A little project

[Decky]

Thanks paulie for keeping me right

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[Paulie2876]

Is there a special stain for pipes excuse my ignorance as I'm thinking of sanding and staining a cheap estate pipe I bought

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I use this and thin it down with a little methylated spirit. I only use a little at a time and keep the diluted dye in a jar for later

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[Decky]

Is there a special stain for pipes excuse my ignorance as I'm thinking of sanding and staining a cheap estate pipe I bought

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[Paulie2876]

I like the grain what finish is this

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It's a smooth tan finish

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[Decky]

I like the grain what finish is this

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[Paulie2876]

The latest project

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[the pondering moose]

Decided to redo the first project pipe as I wasn't really happy with it. Before
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After
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Tis a beautiful thing. I guess it's an obvious thing, but it must be more "grippy" and tactile now.

As to a cheapie pipe, it does seem that price and smokeability, in my admittedly very limited experience, do not correspond in a linear fashion. Corn cobs are the chief example, cheap(est?), but versatile and very good smokes. I'm also reliably told that a good Parker (though kind of a separate entity these days, and not always a second/failing) is a good percentage as good as a Dunhill at a fraction of the cost. Frankly I think I'd be flat out scared smoking a pipe worth too much in case I dropped it.

By the by, it smokes well, it looks good, it's totally unique, and it wasn't expensive. It's almost a grail pipe! :-) Nice going indeed.

[oskihen]

Cheers Jim, it smokes remarkably well for a cheap pipe, I smoked it enough to form a little cake 2 thirds of the way up the chamber before deciding to change it

Keep it in a regular resting rotation it'll last for years [emoji106]

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[Paulie2876]

Great job paulie, hope it smokes as good as it looks [emoji106]

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Cheers Jim, it smokes remarkably well for a cheap pipe, I smoked it enough to form a little cake 2 thirds of the way up the chamber before deciding to change it

[oskihen]

Decided to redo the first project pipe as I wasn't really happy with it. Before

After




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Great job paulie, hope it smokes as good as it looks [emoji106]

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[Paulie2876]

Decided to redo the first project pipe as I wasn't really happy with it. Before

After




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[Paulie2876]

Great job Paulie Have you access to power tools and the like or was this all by hand mate?

The rusticated part was done with a dremel, the rest by hand

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[Kwak Rider]

Can I ask the technique used to get the "rustic" side looking so good Paulie, fantastic job, you must be really pleased with how it's turned out!

Kev

[the pondering moose]

That's a nifty pipe! It has two characters depending on which side you look at it from. But the character is lead by the qualities of the briar... I like that.

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Cigars are vegetarian, we should all remember that. We're *being* healthy!

[cj121]

Great job Paulie Have you access to power tools and the like or was this all by hand mate?