Nutcracker at the buffing wheel again

[nutcracker]

I have a drawer full of estates in various states of disrepair. There were a couple of Dunhills I had stripped down about a year ago and got bored with them.

Anyway - did more cleanup and a little buffing....

The small one is a 1951 billiard and the big guy a patent era with illegible stamping. Both were is quite poor condidtion. I think they are a more acceptable standard for an enthusiast (rather than collector...)

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1254_zpsz6ljeq1f.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1254_zpsz6ljeq1f.jpg.html)

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1255_zps4n6y28kz.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1255_zps4n6y28kz.jpg.html)

Next up is a Stanwell. Quite revolting - thick cake I had to drill out in the workshop. Then reamed almost to the briar. Currently under salt. Sanded out the chomper marks - elbow grease and grades of paper....

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1250_zps3eivro3u.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1250_zps3eivro3u.jpg.html)

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1251_zpsriherdoh.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1251_zpsriherdoh.jpg.html)

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1257_zpsjiq4isnr.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1257_zpsjiq4isnr.jpg.html)

[AdamJoshua]

Really nice work, brother.

[Weelok]

Wow that is impressive. What does the salt do for the bowl?

[nutcracker]

A mix of kosher salt and vodka - draws out the smelly brown gunk that makes them ghost. Or at least so the legend goes......

[Remo]

Looks great Neil :tu

[WhiteMamba]

Great work Neil:tu

[croatan]

Impressive! Those look terrific.

[nutcracker]

Wow that is impressive. What does the salt do for the bowl?

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1260_zpsdhwx2w9g.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1260_zpsdhwx2w9g.jpg.html)

Sucking out evil humours......

[Weelok]

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1260_zpsdhwx2w9g.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1260_zpsdhwx2w9g.jpg.html)

Sucking out evil humours......

Holy cow, that is amazing!!!!!!!!

[Sancho]

Those look really good!

My first couple I did the salt and vodka, now I'm lazy and just ream em.

[MarkinAZ]

Nice looking before and after pix Neil. Love using the salt and alcohol in the bowl:tu

[Flynnster]

Looks Great!

[nutcracker]

Next up a Kaywoodie "custom grain" - this one was really in bad condition. Looking better after a bit of effort....

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1272_zpsuw15drmm.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1272_zpsuw15drmm.jpg.html)
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http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1273_zps88no2uml.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1273_zps88no2uml.jpg.html)

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1275_zps9wi7yuj1.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1275_zps9wi7yuj1.jpg.html)

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1277_zpskt0audpq.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1277_zpskt0audpq.jpg.html)

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[nutcracker]

Danish Jensen Granat

Before:
http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1284_zpscbkuz62d.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1284_zpscbkuz62d.jpg.html)
http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1285_zps159k59p6.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1285_zps159k59p6.jpg.html)

During:
http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1286_zps2gjkxadd.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1286_zps2gjkxadd.jpg.html)

After (bowl so far)

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1290_zpsnf5phoaz.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1290_zpsnf5phoaz.jpg.html)

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1289_zps7yp2nlcz.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1289_zps7yp2nlcz.jpg.html)
http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/IMG_1288_zpsjkjadu09.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/IMG_1288_zpsjkjadu09.jpg.html)

[nutcracker]

To me it's weird to see a well made Danish pipe have the crap beaten out of it by the previous owner. Seems he enjoyed beating the rim on hard objects to empty the bowl- heck of a job to sand back to smooth briar.

Seems happier now, although still a bit charred.

Poor thing....

[Flynnster]

Wow. That's a bad one!

[DMK]

Looks like he was lighting it with a blow torch...

[hammondc]

I LOVE that little Jensen.

[dijit]

Hell of a metamorphosis! From something that looked rode hard and put up wet to the new finished product.

[jsnake]

You do some great work. I have done a few but I am an amateur for sure. I don't have a buffing wheel but I may get one. I do everything by hand using Decaturs products.

[nutcracker]

You do some great work. I have done a few but I am an amateur for sure. I don't have a buffing wheel but I may get one. I do everything by hand using Decaturs products.

A local jeweller sold me an old one he had lying about. It was about $50 CAD.
Worth every penny.

You can also bench mount an electric drill - a mate of mine does that with great success.