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Putting a New Stinger and Tenon on a Kaywoodie Super

Grain Apple 33

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Blog by Steve Laug

In a trade with Dave Gossett I acquired this Kaywoodie Super Grain Apple. The bowl was in
really great shape other than a few nicks and dents here and there. The finish was clean and
the bowl had been cleaned and reamed. There were some small pin pricks on the back left
side of the outer edge of the rim that looked to me were made when the pipe was dropped.
They had been sanded a little so that the outer edge was no longer even around the bowl
but sagged at this spot. The top of the rim was clean and smooth. The pipe was stamped on
the left side of the shank with the words Kaywoodie over Super Grain over Imported Briar.
The right side is stamped with the shape number 33. In looking through the various shape
charts I found that the 33 was the stamping for a Large Apple (see the first photo below). The
aluminum stinger had been broken off in the stem. It was hard to tell if I was dealing with
what had originally been a four hole stinger or a three hole stinger. I know that many can tell
the age on these KW’s by the stamping but I am not one of them. I knew that the three hole
stinger/tenon apparatus was pressure fit in the stem and the four hole was threaded and REPORT THIS AD

screwed into the stem. Once I was able to drill out the broken stinger I would have a better Search

idea regarding the type of stinger it had. The stem itself was fairly clean. There were some
ripples in the stem on both the top and the bottom of the stem near the button. This told me
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The next three photos show the broken metal tenon in the stem and the state of the stem
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and bowl when it arrived. The briar has some beautiful straight grain and birdseye.
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I had several broken Kaywoodie stems in my can of stems that I cannibalized the stingers
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from. In the photo below the top stinger is the three hole one with the pressure fit end that
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fit in the stem. The bottom stinger is the four hole one that is threaded and screwed into the
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I used my cordless drill to act as a holder for the drill bit and turned the stem onto the bit to
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begin to remove the broken tenon/stinger. I started with a bit slightly larger than the airway
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on the broken part. I worked my way up to a size that finally grabbed a hold of the broken
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tenon piece in the stem and when I twisted the bit out brought metal piece with it. The
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second photo below shows the broken tenon piece amongst the bits of aluminum. I had my
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answer it was the pressure fit three hole stinger/tenon apparatus. (I should have done this
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it with 0000 steel wool. I applied twisted the tenon into the mortise and then applied glue to
the end that would go into the hole in the stem. I pushed the stem in place on the glued part
and let is set. I unscrewed the stem and set it aside to let the glue cure. I used an all CATEGORIES

purpose white glue to set the tenon in place because I wanted to be able to adjust the fit
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With the tenon in place it was time to clean up the damage to the stem. I sanded it with 220
grit sandpaper to remove the wavy lines and clean up the residual tooth marks. There was
also a nick in the side of the stem on the underside so I cleaned up the taper there as well. I
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then sanded it with a medium and a fine grit sanding sponge to minimize the scratching.

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“Belvedere” # 1 From Mumbai Bonanza Lot
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278 Freehand Pipe
There is a Gorgeous Sunrise Amber Grain 398
Squat Bulldog under the Grime
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Denmark Dublin

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Refurbishing The Second Charatan’s Make
“Belvedere” # 1 From Mumbai Bonanza Lot
Restemming a Mr. Brog Pear Wood No. 48
Chochla Squashed Tomato
Righting a Wrong- Restemming a Hilson “Viva” #
278 Freehand Pipe
There is a Gorgeous Sunrise Amber Grain 398
Squat Bulldog under the Grime
Breathing Life to a Tired and Worn Handmade in
Denmark Dublin

upshallfan
Comoy’s Shape 42 Sandblast Restoration
Sasieni “Putney” Restoration
Another Peterson Shape 56 (9BC)
Kaywoodie Yacht (Shape 35) – 1936?
Comoys 337C Restoration

Greg
Reworking a Chewed Savinelli Alligator Stem
The Resurrection Special: Part 1
An easy step back in: Peterson System
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With the stem surface smooth it was time to polish it with micromesh sanding pads. I wet
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sanded the stem with 1500-2400 grit pads. I rubbed it down with Obsidian Oil before going
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on to dry sand with 3200-4000 grit pads. I gave it another coat of oil and then sanded it with
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edge and the sides of the bowl. I wiped the bowl down with some pipe polish. I buffed the
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