Pipe refinishing

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 4

  Next, light sanded the stummel after I hand sanded the stem to get a good look.
  Polished, buffed, etc.
  Here's the final:
  
  

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 20

  Acquired this Certified PUREX LHS Caboose in pretty bad shape.
  What to do, what to do?
  
  

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 20

  Had to totally reshape the top to get past the huge and deep gouges, so I roughed in a balanced shape:
  
  

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 20

  After hand-sanding the top, I realized I wasn't going to be able to get the original deep- groove patterns out.
  
  

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 20

  So I decided to develop a pattern to counter that situation:
  
  

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 20 edited March 20

  I then did a tan stain, wax and buff.
  In the meantime, I eliminated most of the oxidation from the stem, cleaned the inside ( including the stinger), then made my mix and patched the broken area.
  Waiting for it to dry before filing/shaping, etc.
  I'll show you the final when completed, but here's where I am now:
  
  

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 20 edited March 20

  Didn't spend as much time as I probably should have on this one, but at least it's another pipe saved from the trash can. Here's the final:
  By the way, if what I read is correct, this Certified PUREX is dated in the 40s & 50s...
  
  

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• RockyMountainBriar Master

  March 21

  @KA9FFJ
  Cool pipe.  I thought it looked pretty good with the smooth top.  Looks good with the rustication too.
  I have it’s smooth sibling somewhere around here🙂

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 21

  @RockyMountainBriar
  Why does that not surprise me that you have one similar in your collection...
  🙄😏

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 22

  Here's an odd looking whatever it is:
  
  

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 22

  It's an ugly looking spud. But even homely, no grain/no character pipes deserve to live.
  So I fitted a stem for it, and we'll, short story shorter, here's the final:
  
  

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• PappyJoe Master

  March 23

  @KA9FFJ
  What are you going to do with it?

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 23

  @PappyJoe
  Probably wind up selling it at the pipe show next year.
  I won't be asking much since it has a few minor rough spots that couldn't be smoothed out without a lot of extra work that, I'm ashamed to admit, I didn't feel like giving on this pipe.
  Don't get me wrong, it's still a good sturdy pipe...
  
  

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• KA9FFJ Master

  March 23

  Well I have this little WILLARD that was beaten half to death so I thought, why not go ahead and complete the job! So I lit into it with a rusticating tool.
  The stem wasn't bad and cleaned up pretty good.
  Anyway, here's the little guy now:
  
  

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