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Post by dave g on Oct 1, 2018 1:11:47 GMT -5
The Rodney Dangerfield of pipes, Dr Grabow. I love my old Linkman’s and Ajustomatic Grabow’s. They perform just as well as any other celebrated manufacturers. I knew this old gal still had some life left in her. With bad sellers pictures, I picked this up on the cheap. I was pleasantly surprised when I dug into the old dark stain and found some lovely grain hiding beneath.    |
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Post by antb on Oct 1, 2018 3:15:57 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 3:16:50 GMT -5
Dave, as always......superb restoration......looks better than the day it was made. I MUCH prefer the lighter stain you chose, makes that beautiful grain pop👍👍👍. Enjoy for many happy and healthy years.
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Post by xjking on Oct 1, 2018 3:26:42 GMT -5
Wonderful looking pipe, you did a great job!
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Post by xjking on Oct 1, 2018 3:26:55 GMT -5
Wonderful looking pipe, you did a great job!
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 1, 2018 3:29:33 GMT -5
That's a fantastic restoration. Does it take much work to sand the charred area away?
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Oct 1, 2018 6:25:50 GMT -5
… great work!
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Post by Lady Margaret on Oct 1, 2018 6:59:14 GMT -5
wow! that is gorgeous.
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Post by flybypipe on Oct 1, 2018 7:17:29 GMT -5
Thank you for the pics, a beautiful pipe!
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Post by addamsruspipe on Oct 1, 2018 7:21:49 GMT -5
Beautiful restore Dave. Your work is great as always.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 1, 2018 7:24:08 GMT -5
Beautiful restore Dave. Your work is great as always. Welcome to the forum. Pop over to the ' introduce yourself' section and say hello. |
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Post by stogiebear on Oct 1, 2018 7:29:40 GMT -5
That’s a good looking pipe!
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Post by haveldad on Oct 1, 2018 7:40:19 GMT -5
Amazing revival
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Post by pepesdad1 on Oct 1, 2018 8:20:23 GMT -5
You always manage to bring not only life but beauty to the pipes you restore...truly a beautiful pipe underneath the gore.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 1, 2018 8:35:57 GMT -5
It doesn't look like the same pipe...excellent job on the restoration.
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Post by tr on Oct 1, 2018 8:51:19 GMT -5
That's an awesome restoration job!
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Post by McWiggins on Oct 1, 2018 9:13:28 GMT -5
Absolutely amazing! Its like one of those over the top diet shows, the before and after is astonishing. Only yours dint require drugs.  |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Oct 1, 2018 9:15:12 GMT -5
Nice pipe! I don't think I've seen a Grabow like that. Great resto work!
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Post by puffy on Oct 1, 2018 9:29:54 GMT -5
Great Job..Beautiful Pipe
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Post by monbla256 on Oct 1, 2018 10:12:28 GMT -5
Damn fine job guy! Beautiful grain is now for all to see!  |
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Post by joeman on Oct 1, 2018 10:40:23 GMT -5
Nice work on the inner edge of the rim. Grain is wonderful, nicely done.
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Post by stilllernin on Oct 1, 2018 13:49:49 GMT -5
Great grabow dave, allways surprising to see you give an old pipe a new life.
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Post by papipeguy on Oct 1, 2018 14:11:50 GMT -5
Outstanding work.
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Post by dave g on Oct 1, 2018 19:50:32 GMT -5
That's a fantastic restoration. Does it take much work to sand the charred area away? Thanks everyone. This was a fun restoration. Legend LoverThis particular pipe wasn’t bad. I started with 800 grit and worked my up to 3000. Not a fan of micro mesh. I like real sandpaper. |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Oct 1, 2018 21:19:25 GMT -5
I'm a little tired, and my brain is a little slow, so I'll just go with a simple "Holy sh_t!"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 22:15:59 GMT -5
That came out real nice!
Reminds me of a Comoy I did for a fella years ago that was in the same condition.
His reply after receiving it back was "You took all the Patina off it!"
My reply was "No Patina, DIRT and Filth". Never done another pipe for him again.
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