Brigham made a lot of pipes in their Toronto factory over nearly a century of production in Canada, so estate Brigham pipes are fairly common, especially in Ontario. Available in a wide range of quality and price points, there was a Brigham pipe to suit every style and budget and those pipers that loved them… Continue reading New Stem & Dot for a 1960’s Brigham 104 Billiard
This is the second pipe sent to me by the owner of the Ardor Urano S. Holmes pipe I wrote about recently. This time I'm working on repairs to a very nice Claudio Cavicchi Bologna 04 Bent Billiard. It's a larger pipe, the owner's tastes tending heavily towards over-sized Italian briars. Unfortunately for the stem… Continue reading Stem Repair and a Small Briar Transplant for a Claudio Cavicchi Bologna 04
Welcome to Part II of Things I've Learned about Restoration over Three Years of DadsPipes Blogs! I ended Part I of this series on the topic of Sanding and Polishing using both MicroMesh pads and buffing wheels. That got me thinking about all the things I've learned about using a buffer, so that's where we're… Continue reading Things I’ve Learned About Restoration over Three Years of DadsPipes Blogs, Part II
Hi folks. I had a chance recently to read back through the last three years of DadsPipes blog posts, an experience I found both interesting and informative. Apart from becoming more comfortable writing the blogs themselves and some technical improvements in my photography skills, I have noticed several changes in my restoration process and techniques… Continue reading Things I’ve Learned About Restoration over Three Years of DadsPipes Blogs, Part I
dadspipes.com 