A friend of mine showed me his old favourite. It has worked hard, but had a stem crack and wasn't smoking well anymore. Anyway, I told him I'd give it a tweak:

Before:

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Finish sanded off and now in the salt line:

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Crack glued and sanded:

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New stain - about halfway through the buffing cycle:

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She turned out very pretty!!!
Well done, brother!!! :-)
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:-)
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Nice work!
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Nice restore. It's like a whole new pipe!
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Very nice work! What do you charge! :-)
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Good job Neil:-)
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Wow that's amazing! :-)
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It would appear, what we have here is a man of many talents. Very nice and a very nice gesture for your friend.
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Great Job!:-):-)
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