piffyr
Junior Member
Posts: 422 
First Name: Anthony
Favorite Pipe: The one I'm smoking right now.
Favorite Tobacco: Revor Plug
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Post by piffyr on Jan 1, 2019 13:42:01 GMT -5
I take back what I took back earlier. I suppose I'm returning it.... Never mind. Those restorations are phenomenal. Thanks, buddy. I'm glad you like 'em. Neither one belongs to me though. So, you can let your previous statement stand.  |
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Post by dave g on Jan 8, 2019 19:20:00 GMT -5
Valid points all across the board.
After much butchery and practice on cheap beaters, I was able to pass off a decent refurbished pipe. I tried to make them look better than new. This included extensive modifications and altering of the shape in some cases. If I sold a pipe I was always honest about the repairs made.
For a while now I try to make them look factory original. Original proportions, color, and finish. I prefer mild patina on classic Brit wood.
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Post by sperrytops on Jan 8, 2019 19:44:38 GMT -5
The restoration on the Sasieni is remarkable, on the Grabow too for that matter. For me, the only old pipes I have are my own or my father's. I wouldn't touch either (other than some reaming of the bowl) for sentimental reasons. If I bought a restored pipe, I'd still want to see the dings and signs that the pipe had lived a lifetime before it came to me. Perhaps that is just my sentimentality. I'd feel like I was sharing something with someone long gone.
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