Refurbishing a battered favourite

nutcracker · 12-15-2014, 07:19 AM

A friend of mine showed me his old favourite. It has worked hard, but had a stem crack and wasn't smoking well anymore. Anyway, I told him I'd give it a tweak:

Before:

Finish sanded off and now in the salt line:

Crack glued and sanded:

nutcracker · 12-15-2014, 07:20 AM

New stain - about halfway through the buffing cycle:

shilala · 12-15-2014, 08:01 AM

She turned out very pretty!!!
Well done, brother!!!

G G · 12-15-2014, 08:03 AM

CigarNut · 12-15-2014, 08:30 AM

Nice work!

ApexAZ · 12-15-2014, 11:24 AM

Nice restore. It's like a whole new pipe!

12-15-2014, 09:17 PM

Very nice work! What do you charge!

MarkinAZ · 12-15-2014, 09:32 PM

Good job Neil

WhiteMamba · 12-15-2014, 09:49 PM

Wow that's amazing!

AdamJoshua · 12-15-2014, 09:52 PM

It would appear, what we have here is a man of many talents. Very nice and a very nice gesture for your friend.

longknocker · 12-16-2014, 03:45 AM

Great Job!

12-15-2014, 07:19 AM	#1
nutcracker Shameless epicurian Join Date: Apr 2014 First Name: Neil Location: Winnipeg, Canada - Home of the Jets! Posts: 1,631 Trading: (26)	Refurbishing a battered favourite A friend of mine showed me his old favourite. It has worked hard, but had a stem crack and wasn't smoking well anymore. Anyway, I told him I'd give it a tweak: Before: Finish sanded off and now in the salt line: Crack glued and sanded: __________________ "Well I ain't often right but I've never been wrong.... Jerry Garcia (R.I.P.)

12-15-2014, 07:20 AM	#2
nutcracker Shameless epicurian Join Date: Apr 2014 First Name: Neil Location: Winnipeg, Canada - Home of the Jets! Posts: 1,631 Trading: (26)	Re: Refurbishing a battered favourite New stain - about halfway through the buffing cycle: __________________ "Well I ain't often right but I've never been wrong.... Jerry Garcia (R.I.P.)

12-15-2014, 08:01 AM	#3
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Refurbishing a battered favourite She turned out very pretty!!! Well done, brother!!! __________________

12-15-2014, 08:03 AM	#4
G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,701 Trading: (10)	Re: Refurbishing a battered favourite

12-15-2014, 08:30 AM	#5
CigarNut Fck Cancer! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Michael Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 18,038 Trading: (111*)	Re: Refurbishing a battered favourite Nice work! __________________ Need Beads? Need Five Finger Bags? 2 of 3 Requirements for use of the CA Rolodex: 100 posts/ 60 day membership/ participation in trade (trader rating). New members can be added at any time.

12-15-2014, 11:24 AM	#6
ApexAZ Wandering aimlessly Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Brian Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,299 Trading: (10)	Re: Refurbishing a battered favourite Nice restore. It's like a whole new pipe!

12-15-2014, 09:17 PM	#7
badbriar Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Refurbishing a battered favourite Very nice work! What do you charge!

12-15-2014, 09:32 PM	#8
MarkinAZ Formerly MarkinOR Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Sun City West, AZ Posts: 6,220 Trading: (40)	Re: Refurbishing a battered favourite Good job Neil __________________ "Don't worry, God will work out His plan for your life..." Psalm 138 8

12-15-2014, 09:49 PM	#9
WhiteMamba I'm scared of Neil. Join Date: Mar 2014 First Name: Michael Location: Catawba, NC Posts: 2,135 Trading: (28)	Re: Refurbishing a battered favourite Wow that's amazing! __________________ Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Romans 12:10

12-15-2014, 09:52 PM	#10
AdamJoshua Article 4 Free Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2013 First Name: The Other Adam Location: Satellite Beach Posts: 14,781 Trading: (40)	Re: Refurbishing a battered favourite It would appear, what we have here is a man of many talents. Very nice and a very nice gesture for your friend.

12-16-2014, 03:45 AM	#11
longknocker Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 11,113 Trading: (82)	Re: Refurbishing a battered favourite Great Job!