Sandblasted Briar

[Bruck]

There's a fellow in Germany selling a bunch of new-old-stock unfinished pipes on the bay of e (happy to provide details if anyone's interested), including briars and clays. I've bought a few of his lots just for grins. One lot was a set of sandblasted billiards. I should have taken a "before" picture, but here's the "after" pic:



I didn't do a lot to it, just added some yellow dye to warm up the color a bit, then buffed it with carnuba. The white buildup is extra wax in the crevices which has since dissipated after smoking a couple bowls of tasty tobacco. The stem was a little rough but I shined it up with a little carnuba and buffing compound (white diamond I believe).

I've got some more from this lot to play with; I'll post pics as I progress. My current project is sanding one down to remove the sandblasting roughness. & I just ordered a lot of 10 dublins.

I'm not a real pipe expert, but I will say that this "cheapie" (I scored 5 for $15) smokes as well as any briar that I paid actual money for

PS those dark spots are on the briar - they may be fills, I'm not sure, or maybe just natural discoloration.

PPS that's my actual hand; I'm not wearing a glove.

[c.ortiz108]

Cool. Looks like a nice small size for winter smoking, and the price is ridiculous. I'd like details, please. Have you tried his clay pipes?

[BryGuySC]

I'd also like the "deets" on this seller.

[AndyCAYP]

Hmmm... If someone wants to split the cost of a few briars I'm down. Wouldn't mind one or two to play around with.

[Bruck]

No prob. He's fory63 on e-bay. Of course you'll never get the good deal I got, outbidding each other and all

I've picked up some of his clays as well - been experimenting with coloring and waxing them. They smoke pretty well.

[Bruck]

2nd installment - more pix!

Here's what they look like in their native form:



And here's one I made for my hunting buddy:



It's pretty much the same as the one above, except I dyed the wood red before waxing. And here's the other side:

[Chad Vegas]

2nd installment - more pix!

And here's one I made for my hunting buddy:



It's pretty much the same as the one above, except I dyed the wood red before waxing. And here's the other side:

I'm digging the red dyed pipe!

[Bruck]

I got 10 Dublins of this same extraction today. Dyed a square one green & waxed it.



I don't really see the green as I'm pretty severely R/G colorblind, but my color-sighted daughter assures me that there's a faint green hue to it.

[Bruck]

I tried undoing the sandblasting on one of the billiards, then finishing it:



I did some tricks to try to amplify the grain, which worked somewhat. On close inspection, I see that I didn't do such a good job smoothing it out - there are still a lot of pits. Live and learn...

[Alligator Gar]

Hmmm... If someone wants to split the cost of a few briars I'm down. Wouldn't mind one or two to play around with.

I'm always up for a project. Let's get us some and split 'em.

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How's the drilling, construction and fit? Good?