I'm sitting on the back patio this morning, enjoying the first nice weather we've had for a while - a probably all too short break in an otherwise hot, sticky summer here in Southwestern Ontario. It's a welcome change, and I'm making the most of it with a good cup of coffee and one of… Continue reading A Pipe, Good Coffee and the Love of a Dog
Here's another short tutorial-style post for a bit of quick Summer reading. This time I'm working on a broken Dunhill Shell 3105 Straight Dublin with a broken shank. Instead of a full restoration, this post will focus on splinting the break and making the pipe structurally sound again. Here is the picture I received from… Continue reading Splinting a Broken Shank on a Dunhill Shell 3105 Straight Dublin
Today's post is a bit different than usual; instead of a complete restoration, I'm going to focus on a repair that is surely one of the most common when presented with a damaged meerschaum pipe - replacing a Push-Pull fitting, the small plastic/Delrin parts used to create a strong mortise and tenon joint between stem… Continue reading Replacing the Mortise & Tenon on a Sultan Carved Meerschaum
This is the second of two dilapidated Blatter pipes gifted to me by a pipe friend before Christmas. I wrote about the first restoration here. This pipe is somewhat larger in size and, as you will see, the restoration turned out to be similarly larger in scope. Unlike the first Blatter pipe, this one arrived… Continue reading Salvaging a Burnt and Cracked Blatter Select Freehand
Hi everyone,! There are quite a few announcements this week, but first let me wish a belated Happy Fathers Day to all you Dads out there. I hope everyone had a great day. My Fathers Day involved lots of laughter, stories and a new Peterson in the rack - absolutely no complaints around here! Some… Continue reading Changes Coming to DadsPipes
Some time ago now, I acquired a box of about a dozen estate pipes in various states of disrepair. Among these wounded soldiers was this interesting square-shanked Brigham pipe. When I brought the pipe to my worktable, I could see that, if it could speak, this Brigham would have had stories to tell. The stem… Continue reading Reviving a Roughly Used 1990’s Vintage Brigham Square-Shank 273
This attractive freehand pipe was sent to me by a client near Kingston, Ontario with the request to clean it up and, if possible, install a 9mm filter system. When it arrived at DadsPipes Central, I brought it to the worktable and made a full inspection. A good-sized freehand, the pipe was in obviously used… Continue reading A New Stem and a 6mm Filter Conversion for a Thomas Grand Luxe Footed Freehand
A collector friend recently dropped off a box of pipes for restoration, a real jumble of briar and meerschaum in various states of repair. Some need only a bit of "spit and polish" to bring them back to fighting form, and others need serious overhaul. This Butz-Choquin pipe fell somewhere in the middle of the… Continue reading Re-Stemming a Butz-Choquin Marigny Deluxe Hand-Made Calabash
I’ve worked on several Stanwell Brazilia series pipes over the years. The series name and inherent character come from the shank extensions made of, in the early days, genuine Brazilian cattle horn or, more recently, of faux horn made of acrylic. Of the two versions, I prefer the look and feel of the genuine horn.… Continue reading Repairing Stem and Shank Troubles on a Reg’d No Stanwell Brazilia 21
With Mothers Day come and gone, it's time to switch gears and find something for Dad! Why not a beautifully restored estate pipe from the DadsPipes Store? Each pipe has been meticulously cleaned, sanitized, deodorized and restored to as close to new condition as possible, and will come with a microfibre pipe sock if the… Continue reading Fathers Day Sale at the DadsPipes Store
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