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Welcome to reborn pipes! This blog is a place to post my reflections on pipes and tobaccos and on the art of refurbishing old pipes. I love working on old pipes and giving them a renewed life. Over the years I have developed a variety of methods that have worked well for me in my hobby of pipe refurbishing. I share them with you because I enjoy sharing information and knowledge I have learned..
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7h ago
Blog by Steve Laug Last week I received a text from Robert about restoring three pipes his brother had found in Eastern New York. There were two Kaywoodies and a Churchill. The Kaywoodies included a small apple stamped Campus and an octagonal pipe stamped Kaywoodie Standard. The Churchill was a 999 Pot shaped pipe. He ..read more
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2d ago
Photographed and written by John M. Young No, I am not getting political with this restoration and would greatly prefer you not to associate this … An 1876 Adolphe Oppenheimer Co. (A.O.C.) Poker Restoration Great job on this one John. Love these old timers ..read more
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3d ago
Blog by Steve Laug Last week I received a text from Robert about restoring three pipes his brother had found in Eastern New York. There were two Kaywoodies and a Churchill. The Kaywoodies included a small apple stamped Campus and an octagonal pipe stamped Kaywoodie Standard. The Churchill 999 Pot shaped pipe. He sent along ..read more
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3d ago
Blog by Steve Laug The next pipe on the table has one of my favourite finishes – a deeply rusticated one with what appears to have originally been a natural finished. We purchased this one from an estate on 03/21/2024 from a fellow in Oregon City, Oregon, USA. It is a Savinelli rustication that really ..read more
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4d ago
Blog by Steve Laug The next pipe on the table is a large sandblast Dunhill ¼ Bent Apple. It had a taper, vulcanite stem with a white spot. We purchased it from a seller who was selling an estate in Oregon City, Oregon, USA on 03/21/2024. The seller said that the pipe came from his ..read more
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5d ago
Blog by Steve Laug The next pipe on the table is a Danish looking Plateau Panel. We purchased it from fellow in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA on 03/20/2024. He said that as far as he could tell it appeared to be unstamped. To me it looked like a Danish pipe but I could not ..read more
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6d ago
Nicely done John. You may be right on the Jobey identification. Looks great Photographed and written by John M. Young The Pipe Den, the name harkens back to a day of local pipe and tobacco shops which our world appears to … A Pipe Den Zulu Restoration ..read more
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6d ago
Blog by Steve Laug We purchased two of these El-Is Ferit Orersoy Black Meerschaum pipes from a seller in Vilas, North Carolina, USA on 12/01/23. The 2 pipes were both straight Rhodesian style pipes – one with black stem and one with yellow stem. One was smoked and one was clean and unsmoked. Both were ..read more
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1w ago
Blog by Steve Laug The next pipe on the table is a beautiful rusticated Dublin with a silver band. We purchased it from an estate sale in Oregon City, Oregon, USA on 03/21/2024.The pipe is stamped on a smooth panel on the underside of the shank and reads *** followed by Ferndown [arched over] Bark ..read more
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1w ago
Blog by Steve Laug The next pipe on the table is a great looking Bent Rhodesian with great grain around the bowl. It has a well shaped variegated acrylic stem. We purchased it from an estate sale in Spring Branch. Texas, USA on 02/29/2024. I have included the photos below that the seller sent to ..read more