Jacques_Poutine
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I took a chance and bought a 3$ pipe on Ebay totaled 8$ after shipping. It was an old Yello Bole Premier Bulldog. Battered and bruised and definitely showing its age. By the battered burned and bruised looks of it, I think she was somebodies favorite once upon a time. The rim was charred and burnt the ring between the grooved lines was missing chunks and it was dented beyond belief. If not for my fine love of whisky I have no honest idea why I bought it but I did(The whisky must have known something I didn't).
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Anyways the other day the pipe came in the mail, and she looked even worse in person then it did in the ad. Anyways I took a look and it was still a solid pipe just "loved" too much by somebody. So I took my sander to it, grinded the rim until it was solid and flat, but then I remembered the damn ring between the grooven lines was missing chunks so I sanded the entire pipe until the grooves were gone, then sanded until it had as near perfect symmetry as I could achieve with the tools on hand and the whisky in my belly. Then I took some 500 grit paper and hand bombed the rest to smooth it out as much as possible, Then (this is where the magic happened) the almighty pipe gods must have pulled a swap on me because i used a damp cloth to remove the dust that built up from this process and low and behold right before me is A BEAUTIFUL BRAND NEW RHODESIAN, I swear this is a brand new pipe and not the old dirty piece of junk I have been digging away at.
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All in all, I could not be happier with my 8$ investment, I packed it up and smoked a few bowls and I fully understand why somebody somewhere loved this pipe so much, it smoked cool and dry, amazing draw, and I am yet to relight a bowl more then once. the moral of this story is don't be afraid to take a chance on a cheap old dirty pipe. It's amazing what some sandpaper and patience can pull off.
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I can now understand why this was once somebodies favorite pipe and when I smoke it I will always wonder about the life it once had. It now has a place among my favorites and will enjoy many more years of use.
Anyways the other day the pipe came in the mail, and she looked even worse in person then it did in the ad. Anyways I took a look and it was still a solid pipe just "loved" too much by somebody. So I took my sander to it, grinded the rim until it was solid and flat, but then I remembered the damn ring between the grooven lines was missing chunks so I sanded the entire pipe until the grooves were gone, then sanded until it had as near perfect symmetry as I could achieve with the tools on hand and the whisky in my belly. Then I took some 500 grit paper and hand bombed the rest to smooth it out as much as possible, Then (this is where the magic happened) the almighty pipe gods must have pulled a swap on me because i used a damp cloth to remove the dust that built up from this process and low and behold right before me is A BEAUTIFUL BRAND NEW RHODESIAN, I swear this is a brand new pipe and not the old dirty piece of junk I have been digging away at.
All in all, I could not be happier with my 8$ investment, I packed it up and smoked a few bowls and I fully understand why somebody somewhere loved this pipe so much, it smoked cool and dry, amazing draw, and I am yet to relight a bowl more then once. the moral of this story is don't be afraid to take a chance on a cheap old dirty pipe. It's amazing what some sandpaper and patience can pull off.
I can now understand why this was once somebodies favorite pipe and when I smoke it I will always wonder about the life it once had. It now has a place among my favorites and will enjoy many more years of use.