) matched the rest and re-stained.
the new mortise was a fraction of a degree out of true, but hey, I work for cheap…
This Sasieni “CANADIAN” had to have 3/8”-1/2” removed and I made a new stem for it. I sanded the shank end a bit so it would match up with the stem. Then I rusticated that end so it (sort of) matched the rest and re-stained.
the new mortise was a fraction of a degree out of true, but hey, I work for cheap…
Such elegant work. Not just lemons into lemonade; more lemons into a magnum of Dom Perignon or a string of pearls. I too prefer the proportions (and execution of the stems) of both the repaired Barling and Dunhill to the originals. Bravo, georged!
OK. thank you
You are an early bird, not ?
The opposite. I haven't gone to bed yet. lol
