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Old 12-15-2014, 08:19 AM   #1
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Default Refurbishing a battered favourite

A friend of mine showed me his old favourite. It has worked hard, but had a stem crack and wasn't smoking well anymore. Anyway, I told him I'd give it a tweak:

Before:





Finish sanded off and now in the salt line:



Crack glued and sanded:

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Old 12-15-2014, 08:20 AM   #2
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New stain - about halfway through the buffing cycle:





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Old 12-15-2014, 09:01 AM   #3
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She turned out very pretty!!!
Well done, brother!!!
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Old 12-15-2014, 09:03 AM   #4
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Old 12-15-2014, 09:30 AM   #5
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Nice work!
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Old 12-15-2014, 12:24 PM   #6
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Nice restore. It's like a whole new pipe!
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Old 12-15-2014, 10:17 PM   #7
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Very nice work! What do you charge!
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Old 12-15-2014, 10:32 PM   #8
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Good job Neil
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Old 12-15-2014, 10:49 PM   #9
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Wow that's amazing!
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Old 12-15-2014, 10:52 PM   #10
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It would appear, what we have here is a man of many talents. Very nice and a very nice gesture for your friend.
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Old 12-16-2014, 04:45 AM   #11
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Great Job!
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