First pipe restoration

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These two pipes were the pipes of the father of a family friend that passed away not long ago. They were given to me (without stems) by her to see if I could do anything with them. I made the blank for the stem for one of them, cleaned the pipe up as much as I could, and shaped the stem. Not too bad of results. Still have a bit more sanding to do on the stem but its getting there.
 

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Still leaning towards these Bob...your restoration really rocks!!! Well done sir!
 
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Great restoration job, mate I can also see that the piper owner is a right hand smoker, huh...???

Just a question, did you have the old mouth piece to get measurements and shape from or, was all a guess/following average sizes/shapes...??? I say this because, as an ex-pipe smoker, when one finds a pipe that feels well and balanced, sending it for restoration, I would expect to get a "replica" of that feeling, that will depend solely to the new mouth piece design as the "head" is the same so, I wonder...!

Cheers
George
 
Great restoration job, mate I can also see that the piper owner is a right hand smoker, huh...???

Just a question, did you have the old mouth piece to get measurements and shape from or, was all a guess/following average sizes/shapes...??? I say this because, as an ex-pipe smoker, when one finds a pipe that feels well and balanced, sending it for restoration, I would expect to get a "replica" of that feeling, that will depend solely to the new mouth piece design as the "head" is the same so, I wonder...!

Cheers
George

I was just handed the stummels. No mouth piece for measurements. I just had to wing it. For the stem, I just cut the blank to the length of the pipe itself and dove in head first on the belt sander. Still more sanding to go. I have to get a flusher fit where they come together and get the button on the stem a little smaller. It's my pipe now so there's no worry about getting a replica.

Thanks.
 
That is a fine job you did on that stem. I'd never have guessed it to be anyone's first attempt, and I'd wager that it's as good looking or better than the original.

What material did you use for the stem? That's a really nice choice for the color.
 
Restoration looks good Bob. Maybe some slight work on the fit but you did a fine job.

Did you give the bowls a few salt treatments? I did this on a few estate pipes I picked up a few years ago and they smoked like new.
 
Restoration looks good Bob. Maybe some slight work on the fit but you did a fine job.

Did you give the bowls a few salt treatments? I did this on a few estate pipes I picked up a few years ago and they smoked like new.

No, I haven't gotten to that point yet. Gonna do some more shaping on the stem, get the button a bit smaller, then clean the bowl out. Waiting for a Castleford reaming kit to be delivered.

Thanks,
 
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