I know that I am late to this conversation, but I am new to pipe smoking. I received an old Crown pipe and used this video to help me restore it. Perfection! Thanks so very much!
constructive feedback: improve the water-tight seal you improvised out of a twisted pipe cleaner by also twisting nylon foil from your kitchen around that, then stuffing up the stem. Seals much securer and avoids risk of ruining varnish by alcohol contact.
Nice cleanup job. To get that little mark out of the crown of the one bowl you can us a golf ball with sandpaper and put a tiny bebel on the inside on top of the bowl
Thanks Paul. I've beveled a couple bowls that had a lot of damage, but choose to leave these little marks as reminders of the pipe's previous life. I have *not* tried the golf ball trick, so thanks for that tip. I'll try it next time I bevel a rim.
Would it be a good idea to let the pipes dry out for 24 hrs or so after rinsing them in the sink? Does waxing them while they still have moisture in them create any problems? Genuinely asking. Not a wood expert by any means.
I'm not a wood expert, either, but…in the time since I made this video I've developed a habit of letting the whole thing sit overnight before I do the hand waxing.
Jorge 4-1-6 Piper I haven’t waxed a rusticated or blasted pipe, but I’ve seen experts (e.g., the guys at RebornPipes) recommend Halcyon II wax buffed with a shoe brush.
I just got 2 estate briar pipes off ebay separately from different sellers. they both seem bathed in women's perfume. I mean I get why the lady would want to carry it and not stink but wow. Soaking in alcohol and salt now.
That kind of ghosting is very common with older estates. If the salt and alcohol doesn't do the trick, try smoking a few bowls of Pirate Kake through 'em. That usually scares the ghosts out.
@@ParsimoniousPiper One reminded me of my grand mothers lotion. Is pirate Kake noxious? I am just starting to explore outside of aromatics but willing to try new stuff. I may also try acetone if after a few cycles of alcohol salt dont do it. I am ok with restaining and oiling
For smoking, yes. But when I'm cleaning up an estate I like to be able to see the briar inside the bowl to know whether I need to use pipe mortar to fill in any gouges or cracks. Then I'll rebuild a thin layer of cake when I smoke it. Thanks very much for asking.
My pipes got a stinger in the stem end of the bowl not sure how I’d get on pushing the cleaner down it… need to find some really long nose pliers might be able to pull it out
Marcus Matzick My best guess is the bowl was over-filled, then tipped upward to be seen during lighting. Over time (it’s a 60-70 year old pipe) the expansion of the tobacco on lighting would char into the rim.
Knocking the pipe to remove ash and any remaining tobacco when finished smoking it. This is why true pipe ash trays have that cork knob in the center. Not everyone is so nice to their pipes, and use what ever is around. The side of a johnboat the railing of the scaffolding they were standing on, etc.. etc...
It's amazing how many pipe guys will say to never use isopropyl alcohol or water on a pipe. I just had the pleasure of cleaning apx a dozen filthy oldies. I used Murphy's on a toothbrush with just a drop of water, regular table salt, vodka, beeswax, oxyclean and a rubbing compound for the stems. I used extra fine steel wool along the edge of the bowls with drops of vodka & the char came off nicely. Extra fine steel wool also took off oxidation from the stems. I used my torch to soften some teeth marks. Overall, compared to the state I received them, they look amazing.
I see on respectable websites with articles about cleaning with alcohol. I get that it is adds fear of moisture removal but . . . and stain can be removed
excellent. Please, a kind person will give me a used and used wooden pipe as a gift. 🫠😅I love wooden pipes but they are too expensive and out of my reach.🍃
