Blog by Al Jones

This Kaywoodie Supergrain belongs to a Brian, a friend of mine in my local pipe club, based located in Frederick, MD.  I had some brought some restored Kaywoodies to a previous meeting so he asked if I could could tackle this one.  The pipe wasn’t in bad shape.  It had light oxidation and teeth chatter on the stem and some scorching on the rim.    The pipe is a two-digit shape number, but has a “Drinkless” stamped, 4-hole stinger.  I estimate it was made in the early 1950’s as the 4-hole stinger was no longer used after the mid-50’s.

I used some worn, 8000 grade micromesh to remove the scorching from the top of the bowl.  The briar was then polished with White Diamond and several coats of Carnuba wax.

I polished the stem starting with 800 grit wet paper, moving thru the 1500 and 2000 grades.  Next was 8000 and 12000 grade micromesh sheets followed by a polish with White Diamond on the buffer.

Our pipe club meeting is this week, so Brian will get his Supergrain back.  An relatively easy restoration on an elegant little pipe.