Here is a 1920's-1930's WDC that someone had cut or broke the "Hesson Guard" extension tube off. Part of the refurbishment was making a new tube to get it close to original. The original was all one piece. I threaded the stem internal and made a "replacement" tube on my lathe. From outward appearances of the tube, it is almost as if it was not broken at all. It still smokes well also.
@Corey562 I have now stained the rusticated areas black, and the rest of the pipe buckskin. I knocked the tops down with 1200 grit. Here's the pic. I'll add medium brown to the tops, finalize sanding, polish, buff, etc., then show you the finished product...
@Corey562 Well, here it is. Doesn't look anything like the original, but it was a cheap pipe with flaws so I decided to try to make an interesting pipe while hiding most of the flaws...
@RockyMountainBriar That baby looks great with or without accoutrements ... but the staging photo is fantastic. You should be adding more pictures to the Daily Briar Photoshoot. There is a sophisticated elegance to that photo.
@motie2. Well, in my opinion.......from what I have surmised after looking at a lot of pipes and their descriptions, is that the Comoy's 88 I have pictured is a "Zulu" shape....most of the time. The "Zulu" has a forward canted "Horn" shaped bowl, a straight shank, and a slightly downward bent stem. A "Yacht" shape would be a forward canted bowl with straight edges..(not "Horn" shaped), a straight shank, and a straight/mostly straight stem. A "Dublin" shape has the straight edges but is either not canted or slightly canted and can either have straight or bent shanks and stems. In my mind anyway, this is how I differentiate between them. The old Peterson "Kafir" pipe and the Peterson 268 would be what I call "Zulu" shapes. Also, to throw more confusion into the mix, the 268 Peterson shape in their old catalogs is called a "Bent Albert". The Peterson 120 would be a straight "Dublin", a Peterson D15 would be a bent "Dublin". A Savinelli 904 looks more like a "Yacht" than a bent "Dublin" to my eye, but the 920KS would be a bent "Dublin". Then there is a 61 "Hunter" shape that Charatan makes that looks like a "Stocky Yacht" to me, but I think is considered a "Horn". It is not quite curved enough to my eye to be a "Horn" or "Oliphant" though. Castello makes some nice "Yacht" shaped pipes, and I have a newer Luciano in a shape I consider a "Yacht". Opinions, opinions, and more opinions. Just ask me, I have more.
Now this "close but no cigar" pipe is described as a Empire Little Champion 57 Horn in Steve Laug's blog at https://rebornpipes.com/tag/obsidian-oil/ Close -- but the stem, the edge of the bowl. I have not been able to find a picture, a chart, or name of the Charatan, above. What is your opinion, gang? BTW, the process of restoration is amazing: starting with a badly oxidized stem (worse than shown here; check the nsite) and a worn finish, you are able to watch the total resurrection of a badly abused pipe, step by step, with extensive pix and commentary.
@motie2 That Charatan has the DC (Double Comfort Bit). I really like the looks of those DC stems, cool shape too. Now for the shape....I guess I would call that a horn or Zulu, mainly because of the beveled/rounded rim. It also has a straight shank, but with a heel, so it looks slightly bent. In my mind (not that it is in its' right), a Yacht has to be sharp and streamlined. Your Charatan is close to their "Hunter" 61, but it has the rounded rim and is bit more lithe. Once the rounded rim is thrown in the mix, then along comes "Calabash". Aye, Yi. Yi. What we could do is write each shape on a piece of paper, throw them in a hat and pull one out
@ghostsofpompeii Thanks, I was actually very surprised how well that pic tuned out. I took the pic with my (new to me) iPad Pro instead of my iPhone 4s.
@RockyMountainBriar Thanks. I had some gun doing it. What classification would you give this pipe? I restored it back to life about a year ago but I"m torn between a Dublin and a Zulu.
@Corey562 Thanks. At least you know now that I don't rusticate all my restorations. I would guess 2/3 of all my restorations maintain the original grain...
@RockyMountainBriar Thanks for the evaluation. And yes, as far as I can tell, it is a Mastercraft. It turned out to be a pretty good smoker. I can't fill the bowl to the top because of the slant. It wants to char the stem side of the bowl, but other than that, I love it...
The cloth that I wipe my pipe off after smoking while still warm gets a light impregnation of wax that will build the shine when it gets well used. I use Obsidian Oil on my Vulcanite stems and wipe them down with a seperate cloth.
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And that is a nice peterson @RockyMountainBriar
Dublin is in Ireland... and Zulus are in Africa...
@RockyMountainBriar That baby looks great with or without accoutrements ... but the staging photo is fantastic. You should be adding more pictures to the Daily Briar Photoshoot. There is a sophisticated elegance to that photo.
The "Zulu" has a forward canted "Horn" shaped bowl, a straight shank, and a slightly downward bent stem. A "Yacht" shape would be a forward canted bowl with straight edges..(not "Horn" shaped), a straight shank, and a straight/mostly straight stem. A "Dublin" shape has the straight edges but is either not canted or slightly canted and can either have straight or bent shanks and stems. In my mind anyway, this is how I differentiate between them.
The old Peterson "Kafir" pipe and the Peterson 268 would be what I call "Zulu" shapes. Also, to throw more confusion into the mix, the 268 Peterson shape in their old catalogs is called a "Bent Albert".
The Peterson 120 would be a straight "Dublin", a Peterson D15 would be a bent "Dublin".
A Savinelli 904 looks more like a "Yacht" than a bent "Dublin" to my eye, but the 920KS would be a bent "Dublin".
Then there is a 61 "Hunter" shape that Charatan makes that looks like a "Stocky Yacht" to me, but I think is considered a "Horn". It is not quite curved enough to my eye to be a "Horn" or "Oliphant" though.
Castello makes some nice "Yacht" shaped pipes, and I have a newer Luciano in a shape I consider a "Yacht".
Opinions, opinions, and more opinions. Just ask me, I have more.
So, I'm still uncertain: What is this? (My only non-Carey pipe, a gift from a brother pipe smoker.)
Close -- but the stem, the edge of the bowl. I have not been able to find a picture, a chart, or name of the Charatan, above.
What is your opinion, gang?
BTW, the process of restoration is amazing: starting with a badly oxidized stem (worse than shown here; check the nsite) and a worn finish, you are able to watch the total resurrection of a badly abused pipe, step by step, with extensive pix and commentary.
That Charatan has the DC (Double Comfort Bit). I really like the looks of those DC stems, cool shape too. Now for the shape....I guess I would call that a horn or Zulu, mainly because of the beveled/rounded rim. It also has a straight shank, but with a heel, so it looks slightly bent. In my mind (not that it is in its' right), a Yacht has to be sharp and streamlined. Your Charatan is close to their "Hunter" 61, but it has the rounded rim and is bit more lithe. Once the rounded rim is thrown in the mix, then along comes "Calabash". Aye, Yi. Yi.
What we could do is write each shape on a piece of paper, throw them in a hat and pull one out
Thanks, I was actually very surprised how well that pic tuned out. I took the pic with my (new to me) iPad Pro instead of my iPhone 4s.
That pipe makeover really turned out nice.
What classification would you give this pipe? I restored it back to life about a year ago but I"m torn between a Dublin and a Zulu.