There is an old adage that tiny problems become large problems if left unattended, and the pipe on the bench this week is a prime example of this truism. This Savinelli Freehand Dublin was clearly a favourite of its steward but maintenance and repairs were put off, allowing hairline cracks down both sides of the… Continue reading Reviving a Hard Ridden Savinelli Freehand Bent Dublin
Sixten Ivarsson was one of the Danish pipe makers at the forefront of the Danish Fancy craze that hit North America in the 1960s and 1970s and though he passed away in 2001, his legacy as a pipe maker still looms large in the industry today. Ivarsson's impact on the world of pipes really cannot… Continue reading Making an Invisible Shank Repair on a 1960s Sixten Ivarsson
Estate pipes have become increasingly popular over the last five or six years, and with that rise in popularity among pipe smokers and collectors has also come an increased interest in estate pipe restoration. Sometimes DIY restorations go very well indeed, but other times even experienced restorers can have things go wrong. When that happens,… Continue reading Repairing the Repairs on an Early 19th Century KB Bent Bulldog
I was recently sent a box of pipes for refurbishment that really worked out my restoration muscles. All of the pipes were very dirty and smelled strongly of OTC aromatic blends, and all needed new stems as the originals had been chewed up or bitten through. They also, as it turned out, were heat damaged… Continue reading Shank Crack and Chamber Burnout Repairs to a Nording 4 Freehand
I've worked a lot on other people's pipes lately, so thought it was high time I cleaned up an estate from my own box of Refurbs-in-Waiting. In this post I am working on a pretty Jobey Virgin Prime 345 in a Bent Pot Sitter shape. As you can see from this series of pics, the… Continue reading Repairing Rim Dents and Stress Fractures on a Pretty Jobey Virgin Prime 345 Bent Pot Sitter
This is the third pipe sent to me for repairs by a DadsPipes reader in Birmingham, Alabama USA. You can see by the first pics that this pipe continues the owner's run of large pipes - this David Jones rusticated pipe is a true fistful of briar! I've called this pipe an Author, as apart from… Continue reading An Internal Shank Repair and New Tenon for a David Jones Colossal Rusticated Author
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