This project was a first for me - hand cutting an Acrylic stem from rod stock. OK, not quite rod stock, as the chunk of acrylic I used was actually an off-cut from a 1" diameter by 4" long acrylic stem blank, so the airway drilling was already done when I started work. A stem,… Continue reading Making a Hand-Cut Acrylic Stem from Rod Stock for an Algerian Briar Bamboo Rhodesian
Here is another estate pipe from my box of refurbs-in-waiting. This Brigham 218 Pear had been buried at the bottom of the pile for some time when I dug it out and decided it was time to work on it. Here is the pipe as it looked when I brought it to the worktable. Although… Continue reading Freeing a Seized Stem and Freshening Up a 1990s Brigham 218 Pear
This French-made Jeantet leather-clad Scoop came to me in an estate lot I bought last summer. At first glance the pipe appeared to be in good shape, requiring only a light cleaning to make it ready for a new pipe steward. First glances, however, are sometimes not as accurate as we would like. This series… Continue reading A Shank Band and a New Look for a Jeantet Leather-Clad Scoop
It's been a while since I worked on a pipe from my own box of refurbs-in-waiting, so today when I found myself temporarily in between other jobs, I dug through my pile of estate pipes and pulled out this 1990s vintage Brigham 303 Billiard. As you can see from this first series of pictures, the… Continue reading Reviving a 1990s Brigham 303 Billiard
2020 has been a difficult year for everyone, but today my hope is that we have turned the corner and are able to look forward to better times ahead. Whether you are able to share the Holidays with family and friends in person or are joining the festivities virtually, I wish you all the very… Continue reading Merry Christmas from DadsPipes!
Temporarily in between repair jobs the other day as I waited for a parts order to come in, I rummaged around in my refurb box and came out with a rather battered and neglected Bent Billiard stummel. An old "Pipes by Lee" briar, the original stem had departed long ago; I had, however, recently jumped… Continue reading Tangerine Dream – A “New” Pipe From an Old Stummel
Leather-clad pipes were popular between the end of the Second World War and the late 1970s/early 1980s. First marketed in the 1940s by Longchamp in France as a way to utilize less-than-perfect briar bowls, customers, especially Allied soldiers stationed in France, quickly embraced leather-clad pipes, prompting other firms to hop on the trend. The pipe… Continue reading Quick Cleanup of an Oval Bowl Leather Wrapped Pocket Pipe
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I recently acquired two Italian made pipes marked simply "JR" and "Italy" which I have found were made as house brand pipes for JR Cigars in the USA. The first one, a nice Author shape, is already listed on the Pipe Inventory page as it really didn't need restoration. The second of the pair needed… Continue reading A Quick Refresh of a JR Italy Bent Dublin
The range and diversity of meerschaum pipes never fails to impress me. From traditional shapes to intricately carved designs and figurals, there is a meerschaum pipe to meet any taste. The pipe on the worktable today is a traditional smooth Author with a bit of Teutonic flare in the shape of a crowned nickel wind… Continue reading A New Stem and a Good Waxing for a Capped Meerschaum Author
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