Thanks so much for this tutorial, by far the best I've seen. You covered the problem of getting wax in the rusticated parts and explained it really well. I've just bought a bench grinder which I'm turning into a buffer so definitely going to be following your tips. Excellent stuff 👍💨
@@DropbearWoodworks yes I was having a look online after watching and must say it seems far less common than the flakes, I need to have a proper look. Thanks again 👍
Actually found another alternative to buying the Carnauba Powder as I was having trouble finding it. I got a plastic sandwich bag and put some Carnauba flakes in it then placed the bag in-between two cardboard sheets and tapped the cardboard with a hammer, within a couple of mins it was like dust. Thanks again 👍
Absolutely awesome video Glen!!!! I have so far done as you have taught me, I have never touched the tenon, I learnt very quickly with the finger in the bowl, the first one I tried it landed on the table lol, no damage , it fell 2 inches!!!!! That Kriswill is pure awesomeness :-)
hello pipe Nutter you did an excellent job on those two pipes they look brand new lol I wish I knew were I could go to have a few of mine redone too gd Job my friend😊😊😊👍👍👏
In the States I suggest www.briarville.com Ric does a bang up job. He's done one of mine in the past and I was more than happy with it. I think Ric is in Florida now.
Hi Great video!! I have one question about the speed of the buffing wheel. I was informed a wheel spinning to fast can cause damage tor the pipe. What speeds are you using and what do you recomend?
Good morning, noble friend. First of all congratulations for the excellent work. According to me, I have a doubt. What white powder did you use? Which is? From now I anticipate my sincere thanks and apologies for the mistakes of English.
Jorge Pauletto greetings Jorge! The white powder is powdered carnauba wax. I got it from a make up website. I’ll post the link in the description. Cheers. Your English is fine. Thanks for watching.
@@DropbearWoodworks Thank you, my noble friend, your kindness. I'll be grateful for the link. Here in Brazil it is difficult to find these things. Congratulations on the channel, it has won one more subscriber.
Hi Glen, fantastic video. Very detailed and well explained process. I’ve recently started on my pipe smoking journey and picked up a couple of estate pipes to get me started. Looking forward to giving them a new lease of life. Also is there a way to get in contact to run through questions about restoration and pipe smoking. 🇦🇺 Love the channel name as well 🐨
Martosbasslines first thanks for the kind words. Their much appreciated. There’s an app called Houseparty where we can video chat. I hate typing at the best of times. My name is Dropbear_Woodworks. I’d be happy to help where I can
@@RelaxedpiperRUclips get a hold of Mike @canrodpiper. He does some refurbishment as far as I know. His email is canerodpiper@gmail.com. Tell him I sent you. If he can’t help, he’ll know someone that can. Cheers mate.
The little 'chips' in the finish that occur, is it okay to assume that that is old wax flaking off? Or are some pipes lacquered? I'm hoping to be able to fix them with a quick buff on a cloth wheel.
The Bearded Welshman for best results yes you do. For rusticated or sand blasted pipes you can use a tooth brush or a nail brush. Gently heat the stummel so that it warm to the touch and vigorously brush the stummel until it shines. For smooth pipes you really do need a buffing wheel in my opinion. Thanks for watching mate.
Sir, 1. This is Paresh from India where pipe smoking is still in it's nascent/ infancy state. 2. I have 5 estate pipes which require some restoration work done on it. I do not have all the equipment that you have used in the videos like a buffing wheel or the heat gun or powder wax etc. Under such constraints, may I request your valuable inputs on the following:- (a) What size of grit papers should I use to clean the pipe bowl down to the original briar wood? I shall be doing it with hand. Or do you suggest that it is best avoided. (b) I do not have access to carnauba wax for pipes. Only carnauba car polish is available. Should I use it to polish the bowl? Should I use Magic clean on the bowl? (c) What should I polish the stem with after having removed the oxidation with Oxy Clean and further cleaning with Magic-clean? 3. In addition to clearing the above doubts/ queries, please also suggest any other way/ procedure that I should follow with cleaning these estate pipes and make them nice and shiny!!! Regards, Paresh
Firstly thanks for watching Paresh. Let me try and address your questions one by one. A) Without access to carnauba wax or white diamond polish, sanding the bowl would be best avoided. If all you want to do is polish the bowl, the use Halcyon II Wax, available on eBay for about $10.00USD. You do not need a buffer to use that and can be applied by hand as a rub on, rub off application with some great results. If you do need to sand down a bowl, I would start at 320 grit and progress all the way through to 1200 grit. Use wet and dry sand paper and not ordinary carpentry sandpaper. You do not want to get too aggressive with briar as is will sand away quite easily with coarse grits. B) As previously stated, use Halcyon II Wax if carnauba wax is unavailable. You can purchase carnauba wax and white diamond polishing compound from www.vermontfreehand.com along with buffing wheels. They do ship world wide as far as I know. I don't know what Magic clean is...sorry. Also, car polish is for cars....not pipes. Only pure carnauba wax should be used. It is food grade and car polish isn't. C) Even with Oxy Clean, you will need to wet sand the stem starting at 600 grit and finishing at 1200 grit as the Oxy Clean will leave the stem will small pits and will not polish to a high lustre. I am not sure s to the results of using something like Halcyon II Wax on ebonite as I have never used it. Check out RUclips for "How To's" Again, I don't know what Magic Clean is. You really do need White Diamond polishing compound to polish ebonite. The methods I use were taught to me by pipe makers that I trust and respect and I don't deviate from those methods. There are no short cuts if you want a high quality finish on your pipes. If you feel that it is beyond your capabilities, the I suggest you talk to Briarville Ric at www.briarville.com he is very reasonable in his rates and does a brilliant job at restoring pipes....tell him Glen from Australia sent you!!!! I hope this helps Paresh and I wish you the best. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Glen
Sir, 1. I very much appreciate your valuable advice and will follow it to the "T". 2. Thank you for the permission to use your reference while getting in touch with Mr Ric. 3. Will most definitely revert back to you for advice on pipe smoking since I am just embarking on this new journey into the world of pipe smoking. With warm wishes and regards, Paresh
RE ABERILLA everyone has a different method which is why I didn’t demonstrate that. I use Kosher salt and clear rum of a high alcohol level. Be careful not to let it come into contact with the outside of the pipe. You can use the alcohol of your choice.
G'day Bill, no I didn't. I suppose you could but I don't see any reason to. The white diamond has enough abrasiveness in it to remove any build up on the outside of the pipe. This is not my "patented" method. I asked questions and advice of other pipe restorers and makers first before I attempted any work on my pipes because I was new at it. If you need more info I suggest watching other "how to" vids here on RUclips. Thanks for watching though. Cheers, Glen
I'm in the U.S. All I can find is flake carnauba. I can find the powder in 100 pound quantity but that's obviously a touch more than I need. I can find old eBay and Amazon listings but but nothing current.
@@DropbearWoodworks I'm in the U.S. I can find flake carnauba but not powder. I can find powder in 100 pound quantity but that's a touch more than I need.
I use clear nail polish to widen a loose tenon. You usually only need a very very thin coat. Let dry completely. Works great.
Nice job. Very informative
Amazing job brother. They both look outstanding. The old KBB will be around another 80 years for sure... 👍👍👍
Thanks so much for this tutorial, by far the best I've seen. You covered the problem of getting wax in the rusticated parts and explained it really well. I've just bought a bench grinder which I'm turning into a buffer so definitely going to be following your tips. Excellent stuff 👍💨
Jonty Piper I’m glad this video helped you. If you can, track down some powdered carnauba wax. It’s super easy to wax rusticated or sandblasted Pipes.
@@DropbearWoodworks yes I was having a look online after watching and must say it seems far less common than the flakes, I need to have a proper look. Thanks again 👍
Actually found another alternative to buying the Carnauba Powder as I was having trouble finding it. I got a plastic sandwich bag and put some Carnauba flakes in it then placed the bag in-between two cardboard sheets and tapped the cardboard with a hammer, within a couple of mins it was like dust. Thanks again 👍
Love 🖤 watching videos like this...sooo good Glen! Throughly enjoyed, excellent job! 👍👍
You guys are really digging through the archives!!! LOL!! Thanks guys much appreciated.
Informative. The wax on the rusticated was especially new to me. Thank you for sharing.
Lutrasaurus my pleasure mate.
Nice job. They both look brand new. Well done. Thanks. Ed
Cheers Ed! Thanks for stopping by.
Absolutely awesome video Glen!!!! I have so far done as you have taught me, I have never touched the tenon, I learnt very quickly with the finger in the bowl, the first one I tried it landed on the table lol, no damage , it fell 2 inches!!!!! That Kriswill is pure awesomeness :-)
How's the Kriswell smoking?
Great video! Thanks for the education👍
Great job on both pipes!
Thanks for uploading, I've got several pipes that need to be cleaned and polished.
mose717 you’re welcome.
Wonderful video, very helpful! And great results. Thanks and cheers,
Eddy
Cheers Eddy. Thanks for watching!
Hey Glenn, I really enjoyed this educational video! Some great tips! Happy Smokes. Bones(SGB)
Absolutely awesome video Glen!!!! That Kriswill is sweet
Thanks champ!
Very clear, easy to follow video. Thanks. Out to locate some supplies.
Thanks, Jacl
You're welcome! Best of luck. If you have any hassles locating supplies, just yell. Glen
I learned alot.ty for sharing. Cheers to ya bud
Awesome job compadre...thanks for sharing y vaya con Dios
Cheers mate. Thanks for stopping by. Much appreciated.
Nice work..thnx for sharing 👍
Awesome work bredren👍🏾
JackJazzm cheers mate!👍🏼👍🏼
outstanding video my friend
Thanks buddy.learned a lot.
Frances Cutler You’re welcome.
hello pipe Nutter you did an excellent job on those two pipes they look brand new lol I wish I knew were I could go to have a few of mine redone too gd Job my friend😊😊😊👍👍👏
In the States I suggest www.briarville.com Ric does a bang up job. He's done one of mine in the past and I was more than happy with it. I think Ric is in Florida now.
Thx for very interesting video... love to watch artisan do their things!!
I'm just messing around....you know that! LOL.
I've heard Kriswills are excellent smokers. Lovely shape with that Prince, too.
Yeah it was a really nice pipe. I no longer have it unfortunately.
Love it Glenn, very nice video.
ThePipeMonk cheers mate. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you very much for watching.
Pipe Nutter
Happy New Year Bro !!
And to you too!
Bloody gorgeous mate!! Good to see some PPE used in the making of this video 😉👍👍💨🍻
I need to mark some safety lines on the floor. I'd be legit then!!! Lmfao.
+Pipe Nutter correct 😋 Dod you have your steel capped thongs on? 😂😂😊👍👍💨
+Aficionado.HQ safety uggs mate. Lol.
That was awesome! Thanks.
came up good buddy. I'll bring up a couple pipes next time hahaha
Hi
Great video!! I have one question about the speed of the buffing wheel. I was informed a wheel spinning to fast can cause damage tor the pipe. What speeds are you using and what do you recomend?
Nice job looks good
Good morning, noble friend. First of all congratulations for the excellent work. According to me, I have a doubt. What white powder did you use? Which is? From now I anticipate my sincere thanks and apologies for the mistakes of English.
Jorge Pauletto greetings Jorge! The white powder is powdered carnauba wax. I got it from a make up website. I’ll post the link in the description. Cheers. Your English is fine. Thanks for watching.
@@DropbearWoodworks
Thank you, my noble friend, your kindness. I'll be grateful for the link. Here in Brazil it is difficult to find these things. Congratulations on the channel, it has won one more subscriber.
Hi Glen, fantastic video. Very detailed and well explained process. I’ve recently started on my pipe smoking journey and picked up a couple of estate pipes to get me started. Looking forward to giving them a new lease of life.
Also is there a way to get in contact to run through questions about restoration and pipe smoking. 🇦🇺 Love the channel name as well 🐨
Martosbasslines first thanks for the kind words. Their much appreciated. There’s an app called Houseparty where we can video chat. I hate typing at the best of times. My name is Dropbear_Woodworks. I’d be happy to help where I can
Ayuh, them band saws are pretty tough. good stuff
Hell yeah!
Looks amazing sir! I have about three vintage pipes I need restored, how do you go about finding a good pipe professional. Cheers mate!
Where are you located and are you on Instagram?
@@DropbearWoodworks I live in the state of Nebraska, USA. I do not have Instagram.
@@RelaxedpiperRUclips get a hold of Mike @canrodpiper. He does some refurbishment as far as I know. His email is canerodpiper@gmail.com. Tell him I sent you. If he can’t help, he’ll know someone that can.
Cheers mate.
I’m guessing the powdered wax would work on all finishes?
Mark woodard yes it does but better suited to sandblasted or rusticated pipes.
Excellent thanks 🧔🏻👍
Great vid. Thanks!
Peter Piper cheers mate. 🙏👍🏼
Vey cool. I wish I had a buffing wheel!
Harbor Freight should have them. You can do this with an electric drill or drill press.
The little 'chips' in the finish that occur, is it okay to assume that that is old wax flaking off?
Or are some pipes lacquered?
I'm hoping to be able to fix them with a quick buff on a cloth wheel.
Brilliant mate!
Cheers Richard! Appreciate you watching.
great job!
Thank you sir.
beauties! Nice job.
Thank you mate.
Thank you for the lesson. Do you need a buffing wheel? Or is there another way?
The Bearded Welshman for best results yes you do. For rusticated or sand blasted pipes you can use a tooth brush or a nail brush. Gently heat the stummel so that it warm to the touch and vigorously brush the stummel until it shines. For smooth pipes you really do need a buffing wheel in my opinion. Thanks for watching mate.
@@DropbearWoodworks Thank you. My name is John. I will be watching.
Where did you get your shirt
Sir,
1. This is Paresh from India where pipe smoking is still in it's nascent/ infancy state.
2. I have 5 estate pipes which require some restoration work done on it. I do not have all the equipment that you have used in the videos like a buffing wheel or the heat gun or powder wax etc. Under such constraints, may I request your valuable inputs on the following:-
(a) What size of grit papers should I use to clean the pipe bowl down to the original briar wood? I shall be doing it with hand. Or do you suggest that it is best avoided.
(b) I do not have access to carnauba wax for pipes. Only carnauba car polish is available. Should I use it to polish the bowl? Should I use Magic clean on the bowl?
(c) What should I polish the stem with after having removed the oxidation with Oxy Clean and further cleaning with Magic-clean?
3. In addition to clearing the above doubts/ queries, please also suggest any other way/ procedure that I should follow with cleaning these estate pipes and make them nice and shiny!!!
Regards, Paresh
Firstly thanks for watching Paresh. Let me try and address your questions one by one.
A) Without access to carnauba wax or white diamond polish, sanding the bowl would be best avoided. If all you want to do is polish the bowl, the use Halcyon II Wax, available on eBay for about $10.00USD. You do not need a buffer to use that and can be applied by hand as a rub on, rub off application with some great results. If you do need to sand down a bowl, I would start at 320 grit and progress all the way through to 1200 grit. Use wet and dry sand paper and not ordinary carpentry sandpaper. You do not want to get too aggressive with briar as is will sand away quite easily with coarse grits.
B) As previously stated, use Halcyon II Wax if carnauba wax is unavailable. You can purchase carnauba wax and white diamond polishing compound from www.vermontfreehand.com along with buffing wheels. They do ship world wide as far as I know. I don't know what Magic clean is...sorry. Also, car polish is for cars....not pipes. Only pure carnauba wax should be used. It is food grade and car polish isn't.
C) Even with Oxy Clean, you will need to wet sand the stem starting at 600 grit and finishing at 1200 grit as the Oxy Clean will leave the stem will small pits and will not polish to a high lustre. I am not sure s to the results of using something like Halcyon II Wax on ebonite as I have never used it. Check out RUclips for "How To's" Again, I don't know what Magic Clean is. You really do need White Diamond polishing compound to polish ebonite.
The methods I use were taught to me by pipe makers that I trust and respect and I don't deviate from those methods. There are no short cuts if you want a high quality finish on your pipes. If you feel that it is beyond your capabilities, the I suggest you talk to Briarville Ric at www.briarville.com he is very reasonable in his rates and does a brilliant job at restoring pipes....tell him Glen from Australia sent you!!!!
I hope this helps Paresh and I wish you the best. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Glen
Sir,
1. I very much appreciate your valuable advice and will follow it to the "T".
2. Thank you for the permission to use your reference while getting in touch with Mr Ric.
3. Will most definitely revert back to you for advice on pipe smoking since I am just embarking on this new journey into the world of pipe smoking.
With warm wishes and regards, Paresh
The "what" compound on the 1st buff wheel?
I use "white diamond". It's also known a white rouge.
well done
Thanks Mike!
How about the "inside"?! How did you clean them?
RE ABERILLA everyone has a different method which is why I didn’t demonstrate that. I use Kosher salt and clear rum of a high alcohol level. Be careful not to let it come into contact with the outside of the pipe. You can use the alcohol of your choice.
oh ok, thanks ...
So did you do an initial polish on the bowls with a dry wheel?
G'day Bill, no I didn't. I suppose you could but I don't see any reason to. The white diamond has enough abrasiveness in it to remove any build up on the outside of the pipe. This is not my "patented" method. I asked questions and advice of other pipe restorers and makers first before I attempted any work on my pipes because I was new at it. If you need more info I suggest watching other "how to" vids here on RUclips. Thanks for watching though. Cheers, Glen
I searched for hours trying to find powdered carnuba wax to no avail. Do you have a source? I can only seem to find bulk commercial suppliers.
PipeDoc what country are you in?
I'm in the U.S.
All I can find is flake carnauba. I can find the powder in 100 pound quantity but that's obviously a touch more than I need. I can find old eBay and Amazon listings but but nothing current.
@@DropbearWoodworks I'm in the U.S. I can find flake carnauba but not powder. I can find powder in 100 pound quantity but that's a touch more than I need.
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