One of the great things and challenging things about the hobby or art of restoring pipes is that it forces one to grow and learn. When Darren approached me about restoring a special pipe, I didn’t realize that this request would stretch me quite like it has. This is what he wrote: A dear friend …
Continue reading The Restoration of a Special Gift – A 1761 Minstrel Bard Tyrolean of Austria
Darren has commissioned several pipes from the ‘For “Pipe Dreamers” ONLY!’ collection and has contributed a great deal to benefit the work that I support with the sale of restored pipes – the Daughters of Bulgaria. When Darren contacted me about doing some repair work on two pipes in his collection it was difficult to …
Continue reading A Gnarly Bone Tenon Repair for a Stately Smooth Meerschaum Billiard
The Pipe Steward 