Sometimes I can’t help myself and have to refinish a new pipe – a Butz Choquin Belami Pocket Canadian

 

(rebornpipes.com) ... I smoked the pipe for the remaining week of my German trip and continually looked it over. As I had decided when I bought it the shape was perfect and the taper on the short stem fit well with the overall look of the pipe. It felt good in the hand and was a pleasure to smoke. But the rough finish became increasingly problematic to me.  Continued