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Repairing a shattered stem on a Comoy’s Grand Slam Lovat Patent 210
Steve Laug of RebornPipes.com has come up with a brilliant solution for saving a well and truly broken vintage pipe stem. You'd never know that stem arrived on his bench in pieces.
Reclaiming a Chapuis-Comoy Royal Coachman 182 Billiard
I acquired this pipe as part of a mixed box of estate pipes I picked up a few months ago. The large Billiard now on my worktable stood out from the lot, partly due to its size – the bowl is large, at 1.5” wide and 2” tall, with a 7/8” bore – and partly… Continue reading Reclaiming a Chapuis-Comoy Royal Coachman 182 Billiard
Rebuilding a Stem for a 1960’s Brigham 419 Club
I’ve wanted to add a Brigham Club pipe to my collection for some time, so when I spotted this 4 Dot version on eBay recently, I knew I’d be bidding, despite the pipe’s obvious shortcomings. The auction listing clearly showed one major problem – the lower portion of the stem’s bite/button area was missing a… Continue reading Rebuilding a Stem for a 1960’s Brigham 419 Club
Tooth Dents and Rim Lava on a Blatter Rustic Bent Rhodesian
This is pipe #5 from the group of Blatter pipes sent to me from a piper in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This compact Rhodesian stood out to me immediately, the Rhody being one of my favourite pipe shapes. The rustication on this particular pipe is also quite striking – deep, craggy and very tactile. The pipe arrived… Continue reading Tooth Dents and Rim Lava on a Blatter Rustic Bent Rhodesian
A Bevy of Brighams IV – Repairing Heat Fissures in a 1980’s Brigham 418 Pear
The Brigham Shape 18 Pear is quickly becoming one of my favourites; my very first pipe purchase back in university was a 2 Dot Pear, and it’s still in my rack and regular rotation. I’ve since added a 118, the restoration of which I’ve written about here, and now this 4-Dot version. The pipe arrived… Continue reading A Bevy of Brighams IV – Repairing Heat Fissures in a 1980’s Brigham 418 Pear
Enjoy Father’s Day Savings at the DadsPipes Store!
Sunday, June 18th is Fathers Day, and to mark the occasion, DadsPipes is marking down EVERYTHING in the store by 15%! That's right, save 15% off all purchases at the DadsPipes Store for the entire month of June! Just enter coupon code Fathers15 at checkout to have your discount automatically applied. Treat Dad (or yourself!)… Continue reading Enjoy Father’s Day Savings at the DadsPipes Store!
Sprucing Up a Blatter Bent Pot
I'm pushing this post out a little early this week. I head out tomorrow on a long-anticipated fishing trip with my brothers, but I wanted to make sure I left something for you to read while I'm (hopefully) reeling in some walleye! This is the next pipe I worked on from the box of Blatter… Continue reading Sprucing Up a Blatter Bent Pot
Refreshing a Blatter 1989 Rustic Bent Egg
Here is the next pipe from the box of Blatter pipes sent to me from a piper in Iqaluit, Nunavut for refurbishment. This one is a nicely shaped rusticated Bent Egg, stamped “Quebec 1989” over “Blatter” on the smooth underside of the shank. The stem is original and carries the Blatter Red Dot. The pipe… Continue reading Refreshing a Blatter 1989 Rustic Bent Egg
Repairing a Cracked Horn Shank Extension on a Stanwell Buffalo
Needing a break from all the Brigham and Blatter pipes I've worked on lately, I dug down through my box of estate pipes and came up with this Stanwell Buffalo. It is a Shape # 140, which Bas Steven's list of Stanwell shapes identifies as a "Small freehand, slightly bent, full mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch".… Continue reading Repairing a Cracked Horn Shank Extension on a Stanwell Buffalo
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