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Post by That Falls Guy on Jun 29, 2018 18:38:19 GMT -5
I've had a couple of pipes that had those nasty looking red colored fills that stand out like a sore thumb against an otherwise nice pipe grain. I've tried a couple of brands of wood fillers, as well as Plastic Wood, which are all supposed to take stain. None of these have worked for me. The filler just doesn't take stain very well, and the fills stand out as much as the red ones did!
My question to all of you restorers is what material can be used to 'fill' the fills on a pipe that will blend in with whatever stain is applied to the pipe?
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Post by slowroll on Jun 29, 2018 18:49:04 GMT -5
I use briar dust mixed with CA glue and whatever stain color required. Often just the dust and CA glue will work well.
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Post by That Falls Guy on Jun 29, 2018 19:36:06 GMT -5
Save me some dust for whenever (or if ever) I get up to see you!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 19:41:37 GMT -5
I use briar dust mixed with CA glue and whatever stain color required. Often just the dust and CA glue will work well. |
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Post by slowroll on Jun 29, 2018 20:01:53 GMT -5
Save me some dust for whenever (or if ever) I get up to see you! Well, just get your butt in gear  |
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Post by Dramatwist on Jun 29, 2018 20:23:15 GMT -5
...Steve's method is the only one that's ever worked for me...
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Post by daveinlax on Jun 29, 2018 20:44:35 GMT -5
I use briar dust mixed with CA glue and whatever stain color required. Often just the dust and CA glue will work well. FILLS STICK OUT LIKE A TORE THUMB. Like people who shout and overuse bold type.
I've been saying for years that if you want a first buy a known first. Clean wood is very rare, there's way more glue and dust in the "high grade" pipe market than any of this generation of guys want to know about. Guys wrongly assume at a certain price point they are buying clean wood. 
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Post by zambini on Jun 30, 2018 0:34:13 GMT -5
Works well for me👌👍. Any wood fill compound that uses glue, the stain will not adhere. The wood colored putties don’t really look good. FILLS STICK OUT LIKE A TORE THUMB. Like people who shout and overuse bold type.
I've been saying for years that if you want a first buy a known first. Clean wood is very rare, there's way more glue and dust in the "high grade" pipe market than any of this generation of guys want to know about. Guys wrongly assume at a certain price point they are buying clean wood. As a consumer I am in shock to think that I've been had! SHOCK I tell you. |
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Post by dave g on Jun 30, 2018 5:49:33 GMT -5
Briar dust is better than putty, but it mostly turns out dark. I’ve had very nice results with briar shavings. A little more corse and chunky than dust. Applying a small amount of CA glue into the repair area first. Sprinkle the shavings on it, then press the shavings into the void with the flat side of a butter knife. This way the raw briar on top after sanding, will be free of glue and able to absorb stain or blend in with a natural briar finish.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 30, 2018 6:49:05 GMT -5
Briar dust is better than putty, but it mostly turns out dark. I’ve had very nice results with briar shavings. A little more corse and chunky than dust. Applying a small amount of CA glue into the repair area first. Sprinkle the shavings on it, then press the shavings into the void with the flat side of a butter knife. This way the raw briar on top after sanding, will be free of glue and able to absorb stain or blend in with a natural briar finish. Great advice. Thanks for that...not that I'll ever be brave enough to use it, but it's good to know. And for me to do that I'd need to put one of my pipes through a sander first...For me, I'd be better leaving it to the professionals. |
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Post by That Falls Guy on Jun 30, 2018 20:09:40 GMT -5
Thanks Guys for you help. Project turned out rather well, even though I had to cut up my Dunhill to make some briar dust for fill material! Before:   After:   The pictures don't really do it justice. My camera was acting up today, and wasn't focusing properly. But what were fiills now look like natural imperfections in the briar. Pretty neat, actually. So much better than looking at those damn red fills on a pipe covered in red stain! As far as cutting up my Dunhill.....
I don't even own a Dunhill....wish I did! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 1, 2018 2:29:08 GMT -5
Looks like a great job to me. Sometimes flaws add character.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 1, 2018 9:57:23 GMT -5
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Post by slowroll on Jul 1, 2018 11:41:50 GMT -5
Looks good. Nice work.
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