JCinPA
The Lather Maestro
Man. First it was shaving stuff. I got that under control for a bit, then it was off to Fountain Pens. Finally got that under control (that was easy). Now pipes. And I'm totally out of control! This reminds me of the long-time B&B members, I posted it in a newbie's thread a while back.
So, after unpacking boxes from years ago, I found I had about 6-7 pretty nice (not stella) pipes in my possession. I tossed one that was real garbage, but cleaned the others up nicely. Then I started reading about pipe restoration and ended up buying not, one, not two, but THREE from rebornpipes.com He used the old, "These are coming from Canada, you know it makes sense to spread the shipping out over several of them, right?" He was so smooth I thought maybe he was a member of B&B!
Anyway, here is one photo of each one, followed by the link to the restoration project page, which I find fascinating.
First up, a Parker of London, shape 576
Then "The Mystery of Blue Hill"
And finally, a Marco by Brebbia
He had not even posted the story for that one yet! I'm still waiting for the link!!
So, after unpacking boxes from years ago, I found I had about 6-7 pretty nice (not stella) pipes in my possession. I tossed one that was real garbage, but cleaned the others up nicely. Then I started reading about pipe restoration and ended up buying not, one, not two, but THREE from rebornpipes.com He used the old, "These are coming from Canada, you know it makes sense to spread the shipping out over several of them, right?" He was so smooth I thought maybe he was a member of B&B!
Anyway, here is one photo of each one, followed by the link to the restoration project page, which I find fascinating.
First up, a Parker of London, shape 576
Parker of London Bark 576 – rebornpipes
Posts about Parker of London Bark 576 written by rebornpipes
rebornpipes.com
Then "The Mystery of Blue Hill"
The Mystery of Blue Hill
Blog by Kenneth Lieblich The title sounds like a Hardy Boys story, does it not? Well, it is not that exciting. Next on the chopping block is a peculiar pipe: it is both superbly made and unattracti…
rebornpipes.com
And finally, a Marco by Brebbia
He had not even posted the story for that one yet! I'm still waiting for the link!!