Blog by Troy Wilburn
I know what you all of you are thinking ….another Yello Bole? lol
I was just telling a friend of mine that I most likely would not be going to go after anymore Yello Bole’s for a while unless I saw another sandblast I liked. Sure enough just after that this one popped up EBay. Here is the way it looked on EBay. I thought nice pipe but it has some stem chatter that won’t be too hard to get rid of. 
Well when I got it in, come to find out it wasn’t stem chatter but just some glue residue. You can see in the picture where I wiped some off with my finger.
The pipe has not been smoked much at all.
There were a few nicks and spots around the rim.
All in all, I lucked out again and got a really nice excellent condition original Yello Bole. I wiped off glue with 91% alcohol and cleaned inside stem and stinger. I sanded the stem lightly with 2500 grit.
I touched up nicks with some black acrylic. Gave the inside a quick swab with a cleaner and 91% alcohol.
I gave the pipe a good scrubbing with mineral oil and toothbrush. I wiped it dry with cotton cloth.
Quick buff and wax ….Voila finished.
Looking up the pipe on my Kaywoodie charts I believe this to be a shape #67 Small Billiard Long Shank.
Due to its small size this will be used mostly for flakes. I have smoked a bowl of Bold Kentucky in it already and it’s a great little smoker.
I have been thinking about doing a write up on why I like KBB Yello Boles so much and add some pictures of my Yello Bole collection. Steve has also mentioned this to me. So maybe in the near future I will post the article.
Another homerun. Nicely done. That sandblast looks great.
Great find Troy! I look forward to your article on Yello Bole pipes.
I’d think that could be from the teens pr 20’s.
Troy that is a real beauty! You scored big time on that old one. I love the blast on it and the gnarly look of the grain. Beautiful. I am looking forward to your write up on your KBB Yello Bole pipes. It is always good to read about a brand we share a common love for. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks Steve
I have a large shape # 11 or 39 Large Sandblast KBB YB that was NOS when i got it , it is absolutely one of my favorite pipes . The KBB era sandblast YBs are very nice quality blast. I think and equal to the more high end pipes of that era . Ill be on the lookout for more . I would really like to have a sandblast KBB YB Poker to add to my collection .
Troy if you find another like that I would love one. Keep your eyes open.
Will do Steve .