I was temporarily between projects the other day so I dug down to the bottom of my refurb box and came out with an old, well worn Canadian stummel. I brought it to the table and snapped this series of pics. Judging by the cleanliness of the chamber, I'll suggest that this stummel was never… Continue reading New Life for a Worn Old Pal Canadian
About a year ago, I wrote about the rediscovery of Brigham's early line of non-Patent pipes and the subsequent restoration of two examples. I recently acquired a third Non-Patent Brigham pipe to add to the collection, this time in what Brigham called a Club shape, otherwise known as a Lovat. Here is how the pipe… Continue reading Reviving an Early Brigham Non-Patent Club
This is the second of five Castello pipes I have been asked to restore and sell. Last time, we lookd at a sandblasted Castello Old Antiquari Oom Paul. This week we're cleaning up a Castello "Castello" G Bent Billiard. Castello was founded by Carlo Scotti in Italy in 1947 and has become known for its… Continue reading Renewing a Beautiful Castello “Castello” G Bent Billiard
I missed last Friday's post so I thought I'd push this one out a bit early. Posts will be spread out a bit over the next month or so to give me time to work on the Brigham book. I hope their quality makes up for the lack of quantity! - Charles Not long ago,… Continue reading Freshening a Castello Old Antiquari KKKK Oom Paul
I'm switching things up this week. Instead of a pipe restoration, I thought you might enjoy a sneak peek at some content from the Brigham pipes book. In this blog, we're going to take a closer look at Brigham Patent Era pipes, those made between 1938 and 1955. 1938 was a big year for Brigham… Continue reading A Sneak Peek at the Brigham Book – Patent Era Pipes
This pipe is another one of those that has been languishing in my refurb box for quite some time - long enough that I can't remember exactly when or where I acquired it! High time to give it some attention. Here is how the pipe looked when I brought it to the worktable. It was… Continue reading Sprucing Up a Beautiful Scantic Denmark 401 Billiard
I have had this late-1960s or very early 1970s Brigham 3044 Oversize Billiard in my box of refurbs for at least the last year if not longer. I've checked on it several times over that period, but I've never been able to tackle the work it needed until now. The problem has not been a… Continue reading A New Stem and System Transplant for a Huge Brigham 3044 Oversize Billiard
This pipe came to me in a large mixed lot of estates for repair. It is an attention-commanding fist-sized chunk of briar carved into an equally commanding bulldog figural pipe. As you will see in this series of shots taken when I first brought the pipe to the worktable, the briar was in pretty good… Continue reading Repairs and a New Stem for a Unique Bulldog Figural
The work on this pipe has been started and stopped several times over the last few months, repeatedly sidelined in favour of more pressing repair jobs. It's been so long, in fact, since I started working on it that it took me quite a while to find (most of) the pictures. This series of pics… Continue reading Rusticating a London Made Billiard
I recently wrote about replacing a broken tenon and called it one of the most common pipe repairs. Today's post is about another - a cracked shank. For many pipes, a cracked shank can be easily and permanently repaired by installing a shank band over the damaged briar. An external band like this is essentially… Continue reading Sleeving a Cracked Shank on an Algord Krisson Standard Freehand
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