I thought I’d squeeze another pipe onto the DadsPipes Store shelves in time for the Holiday buying season. This Stanwell is one of the last survivors of the Danish Lot of 30 or so estate pipes I purchased about a year and a half ago. It had been sitting in the refurb box for quite… Continue reading Creating a Churchwarden from a Stanwell Rustic Paneled Horn
This Peterson Pot came to me in a box of assorted estate pipes I purchased quite some time ago. I must admit that the poor old thing languished in that box for longer than I care to admit, but at the time I was caught up in the Brigham Shape Chart project, so a lot… Continue reading Rescuing a Pre-Republic Peterson K&P Dublin Sterling Mounted 207 Pot
I’ve worked on several Everyman pipes over the last few years, and I’m always impressed with the build quality of these Comoy’s “seconds”. This shape 42 Bent Billiard is no exception. The pipe had been quite gently used before it came to my worktable. The exterior of briar and stem were greasy and dirty, and… Continue reading Quick Refresh of a Comoy’s “The Everyman” 42 Bent Billiard
This Scandia Freehand had fallen to the bottom of my refurb box more than once, as pipes sometimes do, so when I fished it out this week, I decided it was time to give it some loving attention. Scandia is a Stanwell seconds or sub-brand, but as far as I can tell, the only flaw in… Continue reading Dressing Off an Ivarrson Designed Scandia Freehand by Stanwell
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The diamond-shanked Bulldog is one of the most ubiquitous and most recognized of the classic pipe shapes. Every maker had one, and it seems that just about every pipe smoker had at least one example in their rack at one point. This Kaywoodie Super Grain 98B is as classic as they come. Coming to me… Continue reading Reviving a Kaywoodie Super Grain 98B Straight Bulldog
I stumbled across this Peterson’s Deluxe Apple in a rack of four pipes on display at a local antique fair a few months ago. Apart from a fairly heavy crust of lava on the crowned rim and a bit of grime on the stem, the pipe was in excellent estate condition. It should be an… Continue reading An Easy Cleanup of a Peterson’s Deluxe 87S Straight Apple
I was recently sent another batch of Blatter estate pipes from a forum friend in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This large Rustic Ball pipe is the first of that lot to be tackled. I decided to start with an easy one this time. The pipe was in very good estate condition when it arrived on my worktable.… Continue reading Tidying Up a Large Blatter Select Rustic Ball
I pulled this little Squashed Tomato stummel from my box and decided it would be the focus of my next restoration. Though it measures a more or less standard 1.5 inches wide, the bowl is only 1.25 inches tall, with a proportionally small 5/8” chamber bore. The stummel came to me without a stem and… Continue reading An Autumn Makeover for a Darvill Squashed Tomato
Just like a home, a website needs a bit of redecorating now and then to stay fresh - those "great" armchairs you found on the sidewalk back in college probably aren't in your significant other's Post-Modern interior design plan. We've recently broken out the hammers and paint brushes and made a few changes around here… Continue reading A New Look for DadsPipes
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