Another "box" stummel I found. I'll give you good news/bad news. First, the good news, check out the grain on this pipe, and the bamboo shank extension!
Now the bad news. It has the STARTING of a burnout in the back left side of the bowl... but not so bad that it can't be repaired using pipe mud... IMHO... As you can see, there's not even the faintest sign on the outside of the bowl. I think this is a pipe worth saving...
@Balisong No, that is strictly carnauba wax buffed in, then polished. Sometimes I do use an oil rub consisting of mineral oil. I give a light coat with my fingers, then immediately wipe it with a towel, then buff with a paper towel...
Funny you should ask, I just did an oil rub on this post Cork covered pipe after waxing and buffing. Here's the result... Still looking for a stem for this one...
@vtgrad2003 Sorry, I missed your question a while back about the weight of the olive wood pipe. Unfortunately I don't have a working mini scale at the moment, but if it helps, it's similar to briar. If anything, it might be a TOUCH heavier than a briar of comparable size... Hope that helps...
Unfortunately I didn't get a good before pic of this pipe, but if you enlarge the photo below, you can make out the shallow chip found on the low right side of the bowl... It's the pipe on the bottom row, all the way to the right end (last pipe), and it is a new pipe / never used...
I used briar dust and Loctite gel mix to fill the chip. I tried to leave it a little rough to match the rustication. Then lightly sanded it down to match the bowl contour. I stained the entire bowl (not the shank), alcohol wiped the bowl, then lightly sanded with 1000 grit... Waxed, buffed and polished. Here it is now:
Another brand new stummel. This one is a little volcano that had a few very minor scratches around the top side of the bowl. In fact, they were so minor that they barely removed some of the stain. Anyway, I guess the sellers could no longer sell the pipe, wrote it off as damaged and chucked it in the shoe box along with the other misfits... I simply restained it, and lightly sanded a few highlights around the base of the volcano, along with the stamping area on the shank. After waxing and buffing, here it is now:
With inspiration from this thread I refinished this pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock. The rim was chipped so I topped it and gave a slight bevel inside the bowl. EXTENSIVELY cleaned the shank and did two salt and alcohol treatments, sanded and restained the stummel. Cleaned and refinished the stem and band.
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They look brand new!
how much does that olive wood weigh?
Thanks brother...
As you can see, there's not even the faintest sign on the outside of the bowl. I think this is a pipe worth saving...
So I've cleaned it up, took an unfinished stem and turned the tenon to a snug fit, then put a bend in it...
@Zouave
I'll make up some pipe mud later and, after I apply it, let it set and rest for at least 3 days to a week...
Did you give it an oil rub, the last pics look darker, richer, and, shinier?
No, that is strictly carnauba wax buffed in, then polished.
Sometimes I do use an oil rub consisting of mineral oil. I give a light coat with my fingers, then immediately wipe it with a towel, then buff with a paper towel...
Here's the result...
Still looking for a stem for this one...
Sorry, I missed your question a while back about the weight of the olive wood pipe.
Unfortunately I don't have a working mini scale at the moment, but if it helps, it's similar to briar. If anything, it might be a TOUCH heavier than a briar of comparable size...
Hope that helps...
Thanks, I was curious and was thinking if I wanted it or not. I hate anything over 2 ozs--hurts my teeth.
It's the pipe on the bottom row, all the way to the right end (last pipe), and it is a new pipe / never used...
I stained the entire bowl (not the shank), alcohol wiped the bowl, then lightly sanded with 1000 grit...
Waxed, buffed and polished.
Here it is now:
Anyway, I guess the sellers could no longer sell the pipe, wrote it off as damaged and chucked it in the shoe box along with the other misfits...
I simply restained it, and lightly sanded a few highlights around the base of the volcano, along with the stamping area on the shank. After waxing and buffing, here it is now:
👍🏻
I LOVE to see old pipes come back to a new life...
Well done.