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Post by johnlawitzke on Oct 24, 2021 21:14:11 GMT -5
Esoterica Brighton in my late 60s Dunhill Root Briar group 1 Billiard.  |
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Post by Silver on Oct 24, 2021 21:33:35 GMT -5
C&D Exhausted Rooster in a freshly restored Dr. Grabow Viscount Billiard.  This is what it looked like when I bought it -  Here's another after photo -  |
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Post by urbino on Oct 24, 2021 22:59:10 GMT -5
Nice work, Pete. That one really cleaned up well!
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Post by Silver on Oct 24, 2021 23:10:53 GMT -5
Nice work, Pete. That one really cleaned up well! Thanks, I actually surprised myself a little. Cosmetically, it wasn't as difficult as it was expecting. Sanded the finish off the entire stummel and sanded the char off the rim. Lightly restained the stummel and decided to wax it instead of reglazing. The internals was another matter, though. Pretty thick cake in the bowl. The draft holes in the stem and shank were nasty. Took about 25 pipe cleaners (bristle and fluffy) with alcohol to clean all that gunk out. Smokes very well now. No ghost! |
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Post by Silver on Oct 24, 2021 23:12:01 GMT -5
I'm about halfway through a bowl of Oak Alley in the Sunday cob.
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Post by urbino on Oct 24, 2021 23:17:02 GMT -5
Nice work, Pete. That one really cleaned up well! Thanks, I actually surprised myself a little. Cosmetically, it wasn't as difficult as it was expecting. Sanded the finish off the entire stummel and sanded the char off the rim. Lightly restained the stummel and decided to wax it instead of reglazing. The internals was another matter, though. Pretty thick cake in the bowl. The draft holes in the stem and shank were nasty. Took about 25 pipe cleaners (bristle and fluffy) with alcohol to clean all that gunk out. Smokes very well now. No ghost! You need one of those contraptions CaneRodPiper (YT pipe restorer) talks about using. Can't think of the name just now. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 24, 2021 23:33:11 GMT -5
Thanks, I actually surprised myself a little. Cosmetically, it wasn't as difficult as it was expecting. Sanded the finish off the entire stummel and sanded the char off the rim. Lightly restained the stummel and decided to wax it instead of reglazing. The internals was another matter, though. Pretty thick cake in the bowl. The draft holes in the stem and shank were nasty. Took about 25 pipe cleaners (bristle and fluffy) with alcohol to clean all that gunk out. Smokes very well now. No ghost! You need one of those contraptions CaneRodPiper (YT pipe restorer) talks about using. Can't think of the name just now. I used to use a couple of packages of pipe cleaners to clean the shanks on estate pipes. Then I started using a 4.5mm drill bit in a hand drill. Then I use a retort and oiala. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 24, 2021 23:35:51 GMT -5
Sutliff Pumpkin Spice in the MM Patriot. Iced tea on the side.
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Post by urbino on Oct 24, 2021 23:35:53 GMT -5
A retort. That's what I was trying to think of.
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Post by Silver on Oct 24, 2021 23:36:58 GMT -5
Guess I need to do some more research. Meanwhile, I've got a bowl of Haunted Bookshop burning in the rusticated cob, aka Frankenstein.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 24, 2021 23:38:14 GMT -5
A retort. That's what I was trying to think of. They work, but you have to get most of the solid crap out first. And I use boiling water on an induction hotplate to heat the alcohol. Everclear and open flame is a recipe for disaster. |
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Post by urbino on Oct 24, 2021 23:38:32 GMT -5
That CaneRod guy has a video on how to make one, if you're interested, Pete.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 24, 2021 23:47:29 GMT -5
A retort. That's what I was trying to think of. They work, but you have to get most of the solid crap out first. And I use boiling water on an induction hotplate to heat the alcohol. Everclear and open flame is a recipe for disaster. It removes chest hair that was ill gotten on other exercises though.😝 I never had a problem, but yes it requires undivided attention. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 24, 2021 23:58:40 GMT -5
They work, but you have to get most of the solid crap out first. And I use boiling water on an induction hotplate to heat the alcohol. Everclear and open flame is a recipe for disaster. It removes chest hair that was ill gotten on other exercises though.😝 I never had a problem, but yes it requires undivided attention. I used to know a girl bartender who was burned in an accident caused by Everclear. She was gorgeous from one side. And she was the owner of the bar. |
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Post by Silver on Oct 25, 2021 0:10:14 GMT -5
I think I might just stick with elbow grease. An alcohol retort may not be suitable for clumsy me.
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Post by Silver on Oct 25, 2021 0:14:13 GMT -5
Not sleepy yet, so it's time for Watch City Slices in the Frankenstein - |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 25, 2021 0:14:54 GMT -5
I think I might just stick with elbow grease. An alcohol retort may not be suitable for clumsy me. Just keep it away from open flame and you'll be fine. |
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Post by urbino on Oct 25, 2021 0:36:48 GMT -5
Not sleepy yet, so it's time for Watch City Slices in the Frankenstein - Watch City puts out good blends. That Ernie knows what he's doing. |
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Post by Silver on Oct 25, 2021 0:44:25 GMT -5
Not sleepy yet, so it's time for Watch City Slices in the Frankenstein - Watch City puts out good blends. That Ernie knows what he's doing. Rouxgaroux next Sunday! |
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Post by urbino on Oct 25, 2021 0:52:30 GMT -5
Oh, wow. That's the one that's usually gone in, like, 5 minutes or something, right?
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Post by Silver on Oct 25, 2021 1:15:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm thinking it'll be Carolina Red Flake all over again. Maybe worse, since they're a smaller outfit. They'll be working hard. No trick-or-treating for the Watch City folks.
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Post by Silver on Oct 25, 2021 1:17:24 GMT -5
Haunted Bookshop in a MM Legend -  |
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Post by urbino on Oct 25, 2021 1:23:35 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm thinking it'll be Carolina Red Flake all over again. Maybe worse, since they're a smaller outfit. They'll be working hard. No trick-or-treating for the Watch City folks. I'll forget about it between now and then. |
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Post by darktater on Oct 25, 2021 7:42:42 GMT -5
Our Carter Hall in the Monday Country Gent. Black coffee alongside.
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Post by Goldbrick on Oct 25, 2021 9:12:51 GMT -5
Haddo's Delight from 2001 ,in a Savory Argyll pot, with my morning coffee. Good solid red Virginia and burley, with just a hint something sweet. The dark fruit ,that reviewers speak of, must have fallen to the garden floor a few years back. Only a whisper, that could be the perique or the rum topping, peeks out now and then throughout the bowl.
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Post by darktater on Oct 25, 2021 9:13:50 GMT -5
Boswell Countryside in the Monday Cob
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Post by just ol ed on Oct 25, 2021 9:15:22 GMT -5
full walks earlier, no-band 6x42 for company. After the Ed is fed, Boswell Northwoods in Castello "Castello" bent dublin & continue with the papers. Yard work doubtfull as rain just started
48, wet, could hit 55 for high
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
pipe/cigar since '62
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Post by Silver on Oct 25, 2021 10:20:22 GMT -5
Cold and very rainy morning. Definitely an indoor day today. Started with Haunted Bookshop in the Monday cob and coffee in the cave, in front of the TV.  |
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Post by Darin on Oct 25, 2021 11:31:10 GMT -5
Well-plumed 2017 Germain's RDF in a J. Everett pipe.  |
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Post by Silver on Oct 25, 2021 11:34:09 GMT -5
Epiphany in a sandblasted Lane-era Charatan's Make Dublin.  |
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