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Did some stem work on 4 of the other projects. The last 4 pipes in the lot I got a while back. Gave the stems anout an hour soak in an oxiclean solution. Then scrubbed with some 0000 steel wool. Then another hour in the oxiclean solution. Back to the steel wool and then a magic eraser. They came out pretty good. Got 90% of the oxidation off. I still need to hit them with some polishing compound and carnauba wax. Not sure when I will get to do that so I gave them a coat of chapstick to protect them until then and to see how well it works. They looks pretty good and are smokable now yay.
These two are rougher than the other two and much smaller. The dr grabow is tiny. Might be a 10 or 15 min smoke lol. The other is a work in progress. It had quite a hidden crack when I received it. I think I am going to stain the whole pipe black to hide the repair of the crack. It and the dr grabow will probably be beater/ yardwork or fishing pipes.
Once these are finished I have an oom paul in need of some work as well as cleaning up one of the kirstens I never gave a good clean. Hopefully the pipes incoming won't need any or much work haha.
These two are rougher than the other two and much smaller. The dr grabow is tiny. Might be a 10 or 15 min smoke lol. The other is a work in progress. It had quite a hidden crack when I received it. I think I am going to stain the whole pipe black to hide the repair of the crack. It and the dr grabow will probably be beater/ yardwork or fishing pipes.
Once these are finished I have an oom paul in need of some work as well as cleaning up one of the kirstens I never gave a good clean. Hopefully the pipes incoming won't need any or much work haha.