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
The next pipe on the worktable came to me from a generous pipeman, Patrick, who donated the pipe to help support the work of the Daughters of Bulgaria, now called Spring of Hope, which my wife and I co-founded when we lived in Bulgaria. Our goal? To help trafficked and sexually exploited women and girls. …
The next pipe on the worktable is a classic Custombilt, a brand that always recalls a campfire in a rustic setting for me. It came to me in February 2019 in a Lot of 68 pipes from a seller in West Hartford, Connecticut. This Lot of 68 pipes has provided and continues to offer up …
Continue reading Unraveling the Nomenclature of a Custombilt IMPORTED BRIAR Panel
The next pipe on the worktable I’ve been looking forward to. It will be the first time I’ve worked on a pipe produced in Norway. I acquired the Lillehammer in February of 2019 from a seller in West Hartford, Connecticut, in a Lot of 68 pipes. Here is a picture of the Lot of 68 …
Continue reading New Life for a Classic Lillehammer GL Super Extra 61 Made in Norway
The next pipe on the worktable is a beautifully grained GBD. It was commissioned from the For “Pipe Dreamers” ONLY! online collection by pipeman, Doug, who lives just north of Philadelphia, PA. He found The Pipe Steward seeing my posts on http://www.RebornPipes.com thanks to Steve Laug. Doug stays busy with family, sharing a bowl with …
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 …
After driving 11,531 miles pulling our small travel trailer, we are safely back to home base in Golden, Colorado. I’m thankful for the safety we enjoyed and for the many folks we saw along the way. The primary purpose of our travels was to visit churches that have supported us for the 30 years we …
Continue reading Reviving a 1960 Dunhill Tanshell 253 F/T MADE IN ENGLAND 4 T Billiard
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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