Close, it's after Big Ben started manufacturing them. It's a late '80s model gifted to me as a high school graduation present from my computer programming teacher and became my second pipe. I removed the varnish/lacquer from it some time ago with acetone and have been keeping it shiny with a jeweler's cloth.
Renaissance Wax or a Jeweler's cloth.I have an older BBB, some might of seen I post from time to time in WAYs, but it’s faded, and I can’t seem to get it shiny.
I thought when Briar is dull, the only hope is to strip the remaining sheen away, whatever was used, and apply again a coat of lacquer, or whatever is commonly used.
Don’t mean to go off topic here, if anyone sees this, instead of stripping off the finish and redoing it, what other options are there?
hmm
Oil (v) Polish (n ... direct object) ... now, does it make sense?
That's a handsome pipe! Reminds me of my Rossi apple. It was also covered in a massive layer of shelac, and had huge filled pits and craters.
No, linseed oil as mentioned above doesn’t make the pipe oily, because of the polymerisation process. It gets hard in such a thin layer, that is comparable to carnauba wax coating. It also will stick to the pipe. And it doesn’t melt away. Drawbacks are also xplained.
I own dozens of American shotguns I’ve stripped and applied a boiled linseed oil finish to, then dulled back. It is the only finish any shotgun maker would use, if they had the luxury of time.You can put linseed oil to your pipe. In contrast to other plantoils like grapeseed this is not going to decade, because a polymerisation sets in in time. It’s been used as base for oil paint for centuries, also it’s the base for putty in addition to chalkpowder.
But it won’t give you an instant shine, and you have to put the pipe to rest because the process of polymerisation takes at least a week or two depending on temperature.
It’s quite durable and has been used to coating pipe some time ago. You can buff it of course.
There are still pipe makers using linseed oil instead of carnauba wax. Although not quite popular because of the long drying time.
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Growing up every barn had a can of boiled linseed oil, used to apply to hickory handles of shovels, picks, and spades. Linseed oil offers some protection against water, but not even close to a true varnish. But when used on gun stocks, I like to say a boiled linseed oil finish is as waterproof as I am.
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Not to be contrary, but people put linseed oil on/in their food and faces all the time. Not commercially produced BLO obviously, as it has heavy metal drying agents, but just regular linseed oil.Growing up every barn had a can of boiled linseed oil, used to apply to hickory handles of shovels, picks, and spades. Linseed oil offers some protection against water, but not even close to a true varnish. But when used on gun stocks, I like to say a boiled linseed oil finish is as waterproof as I am.
My hoard of Lee and 4 hole stinger Kaywoodies were the highest priced factory pipes on this earth during the World War Two and immediate post war period. Not a one came with a drop of any kind of varnish. Waxed maybe, but never, ever with a coat of sealant.
Linseed oil smells like,,,linseed oil. Nobody ever adds linseed oil to anything they eat, and nobody will ever apply it on purpose to their face.
Why I quit olive oil for grapeseed oil is grapeseed oil is much thinner, evaporates quicker, and to me is completely without odor.
My 8 ounce bottle is cold pressed, organic grapeseed oil.
Anything beautiful women use on their face ain’t gonna hurt my pipes, you know?
Grapeseed oil: Health and beauty benefits
Grapeseed oil is a byproduct of winemaking. People use it as a natural beauty treatment, and it may be a healthy alternative to vegetable oil in cooking. This MNT Knowledge Center article explores the uses of grapeseed oil in health and beauty.
I have an older BBB, some might of seen I post from time to time in WAYs, but it’s faded, and I can’t seem to get it shiny.
I thought when Briar is dull, the only hope is to strip the remaining sheen away, whatever was used, and apply again a coat of lacquer, or whatever is commonly used.
Don’t mean to go off topic here, if anyone sees this, instead of stripping off the finish and redoing it, what other options are there?
hmm
