Well, here's a few angles of the "new" pipe. The stem is also completed (micromeshed and polished). The pipe actually looks a lot better than the pics I took, but here it is...
@RandyB1966@RockyMountainBriar@Zouave@motie2 You guys are too kind and I truly appreciate the compliments... I would rather not rusticate if I didn't have to (I am a grain guy at heart), but I do not possess the knowhow or finesse to repair gashes and pits while getting a stain to match the existing briar, so I guess you might say I take the easy way out... Thanks again for your kind words...
@KA9FFJ Like you I also like “The Grain”, not a fan of rustication. It reminds me of makeup on mimes, clowns, and painted women...they all kind of creep me out....they are hiding something😳. I do like your rustication designs and application though, I can appreciate quality work👍🏻
@Zouave There are many roads one can take to get to the same place. Personally I like a Senior reamer... I also like the salt/alcohol bowl treatment. @PappyJoe has a great technique for bowl treatments using coffee grounds that has proven very successful, especially for ghosting. You might ask him here at TPL for the details... Hope that helps a little...
@Zouave I use a multitude of different reamers depending on the pipe. Mostly I start will a “Ream-All” type, then a “Rocket Reamer”. I know a few people that finish with a bit of fine sandpaper. I use Everclear to clean the internals, and if the pipe was really nasty (read Latakia) I salt and bourbon the bowl to rid some of the tars and ghost. I have used PappyJoes suggestion of spent coffee grounds as well, but I try to keep away from water. Briar sellers and pipe makers let blocks of briar dry for years, I don’t want to “turn back” all of their hard work. I then use an alcohol retort to clean and disinfect the internals. I finish with my ozone chamber.
@Zouave As said above, it depends on your Reaming goal, but if your just looking to do general maintenance and knocking down the cake to a bare minimum then I second on the Senior Reamer
I also have a Senior-reamer, but you must be careful with it, especially at the rim. It will tear hell out of a rim very easily, a brutal instrument for a bad rim-job.
Here's a little no name pipe that has seemingly random rusticated patterns. I'm going to try and develop a balanced rusticated pattern and basically change its looks...
The stem/shank was a little off center (cheap pipe). If the stem wasn't placed correctly, it was slightly off center. So I used my drill press and placed a small hole for a dot to serve as a marker...
@KA9FFJ Ha, Ha, giggle😂😂😂 It looks like it is wearing a bikini bottom or a jock...😂😂😂😂 Sorry, I couldn’t help myself😂😂😂 Nice job on the refurb though, hope you take a little ribbing in good humor. It’s not meant to offend.
@RockyMountainBriar. My wife just asked me what I was laughing about. I love your humor, and your "acute powers of observation"... 😁 I've always said, if you can't laugh at yourself, someone else will... Tnx for the laugh...
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I do like your rustication, great job.
You should take great pride in your work. It is really fine.
You guys are too kind and I truly appreciate the compliments...
I would rather not rusticate if I didn't have to (I am a grain guy at heart), but I do not possess the knowhow or finesse to repair gashes and pits while getting a stain to match the existing briar, so I guess you might say I take the easy way out...
Thanks again for your kind words...
Like you I also like “The Grain”, not a fan of rustication. It reminds me of makeup on mimes, clowns, and painted women...they all kind of creep me out....they are hiding something😳. I do like your rustication designs and application though, I can appreciate quality work👍🏻
Hope that helps a little...
I use a multitude of different reamers depending on the pipe. Mostly I start will a “Ream-All” type, then a “Rocket Reamer”. I know a few people that finish with a bit of fine sandpaper. I use Everclear to clean the internals, and if the pipe was really nasty (read Latakia) I salt and bourbon the bowl to rid some of the tars and ghost. I have used PappyJoes suggestion of spent coffee grounds as well, but I try to keep away from water. Briar sellers and pipe makers let blocks of briar dry for years, I don’t want to “turn back” all of their hard work. I then use an alcohol retort to clean and disinfect the internals. I finish with my ozone chamber.
Ok, finally got around to creating a design to hide those "pox marks", and I'll start rusticating...
Looking forward to the reveal.
Before:
Ha, Ha, giggle😂😂😂
It looks like it is wearing a bikini bottom or a jock...😂😂😂😂
Sorry, I couldn’t help myself😂😂😂
Nice job on the refurb though, hope you take a little ribbing in good humor.
It’s not meant to offend.
I've always said, if you can't laugh at yourself, someone else will... Tnx for the laugh...