Dr. Grabow Pipes

introibo · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:51 pm Post subject: Adventurer

Hi everyone. Been absent for a while, buying pipes on Ebay. I just got a pipe off Irish Lefty called an Adventurer. On the shank is written "Ajustomatic" with a patent number that I can't read.
It has the same kind of screw-in stinger that I have seen on some Dr Gs. And it has a white dot on the stem, not a spade.
I seem to recall reading somewhere that Dr G put out a line of pipes with a white dot. Is the Adventurer a DR G? Does anyone know?

ozark southpaw · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:10 pm Post subject:

That question has been asked before. Mac now has an Adventurer that I gifted him. I got it 2-3 years ago and thought it looked like it might have been made by the Grabow folks. After a little Googling I found Mac's website and this forum. There is a thread somewhere on Mac's pipe in this forum. So far we have not found out much about the Adventurers.

EDIT: found it. http://drgrabows.myfreeforum.org/...185.html&highlight=adventurer
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ozark southpaw · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject:

Pete,got a photo of this pipe?
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introibo · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject:

Long story, Ozark. My wife is the techie in our family, and she explained to me how to do it and gave me a gadget for transfering files from the camera to the computer. Give me a couple of days.
On another subject -- don't know where to post this question: how did they make that fine line rustication or carving on the Starfires? Looks like they used a very fine chisel or something like that. Feels great in the hand.

Best,

Pete

drbridges · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject:

BWThomas · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:59 pm Post subject:

ted · "Old Timer" Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 1171 Location: NC'

Best I remember, this one is almost identical with the ones we used for the carving on Starfire, Viscount, Golden Duke, Westbrook, and others. 4" is the correct size. Ours had a bit flatter back, were "NOLAND", and might have had a little longer bristles.

We used them till they got dull and then cut off a fraction of the the dulled bristles and used them again.

http://www.heavydutystore.com/wei...cup-brush-c-930-p-1-pr-19556.html

ted · "Old Timer" Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 1171 Location: NC'

A couple of things about these brushes....EYE PROTECTION REQUIRED.....INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH eye protection. These little bristles will fly out even at low speed.

Finger and hand protection required. The bristles don't know the difference between briar and flesh.

The brush was mounted to a variable speed electric motor and only ran at 300-400 rpm's. Donnie Moxley did it for so long that he got really good at it......ted

BWThomas · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:45 am Post subject:

ted · "Old Timer" Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 1171 Location: NC'

Wasn't worried about you. Just wanted everyone to know that these brushes are a bit dangerous...and to explane a bit about how "dear" the carving really is....ted