KA9FFJ Master
I'm not sure where you are in your pipe hobby journey, but next time you are near St. Charles, stop by John Dengler Tobacconist = 700 S. Main St., in Old St. Charles. He has a quaint little B&M there and is very knowledgeable. Also, there is a St. Louis Pipe Club. I have met a few of the guys at the annual St. Louis pipe show held every February. You can receive loads of hands-on learning from them. Because their meeting location is quite a distance from Granite City, I have never made their meetings, but you might want to check them out as well. Hope this helps...
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Re: Pipe refinishing
Decided to reshape the rim area. This helped to blend in that front area where the rim edge had been mercilessly knocked and flattened. But as you can see, major issues are still present: (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
A better look at some of the damage after I removed less than a 64th from the rim: (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Started working on a noname bulldog then I thought, maybe you guys would like to see it. The stem was not the original and was too big for the pipe. I had already started using 220 grit to get the st… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
So what the heck, it's a noname pipe with a nonmatching stem, so I decided to have some fun with it. Depending on how you look at it, it almost looks like a bowl sitting in another bowl. At any rate,… (View Post) -
Re: Pipe refinishing
Oh, here it is with the stem completed... I know it's ugly, but still, there's just something about it that keeps my eye drawn to it... 🤔 (View Post)
