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Post by stone on Apr 21, 2019 7:13:26 GMT -5
Along with a bunch of pipes came four different pipe stands. I picked the one I wanted to use and I cleaned it up and set the other three in the shed to possibly give away someday. I'm glad I took a closer look at this one! Everything is solid brass and the glass is perfect! I have dis-assembled it and polished the brass pieces, I have cleaned the horribly stained wood as best I could, I have extracted some dents with water and Q-tips, and I hope to be able to stain and re-assemble it later today and put it back together for the after photos. I will keep you posted.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2019 7:37:04 GMT -5
Great project to a well crafted pipe rack and tobacco humidor. Once your done with your restoration you’ll have a very functional beauty to show off your pipes. Please keep all of us updated. For me restorations are half the hobby of pipe smoking, I too still enjoy working with my hands.
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Post by stone on Apr 21, 2019 7:45:22 GMT -5
Great project to a well crafted pipe rack and tobacco humidor. Once your done with your restoration you’ll have a very functional beauty to show off your pipes. Please keep all of us updated. For me restorations are half the hobby of pipe smoking, I too still enjoy working with my hands. You hit the nail on the head! A big part of this hobby for me is the restoration and general tinkering. My kids call me MacGyver because I can typically fix just about anything. They also make fun of me because I will probably spend 3 or 4 hours of tedious work fixing up this Pipe Rack that couldn't sell for more than $10 LOL |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2019 8:06:32 GMT -5
stone......You hit the nail on the head! A big part of this hobby for me is the restoration and general tinkering. My kids call me MacGyver because I can typically fix just about anything. They also make fun of me because I will probably spend 3 or 4 hours of tedious work fixing up this Pipe Rack that couldn't sell for more than $10 LOL Your as sick as me....in a good way......lol. That pipe rack/ humidor in good shape restored is definitely worth more then $70.00 to a pipe smoker. Much more to you because of you putting your “ heart and soul “ making it look almost new once again for an old piece. Definitely a collectible for any pipe smoker.
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Post by stone on Apr 21, 2019 10:06:55 GMT -5
stone......You hit the nail on the head! A big part of this hobby for me is the restoration and general tinkering. My kids call me MacGyver because I can typically fix just about anything. They also make fun of me because I will probably spend 3 or 4 hours of tedious work fixing up this Pipe Rack that couldn't sell for more than $10 LOL Your as sick as me....in a good way......lol. That pipe rack/ humidor in good shape restored is definitely worth more then $70.00 to a pipe smoker. Much more to you because of you putting your “ heart and soul “ making it look almost new once again for an old piece. Definitely a collectible for any pipe smoker. Sweet! That woul bring my hourly rate up to over $20 per hour LOL |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Apr 21, 2019 10:17:07 GMT -5
As has been said before...the fun of restoration is getting it (the pipe or pipe rack) to look the way it used when it was new. I've done a couple of 20+ pipe racks that I picked up for less that $5.00...refinished the stain and waxed...really looks good...don't use it but some day someone is gonna want it.
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Post by stone on Apr 21, 2019 10:32:19 GMT -5
As has been said before...the fun of restoration is getting it (the pipe or pipe rack) to look the way it used when it was new. I've done a couple of 20+ pipe racks that I picked up for less that $5.00...refinished the stain and waxed...really looks good...don't use it but some day someone is gonna want it. I can't consider the work I do to be "restoring" because I don't know exactly what a particular pipe looked like when it was new. I have just been taking garbage and making it look good again. It's fun! And it's rewarding!
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Post by Darin on Apr 21, 2019 10:40:05 GMT -5
I wanted to get into the resto side of this but just can't … not my bag. I'll spend 6 months making a batch of snuff but not even 6 hours cleaning an old, dirty pipe. That being said, I've got an entire bucket of pipes that need restored. Some day, I'll pick out the best looking ones and send them off to one of you fine folks!  |
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Post by stone on Apr 21, 2019 20:09:10 GMT -5
The flash takes away some of the sparkle but it's good enough for my intent.
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Post by trailboss on Apr 21, 2019 21:55:19 GMT -5
That cleaned up nice, someone with a nautical background would love to have it.
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Post by stone on Apr 22, 2019 5:24:18 GMT -5
That cleaned up nice, someone with a nautical background would love to have it. I'm really glad I took a closer look at it! I had to stain the lower outer ring, where the pipe bowls sit, a little darker because I couldn't get rid of the nasty stains that were there. I tried steel wool, I tried sanding, I tried leeching the stains out, I tried cooking them out, nothing worked, so I just stained that part a little darker.
It's the combination of brass and polished wood that makes it look sweet!
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