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Reviving a Hardcastle’s Royal Windsor 36 Liverpool

By: DadsPipes April 14, 2017April 12, 2017

Restorations, UncategorizedBowl Coating, Contrast Stain, DIY, Hardcastle, Restoration, Royal Windsor, Stem Fill, Stem Repair3 Comments

I picked up this Hardcastle’s Royal Windsor pipe in a small lot of estates sometime last year and it has been waiting patiently in my refurb box since then; in fact, I’d forgotten it was even there! When I rediscovered it, I brought it to the worktable for a good look. I’ve called this shape…

Reviving a Family Era Hardcastle’s Jack O’London Blasted Billard

By: DadsPipes December 18, 2015December 15, 2015

UncategorizedCA Glue & Charcoal, DIY, Estate Pipe, Hardcastle, Jack O'London, Micro Mesh, Pipe Stem, Repair, Restoration6 Comments

I managed to squeeze one more restoration in before heading away for a bit of Christmas R & R with the family. The pipe was sent to me by a fellow member of the Brothers of Briar pipe forum. He had been given this old Hardcastle but needed the stem repaired before he could use it.…