Hello fellow leaf lovers, I am in need of some pipe restoring help. I just received a beautiful estate piece I won on ebay, a Digby London made 9438, and she needs some love. There is some heavy tooth marks and figured she could use a new mouth piece. Any recommendations on who or where to send it for some work? Any info will help. Also, if someone can help me post pics I'd love to post some pics. Thanks all
here we go, maybe this will work....(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/jjweke/digby001.jpg)
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/jjweke/digby002.jpg)
well, here are some giant pics to look at! I'll have to adjust that next time
Quotejw-owl - 4/4/2012 9:25 PM
well, here are some giant pics to look at! I'll have to adjust that next time
You can edit them with Paint. In the resize option if you set the horizontal size to around 450 pixels they will fit on the page much better.
Sweet, thanks. They are a bit large
first off, nice 9438! here is my GBD 9438 that i refurbed a few months back:
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M0mWnszwFIM/Tn_Ecy_5iYI/AAAAAAAAAJY/-HRao46Bo9Q/s800/IMG_0469.JPG)
anyhow to answer your question... although i've not used them personally alot of people speak very highly of http://www.walkerbriarworks.com/ i'd say give them a try.
That is beautiful! Love the briar pattern, very nice pipe. And thanks for the link, I will definitely check them out. I'll post some after pics as well, post their work. Thanks again Sam
Google this ...
restore pipe stem
One of the links will be for Pipedia, check it out. Of course there will be plenty of other useful links too.
Thanks Kola, I will be checking that out. Good links, thanks for the help
First off, thanks Sam A for the recommendation, I sent my digby to walker briar works for a new stem, and I couldn't be happier. Very reasonable price and excellent work. Here she is(//<ahref="http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/jjweke/?action=view&current=phpjwweaVAM.jpg"target="_blank"><imgsrc="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/jjweke/phpjwweaVAM.jpg"border="0"alt="Photobucket"></a>)
alright, posting a new pic in a minute
[(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/jjweke/phpjwweaVAM.jpg)MG] here we go, Dave does Excellent work. I will be sending him a couple more that need some love.. Thanks again Sam A
good info here!
Yes it is...I clicked the link and spent more $
Quotesam a - 4/4/2012 6:28 PM
first off, nice 9438! here is my GBD 9438 that i refurbed a few months back:
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M0mWnszwFIM/Tn_Ecy_5iYI/AAAAAAAAAJY/-HRao46Bo9Q/s800/IMG_0469.JPG)
anyhow to answer your question... although i've not used them personally alot of people speak very highly of http://www.walkerbriarworks.com/ i'd say give them a try.
Nice Job :bigthumbs:
Quotejw-owl - 6/30/2012 12:27 PM
[(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/jjweke/phpjwweaVAM.jpg)MG] here we go, Dave does Excellent work. I will be sending him a couple more that need some love.. Thanks again Sam A
Dave does excellent work! Nice looking pipe.
just thought I would comment and bump this back into play.
I have had a few emails with Dave Wolff and he has given me some needed advise. They will be getting my business.
I love what he did for my Digby, beautiful work. I just recently sent him my Giant Scoop, so I'll post some pics after they ship her home.
If you want to restore your own, PM me. I can provide some links.
That said, unless you're super handy, don't mind doing a ton of research to do it right and -- most important -- you absolutely love doing it yourself -- let a pro restore your prized estate pipe.
Walker does great work, as does Norwood's Pipe Repair and MKELAW Pipes. Personally, I've had Bob Clark at Clark Pipes in RI repair a pipe for me recently and I'm very pleased with his work (tell him Rich sent you).
QuoteROTHNH - 10/7/2012 5:58 PM If you want to restore your own, PM me. I can provide some links. That said, unless you're super handy, don't mind doing a ton of research to do it right and -- most important -- you absolutely love doing it yourself -- let a pro restore your prized estate pipe. Walker does great work, as does Norwood's Pipe Repair and MKELAW Pipes. Personally, I've had Bob Clark at Clark Pipes in RI repair a pipe for me recently and I'm very pleased with his work (tell him Rich sent you).
thx. I have been looking to eBay for deals and to save some cash.
Oh, here's a link on restoring rubber (vulcanite, ebonite, cumberland) stems at home: http://pipesmagazine.com/matchstickman/pipe-smoking/from-stem-to-stern-pipe-stem-restoration-with-no-buffing-wheel-or-power-tools/