Nutcracker at the buffing wheel again
 

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/...psz6ljeq1f.jpg

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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/...ps3eivro3u.jpg

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/...psriherdoh.jpg

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Really nice work, brother.

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

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

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Looks great Neil :tu

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Great work Neil:tu

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Impressive! Those look terrific.

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http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/...psdhwx2w9g.jpg

Sucking out evil humours......

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

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Those look really good!

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

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

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Looks Great!

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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/...psuw15drmm.jpg
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Danish Jensen Granat

Before:
http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/...pscbkuz62d.jpg
http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/...ps159k59p6.jpg

During:
http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2gjkxadd.jpg

After (bowl so far)

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/...psnf5phoaz.jpg

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7yp2nlcz.jpg
http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/...psjkjadu09.jpg

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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....

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Wow. That's a bad one!

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

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I LOVE that little Jensen.

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

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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.