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Pipes with very light tan finish
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<blockquote data-quote="Geoff" data-source="post: 336878" data-attributes="member: 3243"><p>Blond will stay mostly light if it has had a sealer applied. Typically that will be true shellac cut strongly with alcohol. </p><p></p><p>Here is <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-PIPE-TOBACCO-PIPE-EDWARDS-MODEL-24-ALGERIAN-BRIAR-USED-ORIGINAL-/221298630083?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33866d1dc3" target="_blank">a well smoked pipe</a> on ebay that retained most of it original lightness and aged to a moderately darker color.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/VINTAGE-PIPE-TOBACCO-PIPE-EDWARDS-MODEL-24-ALGERIAN-BRIAR-USED-ORIGINAL-/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA==/z/5SgAAOxy1RZSXBFY/$T2eC16V,!yEFJB+urnj+BS(BFYjC(!~~60_3.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Shellac is used on a lot of projects to provide a breathable seal on fine woods. Those 1776 era high boys and such you see on Antiques Roadshow typically received a seal coat before the rubbed finish was applied. The ones that have a crackle finish were pure shellac finishes that gave a gloss when new.</p><p></p><p>Briar is used because it is a wood that "breathes" and that is going to allow some of the moisture with it impurities of combustion to work their way through the wood with time. There is no way to know what the final look will be -- even with a pipe that has had a sealer applied.</p><p></p><p>If you want the best chance at keeping it light, you need to buy a basket pipe with a high gloss finish that limits the breathability of the wood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geoff, post: 336878, member: 3243"] Blond will stay mostly light if it has had a sealer applied. Typically that will be true shellac cut strongly with alcohol. Here is [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-PIPE-TOBACCO-PIPE-EDWARDS-MODEL-24-ALGERIAN-BRIAR-USED-ORIGINAL-/221298630083?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33866d1dc3]a well smoked pipe[/url] on ebay that retained most of it original lightness and aged to a moderately darker color. [IMG]http://i.ebayimg.com/t/VINTAGE-PIPE-TOBACCO-PIPE-EDWARDS-MODEL-24-ALGERIAN-BRIAR-USED-ORIGINAL-/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA==/z/5SgAAOxy1RZSXBFY/$T2eC16V,!yEFJB+urnj+BS(BFYjC(!~~60_3.JPG[/IMG] Shellac is used on a lot of projects to provide a breathable seal on fine woods. Those 1776 era high boys and such you see on Antiques Roadshow typically received a seal coat before the rubbed finish was applied. The ones that have a crackle finish were pure shellac finishes that gave a gloss when new. Briar is used because it is a wood that "breathes" and that is going to allow some of the moisture with it impurities of combustion to work their way through the wood with time. There is no way to know what the final look will be -- even with a pipe that has had a sealer applied. If you want the best chance at keeping it light, you need to buy a basket pipe with a high gloss finish that limits the breathability of the wood. [/QUOTE]
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