Old Stanwell clean up

nutcracker · 01-22-2017, 04:26 PM

Nice Stanwell. Clean up.....
I think it's Tom Eltang handiwork.

jsnake · 01-22-2017, 11:03 PM

Nice work. I have a couple estate lots to go heck out this week. One is leftovers I bought from a year ago. I already cherry picked the good ones but I may snag the rest. Other is from a lady who's husband passed a few years ago so she filled two boxes with his pipes and couldn't let them go until now. No idea what's there but I'm excited. I may send you some pics and see what you think. I'm an amateur at sanitizing and cleaning them up but I like to try.

CoffeeWaterBeer · 01-23-2017, 07:23 AM

Nice job Neil, that's a great looking smoker. I especially like the form of the bit, looks comfortable.

nutcracker · 01-23-2017, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by CoffeeWaterBeer

Nice job Neil, that's a great looking smoker. I especially like the form of the bit, looks comfortable.

I confess I usually sand away any "wings" on a fishtail bit. I like the button tapering in from the sides. It just sits well for me. You'll notice I do that to most of my refurbished pipes

nutcracker · 01-23-2017, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jsnake

Nice work. I have a couple estate lots to go heck out this week. One is leftovers I bought from a year ago. I already cherry picked the good ones but I may snag the rest. Other is from a lady who's husband passed a few years ago so she filled two boxes with his pipes and couldn't let them go until now. No idea what's there but I'm excited. I may send you some pics and see what you think. I'm an amateur at sanitizing and cleaning them up but I like to try.

It's always fun to find a really dirty but great pipe that just needs a little TLC.
You don't need much to clean them up well. Rummaging through a box of smelly wood to find it is half the joy in resurrecting the thing!

Alpedhuez55 · 01-24-2017, 01:55 PM

Great job. I hope it smokes as good as it looks!!!

nutcracker · 01-24-2017, 02:09 PM

Turns out there's a back story to these pipes. It is indeed carved by Tom Eltang. According to a chap on another forum, this is a 63S (or perhaps 126) shape. Tom was employed by Stanwell and pre-selected the briar and custom stained them for customers while on pipe tours. Seems it's an unusual piece of pipe history.

... and there I was thinking of floggng it......

01-22-2017, 04:26 PM	#1
nutcracker Shameless epicurian Join Date: Apr 2014 First Name: Neil Location: Winnipeg, Canada - Home of the Jets! Posts: 1,631 Trading: (26)	Old Stanwell clean up Nice Stanwell. Clean up..... I think it's Tom Eltang handiwork. __________________ "Well I ain't often right but I've never been wrong.... Jerry Garcia (R.I.P.)

01-22-2017, 11:03 PM	#2
jsnake Have My Own Room Join Date: Feb 2010 First Name: Jake Location: Your mom's house Posts: 1,309 Trading: (22)	Re: Old Stanwell clean up Nice work. I have a couple estate lots to go heck out this week. One is leftovers I bought from a year ago. I already cherry picked the good ones but I may snag the rest. Other is from a lady who's husband passed a few years ago so she filled two boxes with his pipes and couldn't let them go until now. No idea what's there but I'm excited. I may send you some pics and see what you think. I'm an amateur at sanitizing and cleaning them up but I like to try.

01-23-2017, 07:23 AM	#3
CoffeeWaterBeer Critiquing Perique Join Date: Sep 2012 First Name: Seth Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 779 Trading: (13)	Re: Old Stanwell clean up Nice job Neil, that's a great looking smoker. I especially like the form of the bit, looks comfortable.

01-24-2017, 01:55 PM	#6
Alpedhuez55 Fat Bastard Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Michael Location: Taylors, SC Posts: 115 Trading: (8)	Re: Old Stanwell clean up Great job. I hope it smokes as good as it looks!!!

01-24-2017, 02:09 PM	#7
nutcracker Shameless epicurian Join Date: Apr 2014 First Name: Neil Location: Winnipeg, Canada - Home of the Jets! Posts: 1,631 Trading: (26)	Re: Old Stanwell clean up Turns out there's a back story to these pipes. It is indeed carved by Tom Eltang. According to a chap on another forum, this is a 63S (or perhaps 126) shape. Tom was employed by Stanwell and pre-selected the briar and custom stained them for customers while on pipe tours. Seems it's an unusual piece of pipe history. ... and there I was thinking of floggng it...... __________________ "Well I ain't often right but I've never been wrong.... Jerry Garcia (R.I.P.)