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Old 04-11-2014, 06:23 PM   #1
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Default My 7 dollar "Smocking Pipe" makeover

I wanted to share this little beauty I brought back from the grave. While recently surfing the bay, and telling my self the whole time "you already have too many, why are you on here", I came across a listing. The listing was for a "smocking pipe", yep, I know I'm not the only one who gets excited with a misspelled pipe listing with blurry pics. As experience would tell us, I got it for a little over a dollar, and with shipping it set me back about 7 dollars.

It got in today and besides thick cake and grime all over, I could see the gem underneath. Although it was described as a no name, it turned out to be a "London Crown". Not much info on these pipes, but some say they are a Hardcastle, which is a second by Dunhill. I could see that with the shape and finish.

I put this baby through a full refurb, I'm talking full refinish, shellac, buffing, reaming, salt/alcohol treatment, retort, pipe mud to fill a suspect internal hairline crack, draft hole redrill, sand/smooth the rim, tighten tenon, the whole nine...nay, the whole nineteen yards. After the makeover though, she is a beauty which I will smoke with pride.

I would also appreciate if someone could shed some light on the "London Crown".

Before and afters...





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Old 04-11-2014, 06:23 PM   #2
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She is a looker...

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Old 04-14-2014, 06:06 PM   #3
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The transformation is really impressive!
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Old 04-14-2014, 06:23 PM   #4
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Amazing transformation!
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Old 04-14-2014, 06:25 PM   #5
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What did you use?
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Old 04-14-2014, 08:07 PM   #6
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What did you use?
Not one thing in particular, it is a long, complicated process with many products and methods.
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Old 04-15-2014, 01:56 PM   #7
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Well done! Something to be proud of, for sure.
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Old 04-15-2014, 02:36 PM   #8
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Bravo-Zulu! Nice job.
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Old 04-18-2014, 02:57 PM   #9
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that is a great restoration!
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Old 04-30-2014, 09:58 AM   #10
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Wow! ace job on this one, she's a beaut.
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Old 05-28-2014, 04:58 PM   #11
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nice! ever thought of restoring pipes for a living, or at least for extra cash to spend on more pipes?
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Old 05-28-2014, 05:35 PM   #12
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That's amazing, not knowing what I'm talking about, but seems you do really first class work, well not work seems it's more a labor of love. Great pipe
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Old 06-02-2014, 04:49 PM   #13
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http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/london-crown-pipe
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Old 06-02-2014, 05:32 PM   #14
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Wow great job.
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It is always nice to have a Good Subject for working. Very good pipe and great restore job.
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Old 08-30-2014, 10:13 PM   #16
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Nice, nice, nice. My Pappy and Grand-pappy were pipe smokers and had pipes like this. I wish I had known something about it before they got rid of all the stuff. Who knew that pipes could be restored so nice. I still may take up a pipe someday.
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