The next pipe on the worktable is a spiffy Peterson’s System Standard 314. I acquired him in February 2019 in what I have called the Lot of 68 which came from a seller in West Hartford, Connecticut. The Lot was listed as an Estate Auction and the seller provided a great deal of information. When …
Continue reading Sprucing Up a Peterson’s System Standard 314 Made in Republic of Ireland
The next pipe on the worktable came to me from a pipeman in Lakewood, Colorado, who was reducing his collection. I met him when he placed for sale online a Zero Gravity recliner which I went to check out. When I pulled into his driveway, he was sitting comfortably in his own chair with a …
Continue reading An Exquisite Ben Wade Preben Holm Prominence A 4 Hand Made in Denmark Freehand
Middle Earth Churchwardens are cool, and truth be known, I don’t think I’ll achieve either the Hobbit or Wizard standard when this project is completed, but I like to fashion Churchwardens out of the orphaned, tossed away bowls. A simple search in Google of ‘Pipes in Middle Earth’ produces many Tolkien worthy pipes and Lord …
Continue reading Fashioning a ‘Middle Earth’ Churchwarden from a Rusticated Orphaned Bowl
(Hold the press! Well, I didn't wait long enough and this post went out before I received a note from well-known Peterson expert, Mark Irwin. Please see the addendum and the conclusion for Mark's comments on the dating of this Peterson's De Luxe) The next pipe on the worktable is a Peterson’s classic. This is …
The next pipe on the worktable is a nice-looking Apple shape that came to me from a pipe man who wished to remain anonymous. He had seen my restorations in various Facebook groups and because they also helped to support the work of the Daughters of Bulgaria, he reached out to me in 2019. My …
Continue reading Refreshing an Elegant Chapuis Comoy Sunrise Amber Grain Vintage Briar 159 of France
The next pipe on the worktable is the second of three pipes that N.R. has commissioned. The first pipe was a Lillehammer GL Super Extra 61 Made in Norway which came out beautifully (New Life for a Classic Lillehammer GL Super Extra 61 Made in Norway – The Pipe Steward).The Savinelli Capri Root Briar that got …
Continue reading A New Start for a Savinelli Capri Root Briar 310 Italy Cherrywood
This is the second Dunhill commissioned from the ‘For “Pipe Dreamers” ONLY!’ collection by United Airlines pilot and pipe man, Jeff. Jeff lives at Havre de Grace, MD (right at the beginning of the Chesapeake Bay) with his wife and 3 dogs. Havre de Grace is well known to my wife and me as we …
The next pipe in the queue is FINALLY on the ‘mobile worktable’ here at Dale’s Hollow Campground in Tennessee. My wife and I embarked on a 4-month road trip in April from Golden, Colorado, and we will not return until mid-July. We are visiting churches that have supported us over the years in Ukraine, Spain …
I describe this next pipe on the worktable as a Dublin shape. The bowl is slightly canted and has nice lines. It has beautiful vertical grain and that is the main draw-factor of this pipe. This is the second pipe that pipe man Bill from Pennsylvania has commissioned. The first was a Tribune Rusticated Dublin …
One of the things that I have had to learn is that I can’t keep them all. When I go on the hunt searching for pipes and then find a pipe of great value, I’m ever faced with the dilemma: ‘Should I keep this one for my personal collection?’ Most of the time, I would …
Continue reading A Striking Søren Hand-Carved Made in Denmark Freehand is Given New Life
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