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   yadan
   

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   Can a small hole at the bottom of a briar bowl be repaired with 'pipe mud - or is the bowl essentially kaput?

   "I'm always easy to please since I'm always satisfied with the very best." - Oscar Wilde

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   snewton
   

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   I would say its fixable, but it will never be properly strong and I wouldn't have confidence in it.
   Better just to except its fate, mate.

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   Posted 3 months ago #
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   cigrmaster
   

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   I personally would never smoke a pipe with a hole in it, but that is me.

   Harris

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   I personally would never smoke a pipe with a hole in it, but that is me.

   So where do you put the tobacco?

   

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   ejames
   

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   You can send it out and have a briar plug installed. I once repaired a rusticated pipe with a hole in the bottom of the bowl using epoxy and pipe mud.

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   "I personally would never smoke a pipe with a hole in it, but that is me."

   Neither would I, but the pipe in question is a rare vintage for an incredibly cheap price, and it would be a shame to pass it up if it could be home-repaired.

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   ejames said,

   "I once repaired a rusticated pipe with a hole in the bottom of the bowl using epoxy and pipe mud."

   Wouldn't the burning tobacco cause the epoxy to release noxious fumes?

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   I, for one, get attached to my pipes. If you like the pipe, I'd send it out and get it repaired.

   Posted 3 months ago #

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