Falcon makeover

[Briar Spirit]

This is the very kind and generous gift that Jim (huffelpuff) sent me, Jim very generously acquired an estate Falcon and sent it my way, he read a post I made some time ago about my old Falcon pipe and how much I missed my old trooper and made it his mission to find me a replacement, what a wonderful thing to do.

Not only did Jim locate and acquire a wonderful Falcon for me but he also made sure it was a straight bodied non dental Falcon, I mean to say, isn't that just about the most awesome thing to do for some one.

As you can see this old trooper was in need of a bit of some TLC...

After some TLC in the shed this is how this beauty is looking....

You are a true gentleman Jim, thank you so very much for this awesome gift.  :heart: 

 

[millerman]

Beautiful job bro. You really turned that one into a looker. Thanks fer sharing.

 

[pepesdad1]

Great face lift!!

Now you can make custom bowls for the Falcon from the old left over briar pieces.

 

[Buckshot]

Great job! Great job!  :cheers: 

 

[Slartibartfast]

Lookin' good mate! Those old Dover bowls are a personal favourite and that one looks even better now with the rim slightly rounded. Beauty!  :cheers: 

 

[Brewdude]

8) 


Cheers,

RR

 

[huffelpuff]

So happy she now has a good home, with a caring owner. She is actually quite fetching now. You definitely have a talent for turning sows ears into silk purses.

Hope she serves you well for many years to come brother
Jim

 

[Briar Spirit]

Thank you all for the exceedingly kind responses.  :heart: 

Now you can make custom bowls for the Falcon from the old left over briar pieces.

A great idea Walt, alas one really does need a lathe for such work, it's really a fantastic idea and something I would get into with great gusto had I such a machine.

So happy she now has a good home, with a caring owner. She  is actually quite fetching now. You definitely have a talent for turning sows ears into silk purses.

Hope she serves you well for many years to come brother
Jim

She does look rather dashing now doesn't she, I am smoking her again just now as it happens Jim, very much enjoying a bowl of 50/50 Happy Bogie/Perique, absolutely stellar home mix in an even greater pipe, I shall treasure her always. Now of course my mind is turning to wanting to get more bowls for her, something I shall most certainly look to in the future.

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

Superb restore job on that Falcon, Kirk.

Good on Jim..that's a nice gift there.

 

[MichaelM]

What a kind gift and beautiful work! I have an estate falcon that looks exactly like that, but with about a 1/8 inch gap between the stem and the aluminum shaft. I have no idea if it is supposed to be there, but those stems seem to be permanently mounted. Regardless, she is a great smoker and I'm sure this pipe will treat you well. On the idea of making bowls, tooling up to cut those 4 start threads in briar would be a big job. But it sure would be nice to have artisan bowls for Falcons.
Enjoy the pipe!
Mike.

 

[Briar Spirit]

Very kind of you to say D&B, thank you Buddy.  :sunny: 

On the idea of making bowls, tooling up to cut those 4 start threads in briar would be a big job.  But it sure would be nice to have artisan bowls for Falcons.

It would be awesome to have some straight grain Plateaux bowls for the Falcon, I wouldn't even know where to start in tooling up for getting those threads cut. I've looked at a few sites regarding multiple thread starts and they all involve pretty heavy duty machines, many involving CNC Machines, it all just went totally over my head and I ran away, shame though as it would be great fun making bowls for Falcons.