Today's pipe is an interesting dive into the history books. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I did! I've had this John's Silver Mount pipe in my refurb box for some time but rediscovered it just before Christmas when I was sorting through things in the shop. The stamps are rather worn,… Continue reading A New Stem and A New Life for a 1930’s John’s Silver Mount 433 Dublin by Comoy
A lucky eBay bid brought a pair of Shamrock pipes to me a few months ago. This is the first of the pair, a Pre-Republic 263 Canadian with a P-Lip stem. Shamrock is a seconds brand of Peterson which, to my mind, presents excellent value for dollar if you are willing to overlook one or… Continue reading Cleaning Up a Pre-Republic (?) Peterson Shamrock 263 P-Lip Canadian
I’ve got an interesting piece of pipe history to share this week. I acquired this Wally Frank longpipe in trade for some restoration work almost a year ago but it got sidelined and was forgotten in my refurb box until now. Wally Frank Ltd was established in 1931 as a chain of tobacconists and pipe… Continue reading Freshening a Wally Frank Ltd Bruyere Extra French Longpipe
Happy Family Day to all of you Ontario pipers out there! Today I thought I'd share what I've been up to on the holiday weekend. As Monty Python would say, Today, instead of an estate pipe, I'm refurbishing an estate pipe rack! I found this little gem at a local thrift store for the grandiose… Continue reading A Change of Pace Today – Refinishing a Mid-Century Dun-Rite Walnut Pipe Rack
The history of Elliott Nachwalter's career as a pipemaker and designer is in many ways the history of the American hand-made pipemaking tradition. In 1976 he formed The Briar Workshop with Jorg Jemelka in Vermont. Jemelka was fascinated with automated production, and the company acquired some turn of the century pipe-making equipment from Erlich's of… Continue reading Tidying Up an Elliot Nachwalter Briar Workshop Florida Freehand Horn
Here's a bonus Monday post to show what I got up to this weekend. Enjoy! -- CharlesIf you work on estate pipes long enough, sooner or later you will inevitably be faced with what has to be the most common pipe repair - replacing a broken tenon. The first several times I dealt with a… Continue reading Shop-Made Tenon Drilling Jig
Today I'm working on the second pipe I found on my birthday pipe hunt. This one is a classic Bent Billiard by Seville. Here's what it looked like when I brought it to the worktable. . As you can see from the pics, the pipe needed a bit of spit and polish. The finish (a… Continue reading Reviving a Seville Convertible Bent Billiard made for Racine & Laramie
I was contacted by a pipe friend a little while ago to see if I would be interested in sprucing up an estate pipe he had recently won on eBay. Of course I said yes! The buyer was quite excited about this project - not only is it his first Dunhill, but it's also a… Continue reading Refreshing a 1965 Dunhill Bruyere 660 F/T
My wife took me out for a birthday lunch a week before Christmas. We had a lovely meal and spent the rest of the afternoon wandering a local antique mall looking for pipes. I came home with a few briar goodies to add to the refurb box, one of which I could not wait to… Continue reading Stem Repairs and a General Freshening for a “Made by Millville” Full Bent
I received this extra large Billiard stummel in a box of pipes sent to me for repair by a pipe friend. I've called it a War Club in the post title as it is almost ridiculously oversized. The stemless stummel measures nearly 4 inches long from bowl to shank face, the shank is a whopping… Continue reading Resurrecting a Giant Kilimanjaro “War Club” Billiard
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