I felt like a kid at Christmas today as I unwrapped my latest estate pipe purchases the lovely people at Canada Post delivered to my door. Pipes, pipes and more pipes, 36 in all, from the 1960s through 1990s and mostly Danish in origin, including pipes by Stanwell, Soren & Karl Erik. A handful of… Continue reading Drowning in Danish Pipes
This old Brigham is the pipe I used when writing up my previous post on fixing common stem issues. To paraphrase the late Paul Harvey, here is the rest of the story. - Charles I spotted this old Brigham in a mixed lot of mostly basket pipes I bought recently. As many of you know,… Continue reading Restoring a Patent Era Brigham 232 Saddle Billiard
A little while back, I wrote up a blog entry on fixing two stem fit problems that crop up regularly - a too-loose stem, and a too-tight stem. Today I'd like to spotlight another common, and completely avoidable, stem problem that I deal with regularly when restoring estate pipes, namely the issue of a stem… Continue reading Fixing Another Common Stem Fit Issue – Stem to Shank
Hi everyone. This is a quick note to let everyone know that DadsPipes is now on Facebook! You can find the new page, including the DadsPipes Store at http://www.facebook.com/dadspipesstore. Pop by, take a look and if you like the page, Like the page! (We know how much people like to Like things. You're welcome.) … Continue reading DadsPipes Now on Facebook
After working on the sandblasted English Kaywoodie La Roche 729 Dublin written about here, I've been keeping my eyes open for a Comoy's 623 shape to confirm or disprove my theory that the two pipes share more than a passing amount of DNA. When this Comoy's Skipper came up on eBay, I placed my bid… Continue reading A Diamond in the Rough – Restoring a Comoy’s Skipper 623
Hi folks, I am happy to announce the opening of the Official DadsPipes Estate Pipe Store right here on the InterWeb! I can't possibly smoke every pipe I refurbish, so I'm making them available to you. I'll be adding pipes to the catalog as I have them ready, so check in regularly to see what's… Continue reading New DadsPipes Store!
I picked up this Dr Plumb billiard off eBay for very little money; the pics below of its original condition will tell you why. It was in rough shape to say the least. The rim had been absolutely destroyed by repeated hard dottle-knocking against stone or brick. The scarred remains were layered with lava and… Continue reading New Life for a Beaten Dr Plumb Standard 9132 Billiard
This is another pipe sent to me by a fellow member of the Canadian Cigar Forum. As with the Sabra Apple, the pipe belonged to his grandfather and was in need of a bit of work before the owner could use it. I took this series of pics when the pipe arrived. Overall it appeared… Continue reading Patching a Pinhole Burnout on a Chateau Bruyere Sitter
I spotted this Kaywoodie pipe on a recent eBay auction and had to get it in my hands. I quite like the shape – to my eye, a rather Danish-inspired 1/4 bent Dublin – and the oval panel bowl stands out from the crowd. I had previously worked on another English-made Kaywoodie and was keen… Continue reading London Calling: Cleaning Up a Kaywoodie La Roche
I had a pair of Brigham pipes sent to me for some work, a 2-Dot Sportsman model bulldog and a 318 billiard. The owner had found the pipes in a local antique shop. The price was right but the pipes had a few issues to contend with, most notably stem fit. The pipe stems were… Continue reading Fixing Two Common Stem Fit Issues
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