Blog by Troy Wilburn

I acquired this Weber Poker off Ebay with a “Best Offer” bid. Although I got other pokers made by Weber (Webco, Jobey, Wally Frank) I did not have one stamped Weber, so I added this to my American Poker Collection.

It had a crack on the bottom which in my “Best Offer” bid I noted my concern over it and got the pipe for much less than the amount they wanted.

The pipe was pretty dirty and the cake was set like concrete. After getting cake out and shank cleaned I stripped off the old wax and grime. I dug out all the trash from the crack with a sewing needle. I was thinking this damage was from abuse from a smoker. I dug out old filler so I think it may have come from factory with it. After cleaning out crack I taped it up with some packing tape. I then filled it with glue and briar dust and hit it with a file when dried.

I mixed up a thin color match to the factory color and applied a couple of coats. After a soak in Oxy Clean I worked on stem. The owner had teeth like a house cat. All were small round and deep. What a pain they were. I haven’t done a Cherrywood Poker in a while and I had forgotten what a chore it was doing these thin little saddle bits. I colored in the Weber emblem with black sharpie to be taken off when I buffed it. After the dye dried I scuffed it with a Scotch Brite pad and mineral oil to highlight the blast. Here is the finished pipe, buffed and waxed.

I had a hard time getting a picture of stamping and repair on bottom of bowl with the glare. This was best out of several attempts. Now it’s time to try this ol gal out with some Dark Strong Kentucky:).