Sunday, March 17, 2013

Peterson Kapet 80s Bulldog

Hand polished  the stummel with Dunhill briar polish. The rim had a fair amount of scorching so i had to use my Hobo drill buffing machine g clamped to my bench.  Managed to buff most of it out bar a couple of spots.
I very happy with the way this pipe turned out hand polishing is the way to go if you have the time as i have spent at least 3 hours  on it.
I have smoked it and it smoked well but the old cake is still a bit of a mess and needs more work.
I know one thing it is a dust magnet just can't get the dust off.
There are no fills what so ever as with all my Peterson pipes.
Reflection 


Happy to save the stem P






Once again my thanks go to the ever generous Hobo Hoot for this gift.    
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11 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 17, 2013 at 8:09 AM

    Fantastic! You can really see how much time and effort has gone into it. Great job on the rim, that was some persistent gunk. There are a couple of photo's that stand out. One is the third one down where you can see polished grain inside the rings - very nice. the other is the one of the shank where it goes from flame grain to birdseye on joining panels, very cool. Super restoration job, can't wait to see it color. re. dust, maybe get A to see if there is an anti-static cloth (for clothes dryers) at Coles or Woolies?

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  2. Dave AndersonMarch 17, 2013 at 8:32 AM

    Top plan for the anti-static cloth.

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  3. Dave AndersonMarch 17, 2013 at 9:53 PM

    Been sanding out the old cake has taken a while and i have a blister on my finger .
    Now i'm happy now time for a smoke.

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  4. Dave AndersonMarch 17, 2013 at 10:00 PM

    The hand feel is something to behold

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  5. UnknownMarch 17, 2013 at 11:05 PM

    Yup, they sure do sit nice in the hand, lots of nooks to hook fingers in to. Did you get the cake smooth enough to be happy? Also, did you use both 360ish and 800ish, or just one grit?

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  6. Dave AndersonMarch 17, 2013 at 11:08 PM

    All i could get was 200 grit so i rubbed 2 pieces together to make to smoother.
    Then used 1200 grit thats all i had took a while to sand the rough spots.
    But now it's smooth and clean nice.

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  7. Chuck MckinneyMarch 18, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    Very nice Dave. Outstanding. It's a Pete. It's a bulldog. It's a Pete bulldog. It's a winner!

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  8. Dave AndersonMarch 18, 2013 at 6:29 PM

    Good to here from you Chuck thanks for your comments.

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  9. Dave AndersonMarch 28, 2013 at 9:24 AM

    Move over Silver Pete this Bulldog is now my favorite pipe.
    I am smoking it twice a day.
    Can't even let it rest for 24 hours.

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  10. UnknownMarch 28, 2013 at 4:12 PM

    Great to hear! Are you noticing the smoke getting better/worse as time goes on or is it fairly constant?

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  11. Dave AndersonMarch 28, 2013 at 5:18 PM

    It is smoking better each time i smoke it as the cake is building up.

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