Rescuing a Barok Bruyere of St. Claude Pickaxe from the Mother of All Pipe Injuries – a Cracked Bowl

Well, after about a month of fighting off sickness and finally getting some antibiotics, I’m able to get back to the restoration of this Barok Pickaxe.  Here we go!  The next pipe on the worktable came to me in what I call the Lot of 68 that I acquired in February of 2019 from a …

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Overcoming a Cracked Bowl and Button Rebuild for a French GEFAPIP 2500 Rusticated Dublin

The next pipe on the worktable came to me in what I have called the St. Louis Lot of 26 which my son, Josiah, discovered in a local antique shop.  He sent pictures to me in Bulgaria where we were still living, and I liked what I saw.  Josiah had one caveat regarding the purchase: …

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